Re: Transporting an LGP-30

2016-12-24 Thread Brent Hilpert
On 2016-Dec-23, at 4:14 PM, Cory Heisterkamp wrote: >> On Fri, Dec 23, 2016 at 11:45 AM, Chuck Guzis wrote: >> >>> On 12/23/2016 08:06 AM, Cory Heisterkamp wrote: Hi Folks, I recently became the owner of an LGP-30, supposedly in 'working' condition. However, the machine is ro

Re: PDP-6s at MIT

2016-12-24 Thread jim stephens
On 12/24/2016 12:00 PM, Noel Chiappa wrote: > their KA10 had a paging box, made by System[s] Concepts Speaking of which, here's a photo of the display panel from it: http://ana-3.lcs.mit.edu/~jnc/tech/jpg/SysConKAPanel.jpg The meter didn't show up well in that, and it's too cool to m

OT: Please help - Neighbors home burned this Christmas eve

2016-12-24 Thread drlegendre .
Please forgive this, list-members, I know it's way OT: https://www.gofundme.com/jeff-kris-kidder-xmas-eve-fire My super great neighbors across the street lost their home to fire this evening. =( These folks are the best of the best.. as the saying goes "Couldn't have happened a nicer guy!". Plea

Re: Altair 8800 name Was: Re: Altair 680 Expansion Boards?

2016-12-24 Thread Eric Smith
On Sat, Dec 24, 2016 at 8:10 AM, Peter Corlett wrote: > On Fri, Dec 23, 2016 at 04:14:28AM -0700, Eric Smith wrote: > > The same trick works perfectly well with a 6502, and in fact was > invented by > > Don Lancaster using a 6502 years before the ZX80 was designed. That > doesn't > > really expla

Re: Other SMS300/8X300/8X305 uses?

2016-12-24 Thread Eric Smith
On Sat, Dec 24, 2016 at 8:43 AM, Al Kossow wrote: > see if he'll dump the firmware. it's identical to the DCA IRMAprint > OK, I've asked. Will let you know.

Re: ICL7611 op-amp (was: Motorola MC14081B)

2016-12-24 Thread Adrian Graham
On 24/12/2016 19:04, "Brent Hilpert" wrote: > On 2016-Dec-24, at 4:07 AM, Adrian Graham wrote: >> On 24/12/2016 03:48, "Brent Hilpert" wrote: >> >>> The ICL7611 is, I expect, a very-low-power (Intersil's niche) op amp. >>> Together >>> with the CMOS 4081 the circuit appears tailored for low-pow

Re: PDP-6s at MIT

2016-12-24 Thread Noel Chiappa
> their KA10 had a paging box, made by System[s] Concepts Speaking of which, here's a photo of the display panel from it: http://ana-3.lcs.mit.edu/~jnc/tech/jpg/SysConKAPanel.jpg The meter didn't show up well in that, and it's too cool to miss, so here: http://ana-3.lcs.mit.edu/~jnc/tec

Re: ICL7611 op-amp (was: Motorola MC14081B)

2016-12-24 Thread Brent Hilpert
On 2016-Dec-24, at 4:07 AM, Adrian Graham wrote: > On 24/12/2016 03:48, "Brent Hilpert" wrote: > >> The ICL7611 is, I expect, a very-low-power (Intersil's niche) op amp. >> Together >> with the CMOS 4081 the circuit appears tailored for low-power operation. >> Is it supplied by the battery? >> I

Re: Other SMS300/8X300/8X305 uses?

2016-12-24 Thread Al Kossow
On 12/24/16 7:43 AM, Al Kossow wrote: > see if he'll dump the firmware. it's identical to the DCA IRMAprint > the pcb is identical

Re: PDP-6s at MIT

2016-12-24 Thread Noel Chiappa
> From: Lars Brinkhoff > I have this on AI: >> the semi-original AI (that is, the KA-10 rather than the PDP-6) was >> .. was given to a bunch of hackers from Concourse Oh, right, now that you mention it, I very vaguely recall this. I'm not sure why I thought they had taken a KA

Re: General public machines (Was: Altair 8800 name Was: Re: Altair 680 Expansion Boards?

2016-12-24 Thread geneb
On Fri, 23 Dec 2016, Cameron Kaiser wrote: Commodore's Z80 in the 128 was due to unnecessary fear that they might lose market share to CP/M, when IBM should have been their big worry. I don't know all of the details of the ST/Amiga technology swap, but BOTH were too late, if the primary goal was

Re: Transporting an LGP-30

2016-12-24 Thread Brad H
Original message From: william degnan Date: 2016-12-24 3:35 AM (GMT-08:00) To: cctech Subject: Re: Transporting an LGP-30 > Well, I think you guys have convinced me that a trip is in order. Better safe than sorry with a piece of equipment like this. > > Yep Chuck, this

Re: Other SMS300/8X300/8X305 uses?

2016-12-24 Thread Al Kossow
see if he'll dump the firmware. it's identical to the DCA IRMAprint On 12/23/16 8:22 PM, Eric Smith wrote: > https://twitter.com/yesterbits/status/812415257616457728 >

Re: Altair 8800 name Was: Re: Altair 680 Expansion Boards?

2016-12-24 Thread Peter Corlett
On Fri, Dec 23, 2016 at 04:14:28AM -0700, Eric Smith wrote: > On Fri, Dec 23, 2016 at 3:59 AM, Peter Corlett wrote: >> People who know Uncle Clive's unwillingness to spend a penny more than he >> has to on bulding computers may wonder why they selected the relatively >> expensive Z80 over the 6502

Clone of 98228A ROM for 9825T information posted.

2016-12-24 Thread Paul Berger
I have posted a package of information and ROM images from my project to clone the 98228A ROM on the VintHPcom group at groups.io. Progress on laying out a PCB is going slowly as I have little experience and the learning curve for using Kicad to lay out a board seems pretty steep. Paul.

Re: Transporting an LGP-30

2016-12-24 Thread william degnan
> Well, I think you guys have convinced me that a trip is in order. Better safe than sorry with a piece of equipment like this. > > Yep Chuck, this is the CA machine. I was surprised it never reared its head on classiccmp the past few days. -C Believe me, I for one was interested, and I was in con

Re: General public machines (Was: Altair 8800 name Was: Re: Altair 680 Expansion Boards?

2016-12-24 Thread Liam Proven
On 24 December 2016 at 05:02, geneb wrote: >> Commodore's Z80 in the 128 was due to unnecessary fear that they might >> lose market share to CP/M, when IBM should have been their big worry. >> I don't know all of the details of the ST/Amiga technology swap, but BOTH >> were too late, if the primar

RE: ICL7611 op-amp (was: Motorola MC14081B)

2016-12-24 Thread Dave Wade
> -Original Message- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Adrian > Graham > Sent: 24 December 2016 12:09 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > > Subject: Re: ICL7611 op-amp (was: Motorola MC14081B) > > On 24/12/2016 04:34, "Glen Slick" w

Re: ICL7611 op-amp (was: Motorola MC14081B)

2016-12-24 Thread Adrian Graham
On 24/12/2016 04:34, "Glen Slick" wrote: > On Fri, Dec 23, 2016 at 7:48 PM, Brent Hilpert wrote: >> >> The op amp is configured as a schmitt trigger or comparator with hysteresis: >> There is no negative feedback so it is operating at full gain and >> functions like a comparator. >>

Re: ICL7611 op-amp (was: Motorola MC14081B)

2016-12-24 Thread Adrian Graham
On 24/12/2016 03:48, "Brent Hilpert" wrote: >> On a whim I managed to solder new legs onto the old LM385Z and it works, >> giving 1.2V at IN-, but the output is still only 0.2V. >> >> I don't mind admitting I'm stumped :) > > > The op amp is configured as a schmitt trigger or comparator with h