Re: IBM channel-attached DASD emulation

2015-12-26 Thread Paul Koning
> On Dec 26, 2015, at 4:54 AM, Dave Wade wrote: > > ... > but IBM DASD are complex in that the physical block size can differ from > track to track, and can be changed by the user. From sector to sector, actually. And sectors can have key fields along with the data -- the device will find a

Re: Merry Christmas

2015-12-26 Thread Adrian Graham
On 25/12/2015 02:15, "Jay West" wrote: > Just wanted to say a very sincere Thank You to all the talented folks that > hang out here and call this place home, and also to wish you and yours a > Merry Christmas. Same to you Jay, and to everyone else in classiccmp land! -- Adrian/Witchy Binary

Re: Re: Piggybacking 74LS logic chips to confirm a suspected fault

2015-12-26 Thread Jonas Otter
On 2015-12-25 22:29, Chuck Guzis wrote: On 12/25/2015 01:10 PM, William Donzelli wrote: OK, I misunderstood you. No, I have never seen one of those that was not a turned pin type. TI also sold some wire-wrap sockets (gold-plated to their credit) with "forked" type contacts which were welded(

Re: Merry Christmas

2015-12-26 Thread Terry Stewart
Yes Merry Christmas from down under! Terry (tez) On 27/12/2015 5:37 am, "Jon Elson" wrote: > Yes, I also want to wish everybody, and Jay, especially, a merry Christmas > and a happy new year! > > Jon >

Re: IBM channel-attached DASD emulation

2015-12-26 Thread William Donzelli
>> Does it work? >> >> Can I borrow it? >> >> For a long, long time? >> >> -- >> Will >> > > Sure. I got it cheap and I owe you a favor. It looks like the company is still around, although the website is right out of 2003 (even with a 2015 copyright, so someone must be paying attention over there)

Re: IBM channel-attached DASD emulation

2015-12-26 Thread Al Kossow
On 12/26/15 9:32 AM, William Donzelli wrote: FWIW, I picked this up in October http://www.ebay.com/itm/230304621233 It is a PC-based device that lets you exercise channel peripherals off-line simulating the CPU. Does it work? Can I borrow it? For a long, long time? -- Will Sure. I got it

Re: IBM channel-attached DASD emulation

2015-12-26 Thread William Donzelli
> FWIW, I picked this up in October > http://www.ebay.com/itm/230304621233 > > It is a PC-based device that lets you exercise channel peripherals off-line > simulating the CPU. Does it work? Can I borrow it? For a long, long time? -- Will

Re: More Manuals

2015-12-26 Thread Dale H. Cook
BAMA is probably the best known site for old test equipment and amateur radio manuals, followed by Ebaman. Dale H. Cook, GR / HP Collector, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA http://plymouthcolony.net/starcity/radios/index.html

Re: Merry Christmas

2015-12-26 Thread Jon Elson
Yes, I also want to wish everybody, and Jay, especially, a merry Christmas and a happy new year! Jon

Re: IBM channel-attached DASD emulation

2015-12-26 Thread Al Kossow
On 12/25/15 5:55 PM, Mike Ross wrote: I've recently been poking about with various bits of emulation with hardware interfaces... Dave's MFM emulator; various SCSI-to-USB or SCSI-to-SDcard devices; my Setasi RP12 Massbus disk emulator; the Sigma Seven Lisa widget/ProFile emulator etc. What about

Re: PDP-12 Restoration at the RICM

2015-12-26 Thread Mark Linimon
On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 08:31:46PM -0500, Michael Thompson wrote: > the [paper tape] reader does not always step correctly and does not > read the tape correctly. Ah, then you have restored it to as-shipped condition :-) mcl

More Manuals

2015-12-26 Thread William Cooke
Hi all, I just signed up today and haven't been admitted to the group, so I couldn't reply to the appropriate message. But, in browsing through recent messages I saw the one with a link to loads of manuals. My first thought was that if that was interesting, this one would be too. Manuals for ton

Re: IBM channel-attached DASD emulation

2015-12-26 Thread Mike Ross
On Dec 27, 2015 2:36 AM, "Noel Chiappa" wrote: > > > From: Guy Sotomayor > > > It's typical of most of the vintage gear. Folks save the CPUs and ditch > > the peripherals. > > It's not entirely sloth and stupidity, though. Disk drives in particular > (usually the biggest issue in this

Re: IBM channel-attached DASD emulation

2015-12-26 Thread Noel Chiappa
> From: Guy Sotomayor > It's typical of most of the vintage gear. Folks save the CPUs and ditch > the peripherals. It's not entirely sloth and stupidity, though. Disk drives in particular (usually the biggest issue in this area) are complex precision machinery that operate at very hig

Re: Merry Christmas

2015-12-26 Thread Rod Smallwood
On 26/12/2015 04:10, Jerome H. Fine wrote: >Jay West wrote: Just wanted to say a very sincere Thank You to all the talented folks that hang out here and call this place home, and also to wish you and yours a Merry Christmas. Best, Jay West jw...@classiccmp.org It is a pleasure to wish yo

Re: Merry Christmas

2015-12-26 Thread Jacob Ritorto
On Fri, Dec 25, 2015 at 11:10 PM, Jerome H. Fine wrote: > >Jay West wrote: > > Just wanted to say a very sincere Thank You to all the talented folks that >> hang out here and call this place home, and also to wish you and yours a >> Merry Christmas. >> >> Best, >> >> Jay West >> jw...@classiccmp.

Re: The best spreadsheet / database program for Commodore 64?

2015-12-26 Thread Knoppix Killer
I wonder why Apple's version looks so much more cleaner and professional? On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 4:20 PM, Mike wrote: > > > On 12/20/2015 03:40 PM, Kelly Fergason wrote: > > i used a product called Trio back in the day. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On Dec 20, 2015, at 11:54 AM, Mike Wha

RE: IBM channel-attached DASD emulation

2015-12-26 Thread Dave Wade
> -Original Message- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Mike Ross > Sent: 26 December 2015 01:55 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > > Subject: IBM channel-attached DASD emulation > > I've recently been poking about with various bits of

RE: Looking for 3COM 3C905-TX Drivers

2015-12-26 Thread Robert Jarratt
> -Original Message- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Chuck > Guzis > Sent: 26 December 2015 06:41 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > Subject: Re: Looking for 3COM 3C905-TX Drivers > > On 12/25/2015 05:58 PM, Adrian Graham wrote: > >