Re: AT&T 3b2 vs SCSI2SD drive replacement

On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 10:19 PM, jwsmobile wrote: > > > Any idea which vendor to buy from to get an "open" part, how to preserve the > firmware / settings on what you get if you wish to modify it as an open > product? The above is pretty nasty for the vendor of an open product, and > I think I'l

Re: AT&T 3b2 vs SCSI2SD drive replacement

On 6/1/2016 10:19 PM, jwsmobile wrote: On 6/1/2016 4:52 PM, Mike Ross wrote: The advantages of the SCSI2SD over the ACard are as follows: > >1) It's open-source (hardware and firmware and software) >2) The developer is extremely responsive to bug reports / feature requests >3) It's very flexib

Re: Beehive B601 terminal

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Re: AT&T 3b2 vs SCSI2SD drive replacement

On 6/1/2016 4:52 PM, Mike Ross wrote: The advantages of the SCSI2SD over the ACard are as follows: > >1) It's open-source (hardware and firmware and software) >2) The developer is extremely responsive to bug reports / feature requests >3) It's very flexible -- you can make it look like any driv

Re: Apple & SGI keyboards (Re: NEC ProSpeed 386)

> On Jun 1, 2016, at 4:15 PM, Liam Proven wrote: > > Yeah, I think all Apple keyboards /up until/ the Extended II had > keyswitches -- then they switched to cheaper ones, like most of the > industry. I believe so. I’m typing this on my Extended II keyboard. I bought it when I bought my Power

Decmate II

I've got a Decmate II that has a keyboard issue. I've tested with a LK401 that I use with my Rainbow 100 system, keyboard works fine with the Rainbow but gives a error 48 with the Decmate. I've had a look at the motherboard, tracing pins 14 & 15 from the db15 connector to a series of what looks t

Re: TU58 yet one more time

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Re: Keyboards and Mice (was Model M, NEC ProSpeed)

Okay, time for a big gripe about the Model M--the *&^!~ "feet" that can be snapped out to raise the top a bit. They get old and brittle and the usual solvent cement (methylene dichloride) doesn't touch it. I much prefer the supports on the Model F, but you can't have everything. Has anyone loca

Re: AT&T 3b2 vs SCSI2SD drive replacement

On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 8:53 AM, Josh Dersch wrote: > The advantages of the SCSI2SD over the ACard are as follows: > > 1) It's open-source (hardware and firmware and software) > 2) The developer is extremely responsive to bug reports / feature requests > 3) It's very flexible -- you can make it lo

Re: AT&T 3b2 vs SCSI2SD drive replacement

On 01/06/2016 23:51, Swift Griggs wrote: Does anyone have such a beast and can share a model # ? If they are cheap enough, I'd replace my current crapola 1X external "ace in the hole" CDROM with it. My hang-up has always been the block size issue. Most Toshibas respond to the command, so prett

Re: Keyboards and Mice (was Model M, NEC ProSpeed)

It was thus said that the Great Liam Proven once stated: > On 1 June 2016 at 17:48, Chuck Guzis wrote: > > I'm keyboard-oriented--Ctrl-V, where I've copied using Ctrl-X or > > Control-C . > > The neat thing about middle-click-to-paste-selection is that it's *as > well as* the clipboard C&P. > >

Re: Apple & SGI keyboards (Re: NEC ProSpeed 386)

On 1 June 2016 at 20:57, Swift Griggs wrote: > Cool. I didn't know about those early mechanical models. I didn't wake up > to macs until about the Mac II days. I did have a friend with a IIGS. I > remember playing the Bards' Tale series on there. So, I must have used it > before. Yeah, I think al

Re: Keyboards and Mice (was Model M, NEC ProSpeed)

On 1 June 2016 at 17:48, Chuck Guzis wrote: > I'm keyboard-oriented--Ctrl-V, where I've copied using Ctrl-X or > Control-C . The neat thing about middle-click-to-paste-selection is that it's *as well as* the clipboard C&P. So you can, for instance, highlight a URL, hit Ctrl-C to copy, highlight

Re: AT&T 3b2 vs SCSI2SD drive replacement

On Thu, 2 Jun 2016, pete wrote: > AAT. 2048 bytes is the common CDROM standard, used by PCs and their > ilk, whereas SGIs want 512-byte blocks on CDROMs. Ah, quite right. Thanks, Pete. > Some SGIs/IRIX versions (eg Indy and later, running IRIX 5.3 or later) > will issue a command to make the C

cdrom block size - WAS::::Re: AT&T 3b2 vs SCSI2SD drive replacement

+1 Most early Sun equipment required 512 block size also. Not that I am casting doubt, but I am unaware of anything that required 2048 block size for optical devices. If you have a workstation or server that required 2048 block size for optical media, please share! That is the great thing

Re: Macintosh Quadra 840AV

> There is a newer version in production V5 and the next generation > (total redesign) soon. > > http://www.codesrc.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=SCSI2SD I have one in my Solbourne S3000. Works great. http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/solace/install.html --

Re: AT&T 3b2 vs SCSI2SD drive replacement

On 01/06/2016 23:29, Swift Griggs wrote: On Wed, 1 Jun 2016, Josh Dersch wrote: it can support multiple drives on a single board, pretend to be a CD-ROM, etc, etc, etc. 4) It's considerably cheaper. That's an excellent feature that I'm sure would come in handy, especially if it can emulate a C

Re: TU58 yet one more time

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Re: SCSI2SD for 50 pin - was Re: Macintosh Quadra 840AV

The newer V6 board looks like what I'm after for my 9000/382 -pete On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 9:33 AM, Cody Swanson wrote: > Perfect, I will check out the scsi2sd. Thanks for the feedback gents! > > - Original Message - > From: "Toby Thain" > To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic

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Re: Macintosh Quadra 840AV

There is a newer version in production V5 and the next generation (total redesign) soon. http://www.codesrc.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=SCSI2SD On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 9:19 AM, tim lindner wrote: > On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 9:11 AM, Cody Swanson wrote: >> What is everyone doing for replacement 50

Re: Model M Key Cap Replacement WAS: Keyboards and the Model M (was Re: NEC ProSpeed 386)

On my 1992 IBM Model M most of the key caps are removable but some are not. Notably, wider keys such as Backspace, Enter and the big + on the numeric pad don't have removable caps. They're like the Unicomp Wide Keys. On 1 June 2016 at 14:52, geneb wrote: > On Tue, 31 May 2016, Christopher Satte

Re: AT&T 3b2 vs SCSI2SD drive replacement

On 01/06/2016 22:05, Jerry Kemp wrote: I still remember when I had my first 600G (not GR) that got upgraded to (3) 327 Mb drives. I was very excited that I had *just shy* of 1 Gig of hard disk storage space available. When I bought my SGI Indy, I swallowed hard and specced a 1GB drive for it,

Re: AT&T 3b2 vs SCSI2SD drive replacement

On Wed, 1 Jun 2016, Josh Dersch wrote: > The advantages of the SCSI2SD over the ACard are as follows: Heh, I just ordered one. I'll test it vis-a-vis the ACARD device and post my results here and on Nekochan where I originally posted about the ACARD adapter. > 1) It's open-source (hardware and

Acard - WAS::Re: AT&T 3b2 vs SCSI2SD drive replacement

Thanks for the link. I wasn't aware of the Acard device. I guess I should extend my question, so, does anyone have an Acard HDD replacement in their AT&T 3b2? If so, how is it working out for you? Jerry On 06/ 1/16 01:03 PM, Swift Griggs wrote: On Wed, 1 Jun 2016, Jerry Kemp wrote: I w

Re: AT&T 3b2 vs SCSI2SD drive replacement

Absolutely. If I had an IRIX box right now, it would be spinning rust or an SSD. One day I hope to have a Crimson and a Fuel. Any 3b2 is going to be significantly slower. I still remember when I had my first 600G (not GR) that got upgraded to (3) 327 Mb drives. I was very excited that I ha

Re: AT&T 3b2 vs SCSI2SD drive replacement

On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 1:08 PM, Swift Griggs wrote: > On Wed, 1 Jun 2016, Pete Turnbull wrote: > > Not so slow that it's awful on an Indy (apart maybe from booting), but > > noticeably slower than people expect on faster machines. The ACARD ones > > seem to be faster. Perhaps it won't matter fo

Re: PDP-11/94-E

On 01/06/2016 20:25, Fred Cisin wrote: Here's a clue "Garmin" You had me really confused there for a moment. I thought you were talking about the company that makes navigational devices at first and couldn't for the life of me figure out what they had to do with it. Obviously, I had the wr

Re: AT&T 3b2 vs SCSI2SD drive replacement

On Wed, 1 Jun 2016, Pete Turnbull wrote: > Not so slow that it's awful on an Indy (apart maybe from booting), but > noticeably slower than people expect on faster machines. The ACARD ones > seem to be faster. Perhaps it won't matter for older machines. The Acard device is @250 bucks. It appear

Re: AT&T 3b2 vs SCSI2SD drive replacement

On 01/06/2016 18:36, Jerry Kemp wrote: We have recently had activity on the list discussing AT&T 3b2 related stuff, then earlier today we have had discussions concerning the SCSI2SD drive replacement hardware. I was reviewing the online documentation for SCSI2SD, specifically here: Wondering

Re: PDP-11/94-E

Here's a clue "Garmin" You had me really confused there for a moment. I thought you were talking about the company that makes navigational devices at first and couldn't for the life of me figure out what they had to do with it. Obviously, I had the wrong Garmin… On Wed, 1 Jun 2016, Jerry Wei

Re: PDP-11/94-E

Jerry Weiss j...@ieee.org > On Jun 1, 2016, at 1:59 PM, Brian L. Stuart wrote: > > On Wed, 6/1/16, Rod Smallwood wrote: >> On 01/06/2016 19:34, Brian L. Stuart wrote: >>> On Wed, 6/1/16, Rod Smallwood wrote: On 01/06/2016 18:57, Charles Anthony wrote: > On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 10:49

Re: PDP-11/94-E

On Wed, 6/1/16, Rod Smallwood wrote: > On 01/06/2016 19:34, Brian L. Stuart wrote: >> On Wed, 6/1/16, Rod Smallwood wrote: >>> On 01/06/2016 18:57, Charles Anthony wrote: On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 10:49 AM, Rod Smallwood wrote: > Apart from a personal 1202 alarm I have a habit o

Re: Apple & SGI keyboards (Re: NEC ProSpeed 386)

On Wed, 1 Jun 2016, Raymond Wiker wrote: > The Apple //e, //c, //c+ and //GS all had mechanical and somewhat clicky > keyboards (using various types of Alps keyswitches). I'm also pretty > certain that the original Mac had a (very nice) clicky keyboard. Cool. I didn't know about those early mech

RE: Tek 4317 and/or Tek 4132

Al K. wrote: > At this point it may be worth digging into the drives to see if they can be > fixed. > I have had bits of a 4132 for a while, and haven't had any luck locating > software. The original drives are long gone. At the time, I looked into sending them to a data recovery firm to see

Re: PDP-11/94-E

On 01/06/2016 19:34, Brian L. Stuart wrote: On Wed, 6/1/16, Rod Smallwood wrote: On 01/06/2016 18:57, Charles Anthony wrote: On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 10:49 AM, Rod Smallwood wrote: Apart from a personal 1202 alarm I have a habit of coding "can't happen" error checks with 1201 or 1202 error

Re: PDP-11/94-E

On 01/06/2016 19:21, Glen Slick wrote: On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 11:05 AM, Rod Smallwood wrote: You could if you were able to get into ODT. I have yet to discover how you get there. Read the manual. See that setup option K is the Halt on Break option which has a factory default setting of 0,

Re: PDP-11/94-E

On Wed, 6/1/16, Rod Smallwood wrote: > On 01/06/2016 18:57, Charles Anthony wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 10:49 AM, Rod Smallwood > > wrote: > > > Apart from a personal 1202 alarm > > > > I have a habit of coding "can't happen" error checks with 1201 or 1202 > > error numbers. > > You may be

Re: PDP-11/94-E

On 01/06/2016 18:57, Charles Anthony wrote: On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 10:49 AM, Rod Smallwood < rodsmallwoo...@btinternet.com> wrote:Apart from a personal 1202 alarm I have a habit of coding "can't happen" error checks with 1201 or 1202 error numbers. -- Charles You may be close .. Do you know

Re: PDP-11/94-E

On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 11:05 AM, Rod Smallwood wrote: > > You could if you were able to get into ODT. I have yet to discover how you > get there. > Read the manual. See that setup option K is the Halt on Break option which has a factory default setting of 0, which ignores console breaks from the

Re: PDP-11/94-E

On 01/06/2016 18:54, Henk Gooijen wrote: -Oorspronkelijk bericht- From: Rod Smallwood Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2016 7:49 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: PDP-11/94-E All good information. Apart from a personal 1202 alarm (somebody out there may und

Re: PDP-11/94-E

On 01/06/2016 18:50, Henk Gooijen wrote: -Oorspronkelijk bericht- From: Noel Chiappa Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2016 7:24 PM To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Cc: j...@mercury.lcs.mit.edu Subject: Re: PDP-11/94-E > From: Henk Gooijen > The first 4 (5?) slots are QBUS Technically, PMI,

Re: AT&T 3b2 vs SCSI2SD drive replacement

On Wed, 1 Jun 2016, Jerry Kemp wrote: > I was reviewing the online documentation for SCSI2SD, specifically here: > > and I specifically see that the AT&T 3B2/600 is supported. I neither have a AT&T 3B2 nor a SCSI2SD. Sorry. I do however, h

Re: PDP-11/94-E

On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 10:49 AM, Rod Smallwood < rodsmallwoo...@btinternet.com> wrote:Apart from a personal 1202 alarm I have a habit of coding "can't happen" error checks with 1201 or 1202 error numbers. -- Charles

Re: PDP-11/94-E

-Oorspronkelijk bericht- From: Rod Smallwood Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2016 7:49 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: PDP-11/94-E All good information. Apart from a personal 1202 alarm (somebody out there may understand that) I did try a TK50 controll

Re: AT&T 3b2 vs SCSI2SD drive replacement

On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 10:36 AM, Jerry Kemp wrote: > We have recently had activity on the list discussing AT&T 3b2 related > stuff, then earlier today we have had discussions concerning the SCSI2SD > drive replacement hardware. > > I was reviewing the online documentation for SCSI2SD, specificall

Re: PDP-11/94-E

-Oorspronkelijk bericht- From: Noel Chiappa Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2016 7:24 PM To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Cc: j...@mercury.lcs.mit.edu Subject: Re: PDP-11/94-E > From: Henk Gooijen > The first 4 (5?) slots are QBUS Technically, PMI, which is more-or-less QBUS on the left

Re: PDP-11/94-E

On 01/06/2016 18:24, Noel Chiappa wrote: > From: Rod Smallwood > if you try to get it to boot it says no controller to every device > except DD and that says no drive Hmm, I wonder if that's a clue. Ah, probably not: 'DD' means 'TU58', which is interfaced through a standard ser

AT&T 3b2 vs SCSI2SD drive replacement

We have recently had activity on the list discussing AT&T 3b2 related stuff, then earlier today we have had discussions concerning the SCSI2SD drive replacement hardware. I was reviewing the online documentation for SCSI2SD, specifically here:

Re: PDP-11/94-E

> If you look in the "PDP-11/84 System Technical and Reference Manual" Ooops, getting my 84's and 94's (it's the same chassis) mixed up. You of course want the "PDP-11/94-E System User and Maintenance Guide" (EK-PDP94-MG-001) http://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/pdp11/1194/EK-PDP94-MG-001_Sep90.pdf

Re: PDP-11/94-E

On 01/06/2016 17:24, Jerry Weiss wrote: On Jun 1, 2016, at 10:08 AM, Rod Smallwood wrote: On 01/06/2016 14:39, Jerry Weiss wrote: On Jun 1, 2016, at 5:04 AM, Rod Smallwood wrote: OK from the beginning. 1.The 11/94 is housed in deep box located in a 42inch cabinet. It uses a KDJ

Re: PDP-11/94-E

> From: Rod Smallwood > if you try to get it to boot it says no controller to every device > except DD and that says no drive Hmm, I wonder if that's a clue. Ah, probably not: 'DD' means 'TU58', which is interfaced through a standard serial line (DL11 clone), and the standard device l

Re: PDP-11/94-E

On 01/06/2016 16:27, Henk Gooijen wrote: -Oorspronkelijk bericht- From: Rod Smallwood Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2016 1:02 AM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: PDP-11/94-E Hi I'm trying to get my 11/94 running. Its a hybrid having both Q and Unibus. T

MOnSter 6502 (was Re: Monster 6502)

Nitpick: It's not the "Monster 6502", it's the "MOnSter 6502". Eric has added discrete capacitors to the internal buses which has it working better than before. I haven't heard whether that's improved the maximum clock rate.

Re: Apple & SGI keyboards (Re: NEC ProSpeed 386)

> On 01 Jun 2016, at 16:46 , Liam Proven wrote: > > On 1 June 2016 at 00:16, Swift Griggs wrote: >> I've never >> known them to create "clackety" keyboards with mechanical switches > > But that's the point. This here Extended II has them, as did the > Extended I before it. (I have one of them

Re: Real Mice (was real keyboards ...)

On Wed, 1 Jun 2016, Chuck Guzis wrote: On 06/01/2016 07:18 AM, geneb wrote: For trackballs, you can't beat the Kensington Trackball: http://www.kensington.com/us/us/4493/k64325/expert-mouse-wired-trackball (They can be had for less in other places) The ball is roughly the size of a cue ball

Re: Real Mice (was real keyboards ...)

On 06/01/2016 09:18 AM, geneb wrote: For trackballs, you can't beat the Kensington Trackball: http://www.kensington.com/us/us/4493/k64325/expert-mouse-wired-trackball (They can be had for less in other places) The ball is roughly the size of a cue ball and it's got a nice feel to it. $100??

Re: SCSI2SD for 50 pin - was Re: Macintosh Quadra 840AV

Perfect, I will check out the scsi2sd. Thanks for the feedback gents! - Original Message - From: "Toby Thain" To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" Sent: Wednesday, June 1, 2016 10:19:18 AM Subject: SCSI2SD for 50 pin - was Re: Macintosh Quadra 840AV On 2016-06-01 12:11

Re: PDP-11/94-E

Jerry Weiss j...@ieee.org > On Jun 1, 2016, at 11:24 AM, Jerry Weiss wrote: > > > > > Its possible that a low or bad battery may be causing problems if the TOY > chip is also was used to store a the bits of the Setup or other internal > status. > You said the settings are saved, but does

SCSI2SD for 50 pin - was Re: Macintosh Quadra 840AV

On 2016-06-01 12:11 PM, Cody Swanson wrote: I managed to pick up a Mac Quadra 840AV yesterday ... What is everyone doing for replacement 50 pin SCSI drives in their 90's hardware? Is there a reasonably priced flash based replacement yet? I remember looking into it a few years ago for my Sun IPX

Re: PDP-11/94-E

> On Jun 1, 2016, at 10:08 AM, Rod Smallwood > wrote: > > > > On 01/06/2016 14:39, Jerry Weiss wrote: >> >>> On Jun 1, 2016, at 5:04 AM, Rod Smallwood >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> OK from the beginning. >>> >>> 1.The 11/94 is housed in deep box located in a 42inch cabinet. It uses >>> a

Re: Macintosh Quadra 840AV

On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 9:11 AM, Cody Swanson wrote: > What is everyone doing for replacement 50 pin SCSI drives in their 90's > hardware? Is there a reasonably > priced flash based replacement yet? I remember looking into it a few years > ago for my Sun IPX and the only > solutions I could find

Re: Real Mice (was real keyboards ...)

On 01/06/2016 02:58, Lyndon Nerenberg wrote: Since we are moaning about real hardware, is there anything available these days that comes even close to the Logitech ergonomic three button mouse from the mid-late 1990s I suspect most people here still use the middle mouse button on a regular bas

Re: Real Mice (was real keyboards ...)

On Wed, 1 Jun 2016, Chuck Guzis wrote: > (They can be had for less in other places) > > The ball is roughly the size of a cue ball and it's got a nice feel > > to it. > > I'll venture that the ball in my CH DT225 *is* a standard billiards cue > ball. Eight ball rollin'! http://standalonecomplex

Re: Beehive B601 terminal

On 06/01/2016 08:24 AM, tony duell wrote: > Does anyone know anything about this? Does anyone > have a service manual for it? Internally, it sounds about the same as the veneered and generated Super Bee from the early-mid 1970s. I don't see any manuals for it on bitsavers, however. --Chuck

Macintosh Quadra 840AV

I managed to pick up a Mac Quadra 840AV yesterday with an apple VGA monitor and Laser Writer II printer for $60 CAD (approximately $5 USD :-) off the local classifieds site. The pram battery had leaked pretty badly but seemed to only drip onto the internal RF shielding. After I cleaned everythin

Re: Real Mice (was real keyboards ...)

On 06/01/2016 07:18 AM, geneb wrote: > For trackballs, you can't beat the Kensington Trackball: > http://www.kensington.com/us/us/4493/k64325/expert-mouse-wired-trackball > (They can be had for less in other places) > The ball is roughly the size of a cue ball and it's got a nice feel > to it.

Re: Keyboards and Mice (was Model M, NEC ProSpeed)

On 06/01/2016 01:49 AM, Christian Corti wrote: > How do you paste text then? And there are quite a few applications > that use the middle button to scroll the visible layer (e.g. gschem), > or to open a link in a new tab (e.g. Opera, Firefox); very > comfortable. I definitely need the middle butto

Re: Tek 4317 and/or Tek 4132

3M cartridges can be either restored or the data read from them, about 15 years ago I took on a project to recover data from about 200 DC-300 cartridges. The key is test and remove/replace the elastomer band before using the cartridge. But if one does get the remains of the band all over the place

Re: PDP-11/94-E

-Oorspronkelijk bericht- From: Rod Smallwood Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2016 1:02 AM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: PDP-11/94-E Hi I'm trying to get my 11/94 running. Its a hybrid having both Q and Unibus. The CPU card has a KDJ11-E 18Mhz process

Beehive B601 terminal

I am trying to empty my storage unit back to my house (to save money and becuase I have these old computers to play around with, not to store). One thing I brought home recently is an old (even on this list) CRT terminal. It claims to be a Beehive B601. I have no manuals for it at all. Inside is

Re: Star install disks

On 5/31/16 1:53 PM, Al Kossow wrote: > > > On 5/31/16 1:38 PM, Jerry Wright wrote: > >> Don Maslin had most of them. I sent copies of mine to him and he sent >> copies of his to me. of coarse that a few years ago. >> > > They didn't survive to what was left in the storage locker. I just loo

Re: TI Professional Computer (TIPC) Service Manual?

On Mon, May 30, 2016 at 09:39:14PM -0400, David Gesswein wrote: > I didn't find them in the technical reference but did find a list in the > bios listing. If I read that correctly its interrupt or timers failed. > Should be LED ON OFF OFF. > Scan of bios listing here. Will try to get the tech ref

Re: Real Mice (was real keyboards ...)

On Wed, 1 Jun 2016, Holm Tiffe wrote: I still use the Logitech 3-button "stationary mouse", ie. trackball. They are getting harder to find. For trackballs, you can't beat the Kensington Trackball: http://www.kensington.com/us/us/4493/k64325/expert-mouse-wired-trackball (They can be had for

Re: Tek 4317 and/or Tek 4132

I was also wondering if you have any hardware documentation for the 4317. I'm curious how similar it is architecturally to the 4406 On 6/1/16 7:58 AM, Al Kossow wrote: > > > On 6/1/16 7:02 AM, Rick Bensene wrote: >> Both machines have had hard disk failures, so OS is gone. >> > > At this point

Re: PDP-11/94-E

On 01/06/2016 14:39, Jerry Weiss wrote: On Jun 1, 2016, at 5:04 AM, Rod Smallwood wrote: OK from the beginning. 1.The 11/94 is housed in deep box located in a 42inch cabinet. It uses a KDJ11-E Quad proc. board. 2.Two buses (Q and Uni) are housed in the one box and are linked by a

Re: Tek 4317 and/or Tek 4132

On 6/1/16 7:02 AM, Rick Bensene wrote: > Both machines have had hard disk failures, so OS is gone. > At this point it may be worth digging into the drives to see if they can be fixed. I have had bits of a 4132 for a while, and haven't had any luck locating software.

Re: Keyboards and Mice (was Model M, NEC ProSpeed)

On 1 June 2016 at 10:49, Christian Corti wrote: > > How do you paste text then? And there are quite a few applications that use > the middle button to scroll the visible layer (e.g. gschem), or to open a > link in a new tab (e.g. Opera, Firefox); very comfortable. > I definitely need the middle b

Re: Apple & SGI keyboards (Re: NEC ProSpeed 386)

On 1 June 2016 at 00:16, Swift Griggs wrote: > I've never > known them to create "clackety" keyboards with mechanical switches But that's the point. This here Extended II has them, as did the Extended I before it. (I have one of them too, but I couldn't find it in my storage unit in London to bri

Re: vintage computers in active use

Mouse wrote: > > I have used the following operating systems: [...] > > Now will somebody explain to me why windows is considered not good. > > There are, of course, almost as many answers to that as there are > people holding that opinion. > > My own answers? > > It's closed source. It appea

Re: Real Mice (was real keyboards ...)

geneb wrote: > On Tue, 31 May 2016, Jon Elson wrote: > > > On 05/31/2016 08:58 PM, Lyndon Nerenberg wrote: > >> Since we are moaning about real hardware, is there anything available > >> these > >> days that comes even close to the Logitech ergonomic three button mouse > >> from the mid-late 1

Re: Real Mice (was real keyboards ...)

On Tue, 31 May 2016, Jon Elson wrote: On 05/31/2016 08:58 PM, Lyndon Nerenberg wrote: Since we are moaning about real hardware, is there anything available these days that comes even close to the Logitech ergonomic three button mouse from the mid-late 1990s? The sculpted to fit in your hand m

Re: Keyboards and the Model M (was Re: NEC ProSpeed 386)

On Tue, 31 May 2016, Lyndon Nerenberg wrote: On May 31, 2016, at 5:10 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote: I used one enough to have worn a visible depression in the space bar with my right thumb. I still have a few of the keyboards around. Another thing I love about the WASD keyboards. Because the le

Tek 4317 and/or Tek 4132

Hello, kind ClassicCMP denizens, I have two old Tektronix workstation machines. One is a Tektronix 4132. It is a pc-sized (a little less tall, a little deeper) unit that uses a National Semiconductor 32016 chip as the CPU. It's got a bunch of cards for RAM expansion, parallel and RS-232 ports

Re: Model M Key Cap Replacement WAS: Keyboards and the Model M (was Re: NEC ProSpeed 386)

On Tue, 31 May 2016, Christopher Satterfield wrote: Unicomp still sells replacement caps ( http://www.pckeyboard.com/page/category/Buttons ), however I believe they have a minimum order amount (price). There are also the ever-so-hated keyboard forums where you can often post a "Looking for" and

Re: PDP-11/94-E

> On Jun 1, 2016, at 5:04 AM, Rod Smallwood > wrote: > > > OK from the beginning. > > 1.The 11/94 is housed in deep box located in a 42inch cabinet. It uses a > KDJ11-E Quad proc. board. > 2.Two buses (Q and Uni) are housed in the one box and are linked by a > special interface car

Re: PDP-11/94-E

On 01/06/2016 01:10, Noel Chiappa wrote: > From: Rod Smallwood > On switch on the console display comes up. Whilst it performs the same > functions as the one in the manual it looks different. Hmm. Does it seem like a DEC EPROM, or someone else's? The 11/84 (very similar CPU) h

Re: Keyboards and Mice (was Model M, NEC ProSpeed)

On Tue, 31 May 2016, Chuck Guzis wrote: 3-button, serial, RS232 ADB, USB and PS2. I can't recall ever needing to use or using the middle button a 3-button mouse. How do you paste text then? And there are quite a few applications that use the middle button to scroll the visible layer (e.g. gs

Re: DEC modules in a 4-slot backplane

On 31/05/2016 5:42 AM, Adrian Graham wrote: Hi folks, Been rummaging in the garage for stuff I'll be exhibiting in the UK in July and found this: http://www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk/LSI1123.JPG It's a 4-slot cage containing: M7270 11/03 CPU M7944 4K RAM (x2) M8027 LP11 There's a fault label on

Re: DEC modules in a 4-slot backplane

On 01/06/2016 07:38, "Lionel Johnson" wrote: >> M7270 11/03 CPU >> M7944 4K RAM (x2) >> M8027 LP11 >> >> There's a fault label on the M8027 saying it occasionally drops characters. >> Question is, anyone know what it was out of? >> >> Cheers! >> > When I worked on DEC gear we used a few 4-slot

Re: Classic keyboard (and fonts) (Was: NEC ProSpeed 386

I think I'm using an M. The label was removed long ago. At home I have a couple of the version that came with an industrialized version that went with ditto rack mount PS/2 of some flavor. The company I worked at was buying around 20 a month and even though the product they went into never used the