Otrona Attache disk format?

2017-11-01 Thread Eric Smith via cctalk
>From the Otrona Attache Technical Manual, July 1983: "The diskettes Attache uses have fourty-six tracks on the top side and fifty tracks on the bottom side, [...]" Really???

DEC BA350s, BA356s, drives, tapes, etc

2017-11-01 Thread Paul Anderson via cctalk
I have numerous BA350 and BA356 enclosures available along with the power supplies, etc. I will sell separately, or try to configure to your request. Please contact me off list. Shipping from 61820, Champaign, IL area Thanks, Paul

Re: BBS software was Re: looking at buying a pocket PC / PDA

2017-11-01 Thread geneb via cctalk
On Wed, 1 Nov 2017, Warner Losh via cctalk wrote: On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 12:29 PM, Ethan via cctalk wrote: I'd get a RS232toWIFI dongle, they're cheap and easy to make a connection via simple terminal software to an outside telnet target. I don't think the RS232 to WIFI dongles from the o

Re: BBS software was Re: looking at buying a pocket PC / PDA

2017-11-01 Thread geneb via cctalk
On Wed, 1 Nov 2017, Ethan via cctalk wrote: I'd get a RS232toWIFI dongle, they're cheap and easy to make a connection via simple terminal software to an outside telnet target. I don't think the RS232 to WIFI dongles from the one guy are often unavailable. I think the creator hand solders them

An interesting read

2017-11-01 Thread dwight via cctalk
Look at Dr Dobb's August 1979. There is an article on computer crime. It is interesting how times have changed. Dwight

Re: BBS software was Re: looking at buying a pocket PC / PDA

2017-11-01 Thread Warner Losh via cctalk
On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 12:29 PM, Ethan via cctalk wrote: > I'd get a RS232toWIFI dongle, they're cheap and easy to make a connection >> via simple terminal software to an outside telnet target. >> > > I don't think the RS232 to WIFI dongles from the one guy are often > unavailable. I think the cr

Re: BBS software was Re: looking at buying a pocket PC / PDA

2017-11-01 Thread Ethan via cctalk
I'd get a RS232toWIFI dongle, they're cheap and easy to make a connection via simple terminal software to an outside telnet target. I don't think the RS232 to WIFI dongles from the one guy are often unavailable. I think the creator hand solders them in small batches or something.

Re: DEC RX03 RT11A file extractor

2017-11-01 Thread John Wilson via cctalk
On Wed, Nov 01, 2017 at 10:10:00AM -0700, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: >A bit more on the RX03 floppies and why putr probably dies. > >The home block for these contains the usual "DECRT11A" and "RT11A" tags, >as well as the Rad-50 "V3A", cluster size and first directory segment >pointer, but every

Re: DEC RX03 RT11A file extractor

2017-11-01 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
A bit more on the RX03 floppies and why putr probably dies. The home block for these contains the usual "DECRT11A" and "RT11A" tags, as well as the Rad-50 "V3A", cluster size and first directory segment pointer, but everything else in the block is set to ASCII space (hex 20), including the checksu

Re: H7861 PSU issues

2017-11-01 Thread Aaron Jackson via cctalk
That's good to know. I'll head over to Maplin after work and pick up some timers and sockets. I removed one of the suspicious ceramic caps and tested it and it came out fine. The other cap is shared with the other oscillator so I assume it is fine. Thanks! Aaron. Rob Jarratt via cctech wrote:

Re: DECwriter II available for pickup in Gosport, Hants, UK

2017-11-01 Thread Paul Drescher via cctalk

Re: Which Dec Emulation is the MOST useful and Versatile?

2017-11-01 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Oct 31, 2017, at 5:59 PM, allison via cctalk wrote: > > ...FYI rope core was basically many > transformers either with a wire > in for the bit or wire around for the not bit. The cores for rope > didn't change magnetic state like > coincident current cores of the bistable type as that

RE: DECwriter II available for pickup in Gosport, Hants, UK

2017-11-01 Thread Rob Jarratt via cctalk
I just wish I could give this a home :-( :-( > -Original Message- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Adrian > Graham via cctalk > Sent: 01 November 2017 10:45 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > Subject: DECwriter II available for picku

DECwriter II available for pickup in Gosport, Hants, UK

2017-11-01 Thread Adrian Graham via cctalk
Hi folks, As the subject says. It's been stored in a garage for many years but is in pretty good condition. Free for pickup. Cheers, -- adrian/witchy Owner of Binary Dinosaurs, the UK's biggest home computer collection? www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk