Re: MS-DOS 2.11 Assign.com

2020-07-30 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
BTW, A "1.2MB" drive is fully capable of reading/writing the Otrona disks WITH SUITABLE SOFTWARE on MOST machines. On Thu, 30 Jul 2020, Robert Feldman via cctalk wrote: I have legal copies of several format translation programs, including Media Master and Convert, but they are 16-bit MS-DOS

Re: XX2247 Corporate Status

2020-07-30 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 7/30/20 10:59 AM, Craig Ruff via cctech wrote: FYI: XX2247, LLC is now listed with a "delinquent" status by the Colorado Secretary of State's office due to a failure to file required reports back in 2018. That is not good. I hope Dave is OK. He lost his house in the big Colorado fires year

Re: MS-DOS 2.11 Assign.com

2020-07-30 Thread Robert Feldman via cctalk
>From: Fred Cisin >Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2020 2:35 PM > >BTW, A "1.2MB" drive is fully capable of reading/writing the Otrona disks >WITH SUITABLE SOFTWARE on MOST machines. > >-- >Grumpy Ol' Fred ci...@xenosoft.com I have legal copies of several format translation programs,

Re: OpenVMS Community License

2020-07-30 Thread Warner Losh via cctalk
On Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 9:06 AM Bill Gunshannon via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > And with this, I am done. At least until this silly question comes up > again in the future as I am sure it will. > Yea. It's a lot like the folks claiming that the Caldera license grant was invalid becau

Re: OpenVMS Community License

2020-07-30 Thread Warner Losh via cctalk
On Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 9:06 AM Bill Gunshannon via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On 7/29/20 8:20 PM, Warner Losh wrote: > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 3:00 PM Bill Gunshannon via cctalk > > mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org>> wrote: > > > > On 7/29/20 4:22 PM, Bob Smith wrote: > >

Re: paper tape archiving

2020-07-30 Thread dwight via cctalk
They should be carefully unrolled while wet. It will be almost impossible to unroll them dry. The same goes for the magnetic tape. Dwight From: Guy Dunphy Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2020 12:15 AM To: dwight ; General Discussion: On-Topic Posts Subject: Re: paper

Re: OS-9/68k Control Coprocessor module

2020-07-30 Thread emanuel stiebler via cctalk
On 2020-07-29 19:08, Charles Dickman via cctalk wrote: > I came across an Allen-Bradley 1771-DMC4 Control Coprocessor. If you are > familiar with AB PLC's, it is a 1771-IO chassis module that could be a > "sidecar" for a PLC5 PLC or a standalone module. Can't help you here, we made our own HW. >

Re: OpenVMS Community License

2020-07-30 Thread Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
On 7/29/20 8:20 PM, Warner Losh wrote: On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 3:00 PM Bill Gunshannon via cctalk mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org>> wrote: On 7/29/20 4:22 PM, Bob Smith wrote: > I am not sure I understand your "as it turns out there was only one" Bill. > Am I correct in assumi

Re: paper tape archiving

2020-07-30 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Jul 29, 2020, at 11:22 PM, Steve Malikoff via cctalk > wrote: > > ... > Paul's reader idea sounds fine. I have a super simple idea, how about a > 3D-printed guide with a geared hand crank and a bracket for attaching a > mobile phone looking down at the > tape running through the guide

ALTOS 886 manual.

2020-07-30 Thread Plamen Mihaylov via cctalk
Hi, Does anyone have an Altos 886 manual?

Re: paper tape archiving

2020-07-30 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Jul 30, 2020, at 3:15 AM, Guy Dunphy via cctalk > wrote: > > Be glad you don't have to deal with this kind of thing: > http://everist.org/pics/misc/20200719_6831_wet_tapes.jpg > > A bunch of PDP 8 system tapes. That were literally soaking in liquid water > when recovered. > ... > The

DEC Alpha server cabinet - free

2020-07-30 Thread Richard Milward via cctalk
My neighbor has an empty DEC Alpha server cabinet she'd be happy to give up, for free. It's a 2100 series, model 5/250. She's in Durham, NC. Anybody interested? Richard

Re: paper tape archiving

2020-07-30 Thread Guy Dunphy via cctalk
Be glad you don't have to deal with this kind of thing: http://everist.org/pics/misc/20200719_6831_wet_tapes.jpg A bunch of PDP 8 system tapes. That were literally soaking in liquid water when recovered. Yes, that is mildew. They are nearly dried out now. Still to be determined if they can be