Re: Problems with FORT and ALGOL in TSS/8

2020-12-08 Thread Josh Dersch via cctalk
On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 9:38 PM Josh Dersch wrote: > On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 6:13 PM Kevin Jordan via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >> >> >> Specifically, in the case of FORTRAN, the compiler exits with an error >> code >> 6204. This occurs even when trying to compile trivial "hello wo

Re: Help needed identifying old MFM drives from the excavation

2020-12-08 Thread Josh Dersch via cctalk
On Tue, Dec 8, 2020 at 3:23 PM Chris Zach via cctalk wrote: > Good news: I'm going to get a reader on loan so I should be able to > image these things. I'll put them up on my web server here, if anyone > would like to take a look at them let me know. > > On a positive note it looks like the Perq

Re: Help needed identifying old MFM drives from the excavation

2020-12-08 Thread Chris Zach via cctalk
Good news: I'm going to get a reader on loan so I should be able to image these things. I'll put them up on my web server here, if anyone would like to take a look at them let me know. On a positive note it looks like the Perq T2 units used either the ST506 or ST412 drives, so those *might* ha

Re: Gateway Electronics (was Al Lasher's electronics closing.)

2020-12-08 Thread Jon Elson via cctalk
On 12/07/2020 09:32 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: As much fun as the Silicon Valley surplus outlets were, I don't think any could hold a candle to the old post WWII surplus outlets. I think John Meshna was the last of those. My favorite was "surplus row" on S. Michigan Ave. in Chicago. I