Re: cctech Digest, Vol 21, Issue 22

On Mar 23, 2016, at 12:00 PM, cctech-requ...@classiccmp.org wrote: > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2016 16:34:01 +0100 > From: Mattis Lind > To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" > > Subject: RSX11S > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Whi

Looking for Eyring PDOS for TMS-9900

If anyone happens to have a copy of the PDOS operating system for TMS-9900 systems, I'd like to know, and hopefully arrange some sort of transfer; I have a TMS-9900 system on eurocards, built by the german company TEP. It was not working when I got it, but I painstakingly debugged a bunch of proble

Looking for Eyring PDOS for TMS-9900

If anyone happens to have a copy of the PDOS operating system for TMS-9900 systems, I'd like to know, and hopefully arrange some sort of transfer; I have a TMS-9900 system on eurocards, built by the german company TEP. It was not working when I got it, but I painstakingly debugged a bunch of proble

Re: Random conferences [was Re: The Second International Conference on Electronics and Software Science (ICESS2016)]

Hi Peter, Checking this software science conference in Japan ( http://sdiwc.net/conferences/second-international-conference-on-electronics-and-software-science/) is desirable at this point. I'm hoping this is sufficient information for you to correct your thoughts. Thank you. On Fri, Mar 25, 2016

Re: help reading 9 track tape

On 03/24/2016 04:40 PM, Jecel Assumpcao Jr. wrote: Jon Elson wrote on Thu, 24 Mar 2016 10:34:48 -0500: What density and format is this tape? Not all drives support all densities. I actually mentioned this detail to his advisor when they were discussing this topic after his student's defense, b

Re: The Second International Conference on Electronics and Software Science (ICESS2016)

"Sarcastic" because of my insensitivity and whatever that may be for you, is hurting. I don't blame you for being upset with my posting. I can only ask for a sorry but felt there's no room for it for now. Thanks anyway. Sincerely, Joan Sali dipecc16 @sdiw

Re: help reading 9 track tape

On 03/24/2016 05:13 PM, Paul Koning wrote: 7 track, as Nico points out, is harder to find. It stayed around longer than the 1960s, especially on some architectures. For example, around CDC mainframes you're far more likely to find it than, say, on PDP11s (though DEC did sell 7 track drives fo

Re: help reading 9 track tape

> On Mar 24, 2016, at 5:40 PM, Jecel Assumpcao Jr. wrote: > > Jon Elson wrote on Thu, 24 Mar 2016 10:34:48 -0500: >> What density and format is this tape? Not all drives >> support all densities. > > I actually mentioned this detail to his advisor when they were > discussing this topic after

Re: The Second International Conference on Electronics and Software Science (ICESS2016)

Hats off to the sarcasm. On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 1:32 PM, Joan R wrote: > Hi Paul, > Thanks for responding. I felt a little relief although the message is still > clear that you find me something like a "scam". Please don't. I usually use > this email ices...@sdiwc.net to promote the conference

RSX-11 trouble

Hi! Got a MicroPDP 11 plus. It seems to be misconfigured. It can't execute .CMD files, reporting Task "...AT." terminated Load failure. Read error No disk errors are reported with ELI DU0:/SH Disk seems to work: I can run .TSK files. The file STARTUP.CMD isn't read at all. Any hints? Which file

IBM PC XT free for pickup, Vancouver, BC area.

IBM 5160 system IBM 5151 monitor IBM clicky keyboard. Dual floppy with hard drive, but the hard drive is erratic, perhaps a stiction issue. Also some extra floppy drives and untested hard drives. Mentioned this last year, it's still available, but may soon end up in scrap if it's not taken.

Re: FS: DEC Rainbows, PRO 350s, VR201s, LK201s, etc.

On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 2:40 PM, Richard Lorenzen wrote: > I have decided to sell off my collection of the above on eBay. I need the > money and space and don't want to move them. Just search for my user name, > fortran00 (that's double-zero). I am starting with components and will move > on

Re: help reading 9 track tape

Jon Elson wrote on Thu, 24 Mar 2016 10:34:48 -0500: > What density and format is this tape? Not all drives > support all densities. I actually mentioned this detail to his advisor when they were discussing this topic after his student's defense, but I don't think he remembers this information. I

FS: DEC Rainbows, PRO 350s, VR201s, LK201s, etc.

I have decided to sell off my collection of the above on eBay. I need the money and space and don't want to move them. Just search for my user name, fortran00 (that's double-zero). I am starting with components and will move on to parts, complete systems, docs, software, etc. as I complete an

Re: Random conferences [was Re: The Second International Conference on Electronics and Software Science (ICESS2016)]

> > Hello there, > Really appreciate the reply. > Again, my apology for looking like a 'scam'. I'm not, please. > Not a very convincing denial. > > Happy Easter to you and the rest of this elite group. > > Sincerely, > > Joan Sali > Conference Manager > Originally, I thought these ads were what

Re: help reading 9 track tape

- Oprindelig meddelelse - Fra: "Jon Elson" Til: ; "discuss...@classiccmp.org:On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" Sendt: 24. marts 2016 16:34 Emne: Re: help reading 9 track tape >> There is no equipment locally that >> can read the contents of this tape, but it would really help the >> stu

RE: Opening up PSU for Olivetti M24

> -Original Message- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of supervinx > Sent: 24 March 2016 07:19 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > > Subject: R: Opening up PSU for Olivetti M24 > > Can't check it now... have you looked under the feet on

Re: Random conferences [was Re: The Second International Conference on Electronics and Software Science (ICESS2016)]

Hello there, Really appreciate the reply. Again, my apology for looking like a 'scam'. I'm not, please. Happy Easter to you and the rest of this elite group. Sincerely, Joan Sali Conference Manager SDIWC - DIPECC2016 and ICESS2016

Re: The Second International Conference on Electronics and Software Science (ICESS2016)

Hi Paul, Thanks for responding. I felt a little relief although the message is still clear that you find me something like a "scam". Please don't. I usually use this email ices...@sdiwc.net to promote the conference but my apology for signing up via gmail. Lessons learned here. My wrong. Praying f

Re: Motorola's Punched-Card Reader

Ed at SMECC FOUND: In the Motorola annual report from 1967 CONTROL SYSTEMS DIVISION The division completed the best year in its six-year history. Orders increased 40% over the previous year. Additionally, two significant objectives were reached. The first was a move to achieve internat

Re: help reading 9 track tape

On 03/24/2016 10:01 AM, Jecel Assumpcao Jr. wrote: A student at the Physics Institute at the University of São Paulo (Brazil) reimplemented the Manchester DataFlow machine from the 1980s using modern FPGA technology. His goal is to evolve the project so it can be used for current applications. H

Re: Motorola's Punched-Card Reader

does not look like the HP units we had. another case is the motorola teleprinter see the photo of it on the teleprinter slide rule _www.smecc.org/motolola_government.htm_ (http://www.smecc.org/motolola_government.htm) this unit also appears in the Motorola 1961 annual report. Keep me i

help reading 9 track tape

A student at the Physics Institute at the University of São Paulo (Brazil) reimplemented the Manchester DataFlow machine from the 1980s using modern FPGA technology. His goal is to evolve the project so it can be used for current applications. His advisor was at Manchester at the time of the proje

Re: The Second International Conference on Electronics and Software Science (ICESS2016)

As a general rule, I view announcements like this, signed only with a first name, as most likely a scam. If it were legitimate, the least one would expect is a real name on the announcement. The gmail address only reinforces that suspicion. paul > On Mar 24, 2016, at 7:06 AM, Joan R

Random conferences [was Re: The Second International Conference on Electronics and Software Science (ICESS2016)]

> As a general rule, I view announcements like this, signed only with a first $ Both true, but, also, especially if you've been on the list where you saw the message for a while (if you got it via a list), I figure that if you haven't heard of the conference it's either a scam or a spam - and the

Re: DEC PDP-16 books

> I was considering scanning "PDP-16 Computer Designer's Handbook" > (1971, DEC) and "Designing Computers and Digital Systems" by > Bell, Grason, and Newell (Digital Press, 1972) and have a couple > of questions: > > 1. Are there already existing scans? The second appears to be available at: http:

DEC PDP-16 books

Hi, I was considering scanning "PDP-16 Computer Designer's Handbook" (1971, DEC) and "Designing Computers and Digital Systems" by Bell, Grason, and Newell (Digital Press, 1972) and have a couple of questions: 1. Are there already existing scans? 2. What is their copyright status? Don

Re: The Second International Conference on Electronics and Software Science (ICESS2016)

Hi Peter, My apology if you find this subject off for this group. The fact that the Conference on Electronics and Software Science (ICESS2016) talks about computer hardware, software, and documentation, the same objective as this group gears to, I took the opportunity to invite you, technical, comp

Re: DEC H7104-D debugging...

> So I had a few minutes tonight to investigate a few things: > > - The startup PSU is running, and the relay in the 5V supply is firing and > stays energized until the supply is powered off. > - The +5V, and +/-12V bias voltages are being properly generated. This > makes sense, since the 2.5V supp

Re: The Second International Conference on Electronics and Software Science (ICESS2016)

> > You are invited to participate in *The Second International Conference on > Electronics and Software Science (ICESS2016) > > *that > will be held at the Takamatsu Sunport Hall Building, Takamatsu

Re: Connecting a Cambridge Z88 to the Internet

On 20/03/16 19:29, Jules Richardson wrote: On 03/18/2016 09:04 AM, Liam Proven wrote: I've been asked about doing this for an exhibition. From some cursory Googling, it seems that the Z88 has a terminal emulator, and equipped with a suitable serial cable, you could just run a cable to a host

The Second International Conference on Electronics and Software Science (ICESS2016)

You are invited to participate in *The Second International Conference on Electronics and Software Science (ICESS2016) *that will be held at the Takamatsu Sunport Hall Building, Takamatsu, Japan on N

The Fourth International Conference on Digital Information Processing, E-Business and Cloud Computing (DIPECC2016)

You are invited to participate in The Fourth International Conference on Digital Information Processing, E-Business and Cloud Computing (DIPECC2016) that will be held in Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation (APU), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on

Motorola's Punched-Card Reader

I don't know their history as regards computing before the 1980s but Motorola seems to have had a brief flirtation with data processing in the form of their MDR-1000 mark-sense and punched-card reader, a brochure for which I scanned tonight: http://chiclassiccomp.org/docs/index.php?dir=%2Fcomputin

R: Opening up PSU for Olivetti M24

Can't check it now... have you looked under the feet on the bottom? Olivetti used to hide screws right there..