I remember the days after quite well. Being from Canada it wasn't
available here right away. I went to Rochester, N.Y. to see it at a
computer store.
Boy, did this computer geeks eyes light up! I did eventually get one
that summer.
Murray--
After a long hiatus from the hobby, I'm making some attempts to get back into it. Even though I've been away from the hobby, several listmembers have my other (work) email addresses and have always called my attention to things when needed.
My jwest at classiccmp.org email address went unopened though, and I've just started plowing through 22K (that's a count, not a size) of email. I am going to try to keep current on this address again, but to those who have my other email addresses by all means feel free to use them if something comes up and I don't respond quickly on this one.
I'd like to update the classiccmp server (OS, apache, mysql, & mailman) soon. To aid in that transition, I will probably temporarily migrate all the sites & list to one of our clusters, load the classiccmp server from scratch, and then migrate everything back. I'll keep the list posted when I start down that path.
I haven't touched anything classiccmp related in eons. While my beloved HP 21MX systems and DEC systems are all still pristine, categorized, and running - I have fallen fall short in the other areas of my collection (mostly lots of DG and one Microdata). I hope to focus on the DG side of my collection for a while and will no doubt be asking for help here as that's a completely new area for me. As always, if anyone needs any help with HP 21MX related items I'd be glad to help (as much as my rusty memory will allow).
I've also just skimmed back over the past couple months of the list traffic, and it's so good to still see all the familiar faces.
Best,
Jay West
Hello All,
I'm looking for an RK05F faceplate. Anyone able to help me with one?
Thanks,
Ed
--
Dit is een HTML vrije email / This is an HTML free email.
I am getting deep into the mysterious config of this terminal server,
googling and banging the desk, and I find out that there is a Windows
(or possibly others OSes?) GUI config tool out there somewhere for it,
know as "Focalpoint" (or "Focal Point.") Anyone know if it's
available any more?
Also, anyone expert in the configuration of this beast and wouldn't
mind some n00b questions via direct email, I'd be much obliged to hear
>from you.
--
jht
I received an email about VCFSW 1.0 on the ClassicMainframes list (the
most dead list I am on, at about a message a month), and it talks
about the collection of the Perot Group, down in Texas, possibly part
of a tour. Does anyone know much about this collection? Supposedly it
has some large IBMs.
--
Will
can anyone shed some light on what this might be:
Floppy Disk Drives (internal) 8" dual drive console, Intel MSD-720
item is listed in a large Craigs List ad that's been up essentially
unchanged for months
attempts to get more info out of the seller have been less than successful.
the closest thing I can find is a reference to an "option 720" on
classiccomp's link to Joe's Intel MDS page. MDS 200 series apparently
had something called "option 720" but there's little info about it other
than it appears to be an external floppy unit.
thoughts welcome....
Steve
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-
> bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Rob Jarratt
> Sent: 03 August 2010 23:15
> To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'
> Subject: Anyone want up to 3 MicroVAX 3100 Model 30s
>
> I have 3 MicroVAX 3100 Model 30s given to me by someone who is leaving
> the
> country and could not take them with him. I took them rather than see
> them
> discarded. They each have 8Mb onboard memory. They do not have any
> disks and
> the cover on the storage bay is missing. One of them has a little bit
> of
> damage to the rear plastic panel.
>
> I cleaned out all the dust and powered them up, they all booted to the
> console prompt just fine.
>
> They are in Greater Manchester, England.
>
> Regards
>
> Rob
And I forgot to say, they are of course free.
Regards
Rob
I have 3 MicroVAX 3100 Model 30s given to me by someone who is leaving the
country and could not take them with him. I took them rather than see them
discarded. They each have 8Mb onboard memory. They do not have any disks and
the cover on the storage bay is missing. One of them has a little bit of
damage to the rear plastic panel.
I cleaned out all the dust and powered them up, they all booted to the
console prompt just fine.
They are in Greater Manchester, England.
Regards
Rob
>> And from the 70's onward I often felt a twinge of pity whenever I saw
>> References to the ASC2 character set.
> Or worse yet, going full circle, "asskey two".
Typical usage of that from the 70's onward: "You're still using asskey?
We're using asskey-2. You should upgrade."
Tim "Excessive force in the apprehension of abused acronyms has been approved" Shoppa.
