Champaign, IL to Iowa City, Iowa and back trip

I'll be going to Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday, 29 AUG and returning to Champaign, IL on late Wednesday, 30 AUG. If anyone needs anything moved feel free to contact me. If it is along the interstate and not too big, there is no charge. I might have less space on the return trip. I can possible store

Re: RX01 and RL01 on same UNIBUS system

On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 4:48 PM, william degnan via cctech wrote: > Just curious, > Is there anyone out there with a combo RX01 and RL01 on the same UNIBUS > system, today? I never ran an RL01 on my RL11 (my RL01 mostly lived on my RL8A, but sometimes ran on an RLV11 in a Qbus box). I've only e

New Items for Sale - August 17, 2017

I have a new list of items up for sale. New Items for August 17, 2017 Eagle Computer Corp. Eagle IIE - powers up, screen is nice and clear; no boot disk [R.I.P. Don Maslin]; includes dust cover - asking $225 obo Science Fair [Radio Shack Cat. No. 28-218] Digital Computer Kit - seems complete, wit

RX01 and RL01 on same UNIBUS system

Just curious, Is there anyone out there with a combo RX01 and RL01 on the same UNIBUS system, today? Are there any known issues? I found a large box of RX01 disks, lucky me. Working to get the RX01 drive running, experimenting. My particular PDP 11 does not like it (11/40) but I think the drive

RE: RX01 and RL01 on same UNIBUS system

Van: william degnan via cctech Verzonden: donderdag 17 augustus 2017 22:49 Aan: cctech Onderwerp: RX01 and RL01 on same UNIBUS system Just curious, Is there anyone out there with a combo RX01 and RL01 on the same UNIBUS system, today?

Re: RX01 and RL01 on same UNIBUS system

On Thu, 17 Aug 2017 16:48:47 -0400 william degnan via cctech wrote: > Just curious, > Is there anyone out there with a combo RX01 and RL01 on the same > UNIBUS system, today? Are there any known issues? I have an 11/34C (cache and floating point options) with (1) RX02, (2) RL02, (1) SCSI, (1) T

Re: RX01 and RL01 on same UNIBUS system

> On Aug 17, 2017, at 4:48 PM, william degnan via cctech > wrote: > > Just curious, > Is there anyone out there with a combo RX01 and RL01 on the same UNIBUS > system, today? Are there any known issues? > > I found a large box of RX01 disks, lucky me. Working to get the RX01 drive > running,

Re: eBay: Kickplate for H960

Yep! You are correct... Even 35 years ago they would show up missing once in a while. Ed# In a message dated 8/17/2017 8:08:52 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, cctalk@classiccmp.org writes: > Every H960 and H967 should have one. I think They came standard. When new, yes and when

Re: eBay: Kickplate for H960

> Every H960 and H967 should have one. I think They came standard. When new, yes and when was the last time you bought a new H960? :-) Several of the ones I found came without kickplates; I figured others might be in the same boat. Noel

Re: eBay: Kickplate for H960

Every H960 and H967 should have one. I think They came standard. On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 9:48 PM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > I don't know how common these are, but here's one: > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/192280586656 > > Noel >

eBay: Kickplate for H960

I don't know how common these are, but here's one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/192280586656 Noel

PING! Stephen Jones the engineer!

PING! Stephen Jones the engineer! thx ed#

When shipped from Honeywell, was the Multics documentation in the traditional

When shipped from Honeywell, was the Multics documentation in the traditional red Honeywell binders? Or? Thanks Ed#

Re: PDP 8e green / lab version rack Ebay

What a thing of beauty! It kind of breaks up the entire orange motif thing in the row...! I always heard of these but never en counted one here in AZ Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org) In a message dated 8/17/2017 3:23:45 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, cctalk@classiccmp.org wr

Re: PDP 8e green / lab version rack Ebay

> On Thu, 17 Aug 2017, william degnan via cctalk wrote: >> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Digital-Equipment-Corporation-DEC-PDP-lab8-e-Vintage-1970s-computer/15297190 >> >> I hope someone my most-often-traversed groups (CCTech or VCFed) gets this! > > I'd love to keep 'an eye' on it, but I'm not su

Re: Service manual for IBM PS/2 Monochrome Display?

> > >IBM service manuals (certainly for PCs, PS/2s etc) did not normally > contain > >schematics. They were for repairs at the FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) > level, > >which is probably the complete monitor!. > I think you are right. Thanks Tony. It might have to remain an ornament. Terry

Re: PDP 8e green / lab version rack Ebay

I'm going to be in Iowa in a few weeks... On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 5:00 PM, Douglas Taylor via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On 8/17/2017 4:43 PM, william degnan via cctalk wrote: > >> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Digital-Equipment-Corporation-DEC- >> PDP-lab8-e-Vintage-1970s-computer/152666

Re: PDP 8e green / lab version rack Ebay

On 8/17/2017 4:43 PM, william degnan via cctalk wrote: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Digital-Equipment-Corporation-DEC-PDP-lab8-e-Vintage-1970s-computer/15297190 I hope someone my most-often-traversed groups (CCTech or VCFed) gets this! Bill You have to love the listing - it says it would "Make

Re: PDP 8e green / lab version rack Ebay

On Thu, 17 Aug 2017, william degnan via cctalk wrote: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Digital-Equipment-Corporation-DEC-PDP-lab8-e-Vintage-1970s-computer/15297190 I hope someone my most-often-traversed groups (CCTech or VCFed) gets this! I'd love to keep 'an eye' on it, but I'm not sure I'd ever

Re: PDP 8e green / lab version rack Ebay

"Makes an excellent move prop" I'll buy it just so it doesn't become one! -- Anders Nelson +1 (517) 775-6129 www.erogear.com On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 4:43 PM, william degnan via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > http://www.ebay.com/itm/Digital-Equipment-Corporation- > DEC-PDP-lab8-e-Vin

PDP 8e green / lab version rack Ebay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Digital-Equipment-Corporation-DEC-PDP-lab8-e-Vintage-1970s-computer/15297190 I hope someone my most-often-traversed groups (CCTech or VCFed) gets this! Bill

RE: Anyone need an M7389 card (for an LA30)?

Van: Noel Chiappa via cctalk Verzonden: donderdag 17 augustus 2017 21:54 Aan: cctalk@classiccmp.org CC: j...@mercury.lcs.mit.edu Onderwerp: Anyone need an M7389 card (for an LA30)? Hi, all, just got one

Anyone need an M7389 card (for an LA30)?

Hi, all, just got one of these in a group of stuff, and I have no LA30, and thus no need for it. Anyone out there have an LA30? :-) Noel

Re: Plotter + Tape drive

OK, I now have 4 expressions of interest. If Philipp can arrange something in a reasonable timescale he has priority Otherwise I think Peter Brown's collection from the Medway towns is likely to be best. The other Peter from Ireland can be a reserve and Dave Wade is definitely still interested bu

Re: Plotter + Tape drive

Hi Andy, I too would be interested in the tape drive and plotter - I can collect postcode ME1, so not too far away Regards Peter From: ANDY HOLT Sent: 16 August 2017 11:36 To: Philipp Hachtmann; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: P

Re: Service manual for IBM PS/2 Monochrome Display?

On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 4:55 AM, Terry Stewart via cctalk wrote: > The monitor is a Personal System/2 Monochrome display. Model 8503. It’s VGA > but mono. > > I found one manual on the web. It’s the “IBM Personal System/2 Display > Hardware Maintenance Manual - Vol. 1” January 1993. Document Numb