[cctalk] Re: Any RSX-11 fans able to identify file types?

2023-06-26 Thread Hans-Ulrich Hölscher via cctalk
A-to-Z is listed in https://doc.lagout.org/science/0_Computer%20Science/0_Computer%20History/old-hardware/dec/pdp11/catalogs/PDP_Systems_and_Options_Catalog_1988_Jul-Dec.pdf at several pdf pages, e.g. 54 & 412. It says: A-to-Z Base System The A-to-Z Base System is a user-installable, multiuser b

[cctalk] Re: VCF Southwest 2023 some highlights

2023-06-26 Thread Mark Huffstutter via cctalk
Steve, Thank You very much for taking the time to post your Mini-tour! I agree with the earlier poster, sure looks like a lot Of Cool stuff there at Southwest. Would have loved to have Seen that ADS-B "Radar" setup in person! I've never seen an HP-9830A that gorgeous, and with the

[cctalk] Re: Any RSX-11 fans able to identify file types?

2023-06-26 Thread Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
On 6/26/2023 10:07 AM, Paul Koning wrote: On Jun 26, 2023, at 7:16 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote: On 6/25/2023 8:26 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: On 6/25/23 16:59, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote: I have 3" and 1800 pages of possible PDP-11 applications. Trying to guess wh

[cctalk] Re: VCF Southwest 2023 some highlights

2023-06-26 Thread Richard via cctalk
[private reply] In article you write: >On Mon, Jun 26, 2023 at 1:06 PM Steve Lewis via cctalk > wrote: >> >> VCF SW was this past weekend near Dallas, Texas. >> >> Here are some highlights from my perspective. >> >> https://voidstar.blog/vcf-southwest-2023/ >> >> >> Most photos you can click to

[cctalk] Re: Any RSX-11 fans able to identify file types?

2023-06-26 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 6/26/23 13:17, Lee Gleason via cctalk wrote: >   Some of the filenames  (eg ATOZ013.MSL)  suggest that the DEC product > A-TO-Z might be involved. This was an RSX based product for small offices. As I mentioned, it fits perfectly. In particular when I look at the backup file, I run into this:

[cctalk] Re: H7819-AA / VAXstation 4000/90 and 4000/96

2023-06-26 Thread Jan-Benedict Glaw via cctalk
Hi! On Mon, 2023-06-26 20:06:08 +0200, Jan-Benedict Glaw via cctalk wrote: > Just added a PiSCSI, uploaded a NetBSD ISO image, configured a 2 GB > HDD and fired up again: > > > >>> sh conf > > KA49-A V1.0-006-V4.0 > 08-00-2B-35-5D-DF > 128MB > > DEVNBRDEVNAM INFO > --

[cctalk] Re: Any RSX-11 fans able to identify file types?

2023-06-26 Thread Lee Gleason via cctalk
  Some of the filenames  (eg ATOZ013.MSL)  suggest that the DEC product A-TO-Z might be involved. This was an RSX based product for small offices. -- Lee K. Gleason N5ZMR Control-G Consultants lee.glea...@comcast.ne

[cctalk] Re: VCF Southwest 2023 some highlights

2023-06-26 Thread Rick Bensene via cctalk
Tony D. wrote: > I may be talking nonsense, but you describe the Tektronix 4054 as a > 6800-based system. I > thought the 4051 used that processor, but the 4052 and 4054 used a board of > AM2900-series > bitslice chips that implement a processor with an instruction set similar to > the 6800 >

[cctalk] Re: H7819-AA / VAXstation 4000/90 and 4000/96

2023-06-26 Thread Jan-Benedict Glaw via cctalk
Hi Tony! On Mon, 2023-06-26 15:45:14 +0100, Tony Duell wrote: > On Mon, Jun 26, 2023 at 3:38 PM Jan-Benedict Glaw via cctalk > wrote: > > As I'm preparing to setup my old hardware, I fetched two VAXstations > > (4000/90 and /96) from storage and cleaned one of them throughoutly. > > > > Then

[cctalk] Re: VCF Southwest 2023 some highlights

2023-06-26 Thread Ali via cctalk
> VCF SW was this past weekend near Dallas, Texas. > > Here are some highlights from my perspective. > > https://voidstar.blog/vcf-southwest-2023/ > Man there is always cooler stuff at the other VCFs the n VCFW. Just looking at those pictures the Compaq 468 Portable is nice and the NEC Multisy

[cctalk] Re: VCF Southwest 2023 some highlights

2023-06-26 Thread Steve Lewis via cctalk
I think you're right - I hadn't realized such a shift from the 4051, but makes sense. Demos of the original 4051 that I've seen, the system seemed "painfully slow." Updated to try to clarify, thanks! On Mon, Jun 26, 2023 at 7:12 AM Tony Duell wrote: > On Mon, Jun 26, 2023 at 1:06 PM Steve

[cctalk] Re: Any RSX-11 fans able to identify file types?

2023-06-26 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 6/26/23 04:16, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote: > Actually, there was.  It was a DEC product and ran on MicroRSX. It > consisted of a > > number of packages and was a complete business operations system. That would fit perfectly, given the source of the disks, which were probably created by

[cctalk] Re: H7819-AA / VAXstation 4000/90 and 4000/96

2023-06-26 Thread Tony Duell via cctalk
On Mon, Jun 26, 2023 at 3:38 PM Jan-Benedict Glaw via cctalk wrote: > > Hi! > > As I'm preparing to setup my old hardware, I fetched two VAXstations > (4000/90 and /96) from storage and cleaned one of them throughoutly. > > Then I gave power (to both of them), but both won't really start: > all

[cctalk] H7819-AA / VAXstation 4000/90 and 4000/96

2023-06-26 Thread Jan-Benedict Glaw via cctalk
Hi! As I'm preparing to setup my old hardware, I fetched two VAXstations (4000/90 and /96) from storage and cleaned one of them throughoutly. Then I gave power (to both of them), but both won't really start: all 8 diag LEDs are on (--> power available but CPU didn't start executing instructions

[cctalk] Re: Any RSX-11 fans able to identify file types?

2023-06-26 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Jun 26, 2023, at 7:16 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk > wrote: > > > On 6/25/2023 8:26 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: >> On 6/25/23 16:59, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote: >> >>> I have 3" and 1800 pages of possible PDP-11 applications. Trying to >>> guess what >>> >>> application

[cctalk] Re: VCF Southwest 2023 some highlights

2023-06-26 Thread Tony Duell via cctalk
On Mon, Jun 26, 2023 at 1:06 PM Steve Lewis via cctalk wrote: > > VCF SW was this past weekend near Dallas, Texas. > > Here are some highlights from my perspective. > > https://voidstar.blog/vcf-southwest-2023/ > > > Most photos you can click to enlarge (Edge has bugs with WordPress, you may > nee

[cctalk] VCF Southwest 2023 some highlights

2023-06-26 Thread Steve Lewis via cctalk
VCF SW was this past weekend near Dallas, Texas. Here are some highlights from my perspective. https://voidstar.blog/vcf-southwest-2023/ Most photos you can click to enlarge (Edge has bugs with WordPress, you may need to scroll up/down a little bit to get the click thing working) Cheers, Stev

[cctalk] Re: Any RSX-11 fans able to identify file types?

2023-06-26 Thread Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
On 6/25/2023 8:26 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: On 6/25/23 16:59, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote: I have 3" and 1800 pages of possible PDP-11 applications.  Trying to guess what application created those files is likely to be a study in frustration. Does the "customer" have no idea wh