> On Jun 12, 2016, at 20:55, Bruce Ray wrote:
>
> G'day Mark -
>
> Brief notes...
Thanks!
> 4) 4075 TTY baudrate pretty easy to check; usually 4800 or 9600 baud, 7 data,
> even parity, 1 stop bit.
I determined earlier today that I had merely had a brain fart regarding the
strapping. The car
G'day Mark -
Brief notes...
1) DG part numbers are 005-xx-yy; 107-xx-yy numbers are circuit
board artwork numbers. Unfortunately, there is no standard
cross-reference between the two. Briefly, the part number is the
primary reference to be used because a single 107-xx-yy circuit
On 2016-06-12 11:02 PM, jwsmobile wrote:
On 6/12/2016 5:39 PM, Mark J. Blair wrote:
Ok, I've found a description of the .rb format in manual 093-81-02
for the Macro Assembler, and a description of the .ab format in manual
093-03-06 for the Binary Loader. Now, off to dig into Toby's
ass
> On Jun 12, 2016, at 20:02, jwsmobile wrote:
> Is there a linker included in his toolchain? That is where you need to look.
> If it is designed to run for an OS, or with an smart loader, it will take in
> object modules and emit them with relocatable addressing resolution still
> required.
On 6/12/2016 5:39 PM, Mark J. Blair wrote:
Ok, I've found a description of the .rb format in manual 093-81-02 for the
Macro Assembler, and a description of the .ab format in manual 093-03-06
for the Binary Loader. Now, off to dig into Toby's assembler some more to
figure out how to m
They are apha-numeric LED displays. They seem to have
extra pins the my be decimal points. Nothing otherwise
unusual.
Dwight
From: cctalk on behalf of Chris Pye
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To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subjec
Ok, I've found a description of the .rb format in manual 093-81-02 for the
Macro Assembler, and a description of the .ab format in manual 093-03-06
for the Binary Loader. Now, off to dig into Toby's assembler some more to
figure out how to make it emit absolute binary!
--
Mark J. Blair
I have been able to use my Data General Nova 3's Program Load function to load
in the 091-36-01 self-loading bootstrap program, and then use that
bootstrap to load in absolute binary tape images from *.ab files, all over the
TTI channel from a terminal emulator.
Now, I'm trying to hack Toby
> On 11 Jun 2016, at 11:16 am, Ali Fahimi, M.D.
> wrote:
>
> Just wondering if anyone knows what these chips are for/from/etc.
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/152124208945
> Interesting look to them. I would say EPROM but the magnifying window is
> weird...
> -Ali
They are similar to the LED displ
On Jun 9, 2016, at 7:54 AM, Chris Osborn wrote:
> Is there a LASM compatible assembler out there with source available that I
> can run on Linux?
Well there is now! I spent yesterday working on it and I coded up something
myself in Python. It pre-processes assembly files that were intended t
On 6/12/2016 2:49 PM, Rod Smallwood wrote:
On 12/06/2016 19:18, j...@cimmeri.com
wrote:
On 6/12/2016 12:00 PM, Rod Smallwood
wrote:
On 12/06/2016 16:19, Jerome H. Fine
wrote:
I still have a few RD53 drives
around which I stopped using.
I also converted a couple of
Micropolis 1325
On 12/06/2016 20:36, Evan Koblentz wrote:
Would you believe it.
VCF forum is up to its old tricks again.
Same old thing. Can't log in
Last time I got told I had registered when I had not.
Just like the banks your PIN number was used so it must have been you.
Our software can never be at fa
So I previously:
http://www.classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctech/2015-June/006953.html
wrote:
>> I see 'three' different kinds of 'UNIBUS to cables' cards listed:
>> M9014 UNIBUS to 3 H854s
>> M9015 3 H854s to UNIBUS
>> M9031 UNIBUS to 3 3M cables for 11/74
>>
On 12/06/2016 19:18, j...@cimmeri.com wrote:
On 6/12/2016 12:00 PM, Rod Smallwood wrote:
On 12/06/2016 16:19, Jerome H. Fine wrote:
>Rod Smallwood wrote:
Firstly one important fact that I did not know. If you bulk
erase a TK50 you can turn it into a TK70 tape with an INIT.
On 12/06/2016 20:31, "tony duell" wrote:
> They turn up everywhere. A couple of months back I was upgrading a TRS-80
> Model 4 for a friend. It had a couple of said capacitors which filled my
> Large Machine Room with magic smoke... Also found them in HP machines.
> Fortunately, they don't do muc
Those Rifa paper-dielectric caps are very common in the Astec power supplies
that I have found in most of my TRS-80 gear. After having one cook off on me in
my Model 12, I replace them all on sight with Panasonic safety-rated poly film
caps. My hypothesis is that moisture gets into the paper die
Disk testing update:
I have the controller in slot 11 still, and the drive interface cable is
connected to the edge paddle that appears to be wire-wrapped to slot 11. I
haven't tried it in slot 10 using edge connector P4 yet, because I think I
might need to fiddle with the two blue wires (bus g
Would you believe it.
VCF forum is up to its old tricks again.
Same old thing. Can't log in
Last time I got told I had registered when I had not.
Just like the banks your PIN number was used so it must have been you.
Our software can never be at fault. The user is always wrong.
What else do
> >
> > The ones I have seen are metalised paper and do have a deserved
> > reputation for being antisocial. They split open and emit clouds of
> > evil-smelling magic smoke.
>
> Yep. Famous here in the UK for being used in every single Acorn BBC Micro
> PSU (also ASTEC) plus a lot of monitors and
On 12/06/2016 19:49, "tony duell" wrote:
>
>> Explode? Those are ceramics caps, right? Are these the line inlet
>
> The ones I have seen are metalised paper and do have a deserved
> reputation for being antisocial. They split open and emit clouds of
> evil-smelling magic smoke.
Yep. Famous h
On 06/11/2016 07:04 PM, emanuel stiebler wrote:
> Hi all, anybody know, which system used it? It is a 1986 CRT
> controller, which was pretty fancy back then. But never saw actual
> hardware with it ...
>
The am8052 isn't a general-purpose CRT controller, but an *alphanumeric*
one; that is, it d
On 06/12/2016 10:38 AM, Adrian Graham wrote:
> Got a couple of Apple ][s that were rescued from a steelworks
> outbuilding and as usual they have ASTEC power supplies with .1uF and
> .01uf RIFA look-at-me-and-I'll-explode caps in and I'm running out of
> spares.
>
> What's the current considered
> Explode? Those are ceramics caps, right? Are these the line inlet
The ones I have seen are metalised paper and do have a deserved
reputation for being antisocial. They split open and emit clouds of
evil-smelling magic smoke.
> filter caps, or later on? For line inlet, you need line rated c
> On Jun 12, 2016, at 1:38 PM, Adrian Graham
> wrote:
>
> Hi folks,
>
> Got a couple of Apple ][s that were rescued from a steelworks outbuilding
> and as usual they have ASTEC power supplies with .1uF and .01uf RIFA
> look-at-me-and-I'll-explode caps in and I'm running out of spares.
>
> Wha
On 6/12/2016 12:00 PM, Rod Smallwood wrote:
On 12/06/2016 16:19, Jerome H. Fine
wrote:
>Rod Smallwood wrote:
Firstly one important fact
that I did not know. If you bulk
erase a TK50 you can turn it into a
TK70 tape with an INIT.
Thank you I did not know that.
A bulk er
Hi folks,
Got a couple of Apple ][s that were rescued from a steelworks outbuilding
and as usual they have ASTEC power supplies with .1uF and .01uf RIFA
look-at-me-and-I'll-explode caps in and I'm running out of spares.
What's the current considered replacement for these? There seems to be a
wide
On 12/06/2016 16:19, Jerome H. Fine wrote:
>Rod Smallwood wrote:
Firstly one important fact that I did not know. If you bulk
erase a TK50 you can turn it into a TK70 tape with an INIT.
Thank you I did not know that.
A bulk erase was the first thing that seemed to be the solu
On 2016-06-12 06:54, Jerome H. Fine wrote:
I seem to remember that Adrian is correct and that the TK70
controller does support the TK50 drive. However, my question
would be "WHY?" use the TK50 drive if you have a TK70 drive?
It is easier to exchange TK50 tapes than TK70?
TK50 is plenty of spa
>Rod Smallwood wrote:
Firstly one important fact that I did not know. If you bulk
erase a TK50 you can turn it into a TK70 tape with an INIT.
Thank you I did not know that.
A bulk erase was the first thing that seemed to be the solution
since I had, fortunately, found a blank T
On 12/06/2016 13:54, Jerome H. Fine wrote:
>Adrian Graham wrote:
On 12/06/2016 12:15, "Rod Smallwood"
wrote:
Nearly there I think. I have loads of TK50 tapes to format.
I'm pretty sure the TK70 can only read TK50 tapes and not write to
them...
Thanks Graham
Now that sounds highl
>
> From: Don North
> Subject: Re: UNIBUS M9312 ROMS (Don North)
> Message-ID: <498c12dd-437a-31ce-0a04-4602e50f6...@mindspring.com>
>
> There is a three PROM set 23-86[234]A9 for device code XM which is DDCMP
> boot
> over a DMC11/DMR11. Those PROMs are available and on my web page.
>
> I am not
>Adrian Graham wrote:
On 12/06/2016 12:15, "Rod Smallwood" wrote:
Nearly there I think. I have loads of TK50 tapes to format.
I'm pretty sure the TK70 can only read TK50 tapes and not write to them...
Thanks Graham
Now that sounds highly likely. Does the TK70 controller supp
So there was some prior discussion on the list about using the later 1MB
M8750 cards (used in the VAX-11/750, /730, etc) in the MK11 memory of a
PDP-11/70:
http://www.classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctech/2015-March/003598.html
However, that seems to require some kludgery in the MK11 (sending 4 separ
On 12/06/2016 12:15, "Rod Smallwood" wrote:
>>> Nearly there I think. I have loads of TK50 tapes to format.
>> I'm pretty sure the TK70 can only read TK50 tapes and not write to them...
>>
> Thanks Graham
>
> Now that sounds highly likely. Does the TK70 controller support the
> TK50 drive
On 12/06/2016 11:31, Adrian Graham wrote:
On 12/06/2016 11:00, "Rod Smallwood" wrote:
OK we are moving forward.
Drive is TK70
Interface card is a TQK70 controller
The cart is a TK50 as that's all I have.
The write protect slide is to write protect off.
Cart loads normally and activity light
On 12/06/2016 11:00, "Rod Smallwood" wrote:
> OK we are moving forward.
>
> Drive is TK70
> Interface card is a TQK70 controller
> The cart is a TK50 as that's all I have.
> The write protect slide is to write protect off.
> Cart loads normally and activity light goes to on.
> Write protect ligh
On 12/06/2016 04:01, Jerome H. Fine wrote:
>Jerry Weiss wrote:
On Jun 11, 2016, at 10:14 AM, Jerome H. Fine
wrote:
Rod Smallwood wrote:
I have had some success in fixing a couple of TK tape drives.
They now load and unload every time you press the button.
SFSG now to talk to them from
> On Jun 12, 2016, at 00:44, Henk Gooijen wrote:
>
> Just like Mark, it's about time to spend some time on my NOVA3.
> I will be following this with interest!
Yay!
> Were all bulbs on the front panel of your NOVA intact Mark?
> Or did/do you also have dead lamps? Know of a source where to bu
-Oorspronkelijk bericht-
From: Mark J. Blair
Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2016 8:32 AM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Data General Nova 3 and 6045 Drive Questions
Aha! Now I remember. That Cassette I/O card is mostly unpopulated, and I think it's just install
On 6/11/16 11:06 AM, David Gesswein wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 08:08:41PM -0700, Al Kossow wrote:
>>
>> I'm working on post-processing
>> 2241092-0001_Business-Pro_Professional_Computer_Hardware_Technical_Reference_Apr86
>> right now..
>>
> Is this the later 286 model?
yes
On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 08:08:41PM -0700, Al Kossow wrote:
>
> I'm working on post-processing
> 2241092-0001_Business-Pro_Professional_Computer_Hardware_Technical_Reference_Apr86
> right now..
>
Is this the later 286 model? Mine is the 8088.
On 6/10/2016 5:24 PM, Josh Dersch wrote:
I'm investigating getting MULTOS/8 running on the 8/e here at the
museum and I thought I'd start by getting acquainted with it on
SIMH.
That that to be most misuse of computing power I can think of
,if have a REAL TTY connected to the system. Good luck w
On 6/11/2016 4:03 AM, Peter Corlett wrote:
On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 09:16:37PM -0400, Ali Fahimi, M.D. wrote:
Just wondering if anyone knows what these chips are for/from/etc.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/152124208945
Interesting look to them. I would say EPROM but the magnifying window is
weird...
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