test-drb April 2005

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by jwest＠classiccmp.org

I'm looking for input from the list as to things that should be in the classiccmp list FAQ. I've got lots of ideas, but want to hit ideas I may not have thought of (I'm old, I forget ;)) If you have any text you think should be included in the FAQ, or ideas you'd like me to come up with text for, please email me offlist for review. In addition, I think it's high time to spruce up the classiccmp website. I'm not a web developer, so if anyone is good with HTML and would like to help maintain the classiccmp website, email me, your services would be appreciated! Along the same lines, I'm also looking for suggestions to improve the classiccmp website as to content and features. Any thoughts are appreciated! Regards, Jay West

21 years

Looking for VAX COBOL media

by willisjo＠zianet.com

I am looking for VAX COBOL media. TK50 would be ideal, But any version would work, as would ISO images or an actual CD. Anybody have any leads? Thanks much John

21 years

Completely On-Topic RT-11 DOCs (Massively Off-topic Re: possible dec equipment)

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Apr 5 2005, 14:32, Dan Williams wrote: > I was wondering about that myself, when I read this bit ;) > > > then had lunch and flew back to Santa Monica, well over a hundred > > pounds heavier... How appropriate, then, that the very next message in my mailbox was: From: TheGadgetStore.com <orders at thegadgetstore.com> Date: Tue Apr 5, 14:52 +0100 Subject: (TGS) Walk To Weight Loss, Mr Turnbull For ?7.95 plus shipping and handling* you can get your hands on the Body Fat Meter and Pedometer - two essential tools in fighting the flab -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

21 years

possible dec equipment

by brad＠heeltoe.com

Found this article while trolling usenet. Looks like there might be some interesting stuff. Plus, who can argue with Stanley Kubrick? Anyone know this guy? http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.folklore.computers/msg/0c88a96cd23e… -brad

21 years

The SC/MP is finally alive!

by ajp166＠bellatlantic.net

> >Subject: The SC/MP is finally alive! > From: "river" <river at zip.com.au> > Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2005 21:56:34 +1000 > To: <cctalk at classiccmp.org> >For those that are interested, it's a SC/MP II (ISPA/600D) running at 2.048Mhz. >It's got 2 x 4K (2732) EPROM, 2 x 2K (6116) RAM, 1 x 8251 USART and >1 x 8255 PPI. I've got the comms and PPI working a treat and now I've got to >embark on the fun task of creating a debug/monitor for it. Sounds like one I"ve built. Actually I have the original sc/mp isp8a/500 (the Pmos part) and the later Nibble basic (8072) configured with ram and IO. >Does anyone else here build old stuff like this? Or do you build your own debug >and monitor software? Any experimenters/builders here? I doubt your alone, theres at least two of us. ;) Allison

21 years

[OT]: CDC machines featured in "Die Hard"?

by philpem＠dsl.pipex.com

Hi folks, Really pushing the boundaries of on-topicness here, but I've just been watching Die Hard (fairly good film as far as "omigod! he's got a gun! blast him!" type films go) and spotted what appeared to be a CDC rack in the background of the "computer room" scenes (well it certainly had "CONTROL DATA" printed vertically up one side). Coloured grey with blue doors and text. Anyone know what they are/were, just for curiosity's sake? I'd check google, but for some reason my router is refusing to forward HTTP (damn NAT keeps falling over). Later, -- Phil. | Acorn Risc PC600 Mk3, SA202, 64MB, 6GB, philpem at philpem.me.uk | ViewFinder, 10BaseT Ethernet, 2-slice, http://www.philpem.me.uk/ | 48xCD, ARCINv6c IDE, SCSI ... Censorship is something ?????? ???? I do ??? like!

21 years

TU56/TC11 restoration - VARIAC question

by wmaddox＠pacbell.net

> > If I'm not mistaken the whole reforming capacitors > discussion was for > > electrolitic capacitors (ie DC). The motor run > capacitors are AC. I'm > > not sure the reforming process would be the same > (or if it is even > > possible). Are these capacitors electrolytics at all? I thought that motor capacitors were generally oil-filled, but not electrolytic. --Bill

21 years

Trade for ceramic 6502

by vcf＠siconic.com

I need a ceramic 6502 for an upcoming project. Does anyone have one for sale or trade? Contact directly, please ;) -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org [ Old computing resources for business || Buy/Sell/Trade Vintage Computers ] [ and academia at www.VintageTech.com || at http://marketplace.vintage.org ]

21 years

HP Jounals 1984 on epay

by lgwalker＠mts.net

Don't know whether this is now verbotten on the list, but I have put up some old HP Journal on epay. http://tinyurl.com/3u7gn I need bucks, so I might also be putting up my early Scientific American computer issues as well. LawrenceShould an e-mail be returned please resend to the secondary address. Primary - lgwalker at mts.net Secondary - bigwalk_ca at yahoo.ca My Blogs "Good News Clips" http://parklandclips.blogspot.com "The View From Out Here" http://parkland_man.blogspot.com

21 years

Corrosion pains

by jfoust＠threedee.com

At 09:27 PM 4/3/2005, Parker, Kevin wrote: >I noted when moving stuff around on the weekend that some corrosion has >set into DB plugs and PS2 connectors etc. I was hunting for odd bits in my piles the other night and was shocked at the decay of several plastic parts. The ends of a set of GPIB cables for an old CBM disk drive were covered in a white powder coating - not mold, but slow decay of the plastic. Other plastic bits went from flexible to stiff to the point of breakage. This is in a heated basement. The humidity might be a bit higher than I want, but I do run a dehumidifier in the maximum of summer. It's never damp enough to rust metal. I wonder if ozone is a concern. I do have two Proliant servers running down there. My kids wanted to see a Commodore 64 in action. It took me a while to find a combo to get from RCA to cable (F?), and sadly it didn't work well on a TV with today's automatic tuning. The sound was barely audible. Clearly I needed a cheaper TV. I couldn't find (and didn't remember if I ever had) the Y/c / audio cable for the C-64. - John

21 years

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