On Wed, Aug 03, 2016 at 12:08:02AM +0100, Pete Turnbull wrote:
> I realise this is a bit of a long shot, but does anyone have the driver CD
> "GIO Fast Ethernet 1.0 for Irix 5.3 and 2.0 for Irix 6.2", SGI part number
> 812-0576-001?
Maybe deep down in a box, if no-one else can help you out I can g
Cool tnx. Lyle - I’ll be there on Sat. I’ll bring the emulator if I get all the
parts by then. Looking forward to it.
Kirk
> On Aug 2, 2016, at 11:00 PM, couryho...@aol.com wrote:
>
> yea these are nasty sounding drives when they load! ---Ed#
>
> Re: You'll hear a serious "clunk" when th
yea these are nasty sounding drives when they load! ---Ed#
Re: You'll hear a serious "clunk" when they load.
In a message dated 8/2/2016 10:49:06 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
lbick...@bickleywest.com writes:
On Tue, 02 Aug 2016 21:43:03 -0700
Kirk Davis wrote:
> Thanks for the
On Tue, 02 Aug 2016 21:43:03 -0700
Kirk Davis wrote:
> Thanks for the suggestions. I’m in Sunnyvale, CA.
>
> I actually got the rx02 from another hobbyist that
> used it with the 44 in 2008 so I suspect it is configured correctly.
> The other drive doesn’t have a belt so I’m unable to test with
we have a heath h11 which is lsi 11 aka pdp 11/03
the drives are not rx o1 or rx o2... but are they and the controller
comparable? with rx01 or an rx02?
Thanks Ed# at smecc
On Tue, 2 Aug 2016 21:44:48 -0700
Curious Marc wrote:
> Lyle,
> I didn't know you had such a collection of 2100's and 21MX and E's
> and F's! I need to come and visit! Marc
I have way too much of a lot of stuff ;)
Lyle
> > On Aug 1, 2016, at 7:12 PM, Lyle Bickley
> > wrote:
> >
> > Hi Hayde
On 7/29/2016 10:55 PM, Glen Slick wrote:
On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 6:08 PM, Douglas Taylor wrote:
I just got a MicroVax II in the BA123 world box chassis. I has a TK50,
RX50, RXDQ2, but no DEQNA. I'd like to get it running an OS.
The DU disks don't work, but I have a couple of Qbus SCSI contro
On Aug 2, 2016 7:50 PM, "Douglas Taylor" wrote:
>
> I had 3 different types of SCSI CDROM's and none of them worked, they are
DEC RRD42, Toshiba and a Sony.
> The DEC was dead, removed the drive and applied power that I know is good
(from a PC power supply in a working PC)
> and nothing, no led, n
Lyle,
I didn't know you had such a collection of 2100's and 21MX and E's and F's! I
need to come and visit!
Marc
> On Aug 1, 2016, at 7:12 PM, Lyle Bickley wrote:
>
> Hi Hayden,
>
> On Mon, 1 Aug 2016 19:29:05 -0600
> Hayden Kroepfl wrote:
>
> --snip--
>
>> With regards to the power suppl
> Does anyone have DEC's PDP-8 _Introduction_to_Programming_, Editions 3
> and/or 4 and/or the PDP-8 _Programming_Languages_ handbooks?
I have a 4th edition PDP-8 Introduction to Programming. I'm not willing to
part with it and I don't currently have a scanner in easy reach, but the
program on the
On 08/02/2016 19:49, Douglas Taylor wrote:
>
> I had 3 different types of SCSI CDROM's and none of them worked [...]
> Is there a SCSI CDROM to look for?
That's unfortunate. The DEC badged drives would be ideal, but you should
be good with Sun-, HP- or SGI-badged drives, or Plextor and Toshiba
dr
Does anyone have DEC's PDP-8 _Introduction_to_Programming_, Editions 3
and/or 4 and/or the PDP-8 _Programming_Languages_ handbooks?
If you're not willing to part with your copy, could you scan the front
covers of these handbooks and tell me which Edition(s) they are from? I'm
especially looking f
On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 8:20 PM, Bob Vines wrote:
> Does anyone have DEC's PDP-8 _Introduction_to_Programming_, Editions 3
> and/or 4 and/or the PDP-8 _Programming_Languages_ handbooks?
>
> If you're not willing to part with your copy, could you scan the front
> covers of these handbooks and tell
Thanks for the suggestions. I’m in Sunnyvale, CA.
I actually got the rx02 from another hobbyist that
used it with the 44 in 2008 so I suspect it is configured correctly. The other
drive
doesn’t have a belt so I’m unable to test with it. I’ve verified the cable
direction.
It’s a sweet 44 - super
> That's considerably more elegant than the way I use, to get my 98SE boxes to
> boot into DOS to start with (which I prefer, in case I want to do anything
> that requires Windows not to be running, e.g. disk repairs); I just re-named
> 'WIN.COM' to 'LOSE.COM'. So I get an error message grumbling
> I realise this is a bit of a long shot, but does anyone have the driver
> CD "GIO Fast Ethernet 1.0 for Irix 5.3 and 2.0 for Irix 6.2", SGI part
> number 812-0576-001?
>
> This is the drivers for SGI's own Fast Ethernet card, not the
> Phobos/3Com ones.
I don't, but I bet someone on Nekochan
Hayden wrote
-
I've also got two additional boards in a bag that I haven't taken out yet
https://goo.gl/photos/D4quXT992Y6huQoAA . They're in there quite tightly, but I
did take a peek at some of the chips that I could see from the edge.
Couldn't read the part number, but they were Intel
On Aug 2, 2016 4:39 PM, "Glen Slick" wrote:
>
> On Aug 2, 2016 4:31 PM, "Douglas Taylor" wrote:
> >
> > I have an S-Box Q-bus SCSI controller made by Transitional Technology,
it is missing two socketed chips; the PROM and what I think is a static RAM
chip, both 28 pins. Does anyone have the HEX
I was rooting through the drawers in the shop looking for some torx
screwdrivers and I found a Tek 4025 option 31 field upgrade kit part #
18-0124-00. This is complete in its original beat up box and useful
only on a Tektronix 4025 or 4027 graphics terminal and there are none
of those anywhere ne
I've also got two additional boards in a bag that I haven't taken out yet
https://goo.gl/photos/D4quXT992Y6huQoAA . They're in there quite tightly,
but I did take a peek at some of the chips that I could see from the edge.
Couldn't read the part number, but they were Intel chips and almost looked
t
On Aug 2, 2016 4:31 PM, "Douglas Taylor" wrote:
>
> I have an S-Box Q-bus SCSI controller made by Transitional Technology, it
is missing two socketed chips; the PROM and what I think is a static RAM
chip, both 28 pins. Does anyone have the HEX file of the PROM? Does
anyone know what the RAM chip
Glen wrote...
--
Isn't there a looping memory test capability built in through the front panel?
Maybe you have to flip a switch or something to enable that. I'd have to look
at the manual to remind myself.
--
My foggy memory is telling me the same thing as Glen mentions above. The 21MX
I have an S-Box Q-bus SCSI controller made by Transitional Technology,
it is missing two socketed chips; the PROM and what I think is a static
RAM chip, both 28 pins. Does anyone have the HEX file of the PROM?
Does anyone know what the RAM chip is? I curious to take a shot and see
if this
I realise this is a bit of a long shot, but does anyone have the driver
CD "GIO Fast Ethernet 1.0 for Irix 5.3 and 2.0 for Irix 6.2", SGI part
number 812-0576-001?
This is the drivers for SGI's own Fast Ethernet card, not the
Phobos/3Com ones.
--
Pete
Pete Turnbull
On Aug 2, 2016 3:55 PM, "Hayden Kroepfl" wrote:
>
> Well I'm hoping for the memory section that I can find at least one of the
> 4 core boards that works right away. I've got an 8k driver board I can
swap
> it so I could run the system on only a single core board if needed. I'd
> probably write a
Well I'm hoping for the memory section that I can find at least one of the
4 core boards that works right away. I've got an 8k driver board I can swap
it so I could run the system on only a single core board if needed. I'd
probably write a short program to do a bunch of memory writes, reads, and
su
Hi KIrk,
The H771 is a rock solid power supply. I never saw one go bad while in
field service, but they are getting old. Checking the output voltage and
ripple is not a bad idea.
forgive me for asking, but where are you located? The RX02 had 4 different
power hanesses for i20, 220, 50 hz and 60
> On Aug 2, 2016, at 4:06 PM, Kirk Davis wrote:
>
> I’m a noob using RX02’s but thought I’d run this past people that may have
> debugged them in the past and see if they agree with what I’m finding:
>
> I’m trying to get a RX02 + RX211 + 11/44 going. The RX02 appears to power up
> OK (fan an
On Monday (08/01/2016 at 08:24PM -0700), Brad H wrote:
>
>
> Thanks Chris.. yes I think you are correct. Here is a photo of it:
> http://s1381.photobucket.com/user/unclefalter/media/20160520_194139_zpswkjgwf17.jpg.html
Yup. PERCOM LFD-400. Two of the EPROMs on there make up their little "D
> -Oorspronkelijk bericht-
> Van: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] Namens Jay West
> Verzonden: dinsdag 2 augustus 2016 23:24
> Aan: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'
> Onderwerp: RE: HP 2100A Restoration
>
>
> There is an HP book specifically on I/O interf
There is an HP book specifically on I/O interfacing to the 2100 (and 21MX) I/O
bus. I think there's also an abbreviated chapter on it in a different manual.
I'll see if I can dig up the name and if it's online anywhere.
I've restored at least five 2100's, and run a dual cpu 2100A & 2100S system
Alright, thanks for all the helpful tips and information.
I guess what I'll do when disassembling it is note down every electrolytic,
and probably just throw them all into a Digikey order that I'm working on
for other repairs.
Probably will give reforming a try if it seems practical, but I assume
I’m a noob using RX02’s but thought I’d run this past people that may have
debugged them in the past and see if they agree with what I’m finding:
I’m trying to get a RX02 + RX211 + 11/44 going. The RX02 appears to power up OK
(fan and motor spinning). I verified I have the DY boot rom in the 44.
On Tue, Aug 02, 2016 at 03:36:44PM -0500, Mark Linimon wrote:
> (And these days I have time to fool around with this stuff more as I
> just retired.)
Which means I owe a couple of people on this list responses to earlier
email, too.
mcl
As a postscript, I was going to try to meet up with Doug and trade war
stories, but I had just gotten back from a 5-week road trip a few days
earlier and was glued to the couch.
But next time, if anyone on the list is coming through Austin please
let me know. About all I can pick up and move arou
Back in the day we were running and selling 2000 gear in the 80's never
had a bad power supply. one fan died in our 2000 F/ access system and
rather than tear it down to replace the fan just bolted a mother of a
fan to the back of the processor over the space the dead fan was.
On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 10:25 PM, Lyle Bickley wrote:
> On Mon, 1 Aug 2016 22:11:17 -0700
> Bob Rosenbloom wrote:
>
> --snip--
>
>> There's a bunch of small electrolytic capacitors on the Inhibit
>> Driver Load Card, A106, that needed to be reformed before my memory
>> would work reliably.
>
>> Th
So, the full story:
I was chatting and mentioned that I thought it would be great to get a
Multiflow like I used back in college. Lo and behold, someone saw one listed on
eBay, so I immediately hit "Buy it now" when I saw the poster saying "the next
stop for this is the scrap yard." I'm in New
So I have an RL01 pack, and no RL01 drives. Free to someone who can make use
of it. (Note: it's missing its protective bottom cover.) If you have something
I can use, to send the other way, so much the better! ;-)
Noel
No, Brad was not the founder of NewTek. He did do early designs of the Toaster.
- John
Derp! Checked, he built the first Video Toaster but not the company.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Carvey
Thanks for the correction!
--
Ethan O'Toole
>
> Exactly! This!
>
> All versions of W9x run in 386 protected mode, with DOS sessions in
> the 386's Virtual 8086 mode.
>
> There was no difference that I'm aware of between them.
>
> Between WfWg 3.11 and 9x, yes. Between 9x and NT, yes. But 95/98/ME, no,
> TTBOMK.
>
> If there _was_ some differ
> From: Chuck Guzis
> I routinely use Win98SE for my DOS tasks--it boots into DOS quite
> nicely if you edit the MSDOS.SYS file to say BootGUI=0.
That's considerably more elegant than the way I use, to get my 98SE boxes to
boot into DOS to start with (which I prefer, in case I want t
On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 10:06 AM, Noel Chiappa
wrote:
> > From: Chuck Guzis
>
> > I routinely use Win98SE for my DOS tasks--it boots into DOS quite
> > nicely if you edit the MSDOS.SYS file to say BootGUI=0.
>
> That's considerably more elegant than the way I use, to get my 98SE boxes
On Tue, Aug 02, 2016 at 10:42:30AM +0100, Peter Coghlan wrote:
> >
> > hey! the start it up
> > song sold me!
> > it sure was a production eh?
> >
>
> At the time, I wondered about the wisdom of using a song containing lines
> like:
>
> "You make a grown man cry"
>
> to market a product
>
> hey! the start it up
> song sold me!
> it sure was a production eh?
>
At the time, I wondered about the wisdom of using a song containing lines like:
"You make a grown man cry"
to market a product to the masses. It appears I may have been overthinking it.
Regards,
Peter Coghlan.
On Sun, Jul 31, 2016 at 09:21:40PM -0400, Evan Koblentz wrote:
> >If the festival continues on in the future you guys may
> >seriously want to consider better coordination (e.g. CHM has exhibits open
> >on both Saturday and Sunday).
>
> VCF West is definitely back to stay. You're right, we need to
On Sat, Jul 30, 2016 at 11:54:03AM -0700, Pete Lancashire wrote:
> Remove the part and set it in a device programmer ?
Well yes :) In theory it's simple. In practice, we'll see. I suppose I
must figure out what the device is, how to program it, find out which
adress to write to, figure out what
IANAL, and this is way off topic, but needs to be put out as there are a
lot of ears here that depend on Bitsavers, and probably some of the
other Museums.
The Copyright office seems to be unhinged with an unrelated matter I
won't post here (email me off list if you don't know about it), and i
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