[cctalk] Me again! RSX-11M manual set

2025-08-02 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
Ok, it's me again with another RSX-11M question. I have a nearly complete set in PDF form for 4.2. But I am running 4.8. Is 4.2 close enough or does anyone have a set for 4.8 or maybe even 4.6? In searching around on the 'net I have found a release notes doc for 4.8 but that's it. Thanks! - Peter

[cctalk] Re: RSX11M (not PLUS) v4.8 question

2025-08-01 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
Hi Mark, Wow! Thank you for this info! I built the CLR command and it works flawlessly. I need to read up on Macro11. I will definitely check out MCE. I tried something like that a while back under M+, don't know if it was MCE or another one I had found. Thanks! - Peter On Thu, Jul 31, 2025 at

[cctalk] RSX11M (not PLUS) v4.8 question

2025-07-31 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
So, I may just be spoiled from using RSX11M-PLUS and now expect too much from the RSX11M OS. But it seems to me the CLS command would be a nice-to-have, but I am not able to find anything about it. So did that not exist for RSX11M? How does one clear the screen in that environment? -Peter

[cctalk] Re: SyQuest disk anyone?

2025-07-21 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
Hi Mike, Honestly, I don't know. How wide is the cartridge? I have an 88MB cartridge but it is too big. - Peter On Mon, Jul 21, 2025 at 12:17 PM Mike Stein wrote: > I have a 44MB SQ400, condition unknown; any use to you? > > On Sun, Jul 20, 2025 at 11:25 AM Peter Ekstrom via cct

[cctalk] Re: SyQuest disk anyone?

2025-07-21 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
Cc: Travis Pierce , Wayne S < > wayne.su...@hotmail.com> Subject: [cctalk] Re: SyQuest disk anyone? > Easier to get the serial zip drive to work. There’s still carts available > for those.Sent from my iPhone> On Jul 20, 2025, at 13:15, Peter Ekstrom via > cctalk wrote:> >

[cctalk] Re: SyQuest disk anyone?

2025-07-21 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
de to work over a DLV11 port, like the TU58. - Peter On Sun, Jul 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM Wayne S wrote: > Easier to get the serial zip drive to work. There’s still carts available > for those. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jul 20, 2025, at 13:15, Peter Ekstrom via cctalk &

[cctalk] Re: SyQuest disk anyone?

2025-07-20 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
ges for years with no > luck. Sysgen called these DuraPak's and SyQuest called them Q-PAK's. I'm > not sure why they had different names. > > On Sun, Jul 20, 2025 at 9:25 AM Peter Ekstrom via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >> I am looking for

[cctalk] SyQuest disk anyone?

2025-07-20 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
I am looking for a 15MB SQ300 disk cartridge in working condition. Anyone have one they wouldn't mind parting with? - Peter

[cctalk] Re: Q-bus, PDP8, VAX items

2025-06-26 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
Where are you located? I wouldn't mind a BA11-M box for my 11/23-PLUS. I have a feeling shipping would be pretty high for one of those. -Peter On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 3:14 AM Paul Anderson via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > As many of you know I have been trying to finish organizing my

[cctalk] Re: 3 VCF's this weekend! Atlanta, Dallas, Australia

2025-06-20 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
I'm looking forward to the one here in Atlanta tomorrow. :) Wonder what kind of PDP-11 stuff I'll find, if any. - Peter On Fri, Jun 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM Adrian Godwin via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Do we ever have one in the UK ? > I think the nearest thing I've seen recently is the

[cctalk] Board repairs?

2025-05-25 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
Was there someone on this list who can help repair boards, like the RQDX3s I broke in my H9278? I don't know if it would be too costly, but if not I'd like to restore them to working condition. -Peter

[cctalk] Re: Problems with an RQDX3 in an 11/23.

2025-05-24 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
16:58, Bill Degnan via cctalk < >> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: >> > >> > Cable and termination? >> > >> >> On Fri, May 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM Peter Ekstrom via cctalk < >> >> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: >> >> >> >> H

[cctalk] Re: Problems with an RQDX3 in an 11/23.

2025-05-24 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
6:58, Bill Degnan via cctalk > wrote: > > > > Cable and termination? > > > >> On Fri, May 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM Peter Ekstrom via cctalk < > >> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >> > >> Hello to the group, > >> > >> I have been

[cctalk] Problems with an RQDX3 in an 11/23.

2025-05-23 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
Hello to the group, I have been banging my head against a PDP-11/23 where I have an RQDX3 I'm trying to get to work. Actually, I have two RQDX3's but only one at a time. It is configured to the factory CSR, 172150, and it has the latest microcode on it. When I run the XXDP ZRQCH0 formatter I get t

[cctalk] Re: VMR question for RSX11M and DECnet CEX

2025-05-08 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
I figured it out. Wohoo! On Thu, May 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM Peter Ekstrom wrote: > I am putting together a PDP-11/23 and have a working RSX-11M 4.4 OS > running in simh while I wait for a few parts. I want DECnet as well. I have > the 4.7 kit and have done a netgen, but I can't install it because I

[cctalk] VMR question for RSX11M and DECnet CEX

2025-05-08 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
I am putting together a PDP-11/23 and have a working RSX-11M 4.4 OS running in simh while I wait for a few parts. I want DECnet as well. I have the 4.7 kit and have done a netgen, but I can't install it because I don't have the CEXPAR partition in my system image. I have gone over the VMR command i

[cctalk] Re: PDP-11 hardware clock

2025-05-04 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
Oh! Thank you for that! I didn't know about that one. -Peter On Sun, May 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM Glen Slick via cctalk wrote: > One option for a QBus time of day clock calendar card is the DIGITAL > PATHWAYS INC TCU-50, for example: > > https://www.ebay.com/itm/177058714800 > > https://bitsavers.org

[cctalk] Re: PDP-11 hardware clock

2025-05-04 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
It is still a 'good to have' for those running real PDP-11 machines without I/D support, like the 11/23 and 11.23+. The TCP/IP stack Johnny has written works great on the machines (emulated or real) that do support I/D space. I would really like to have Johnny's TCP/IP stack on my 11/23+ but I unde

[cctalk] QRAM-2 SAB-1 manual?

2025-05-03 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
So I have one of these boards, but I haven't been able to locate a manual for this specific one. Does anyone have the manual for this specific board? - Peter

[cctalk] Re: PDP-11 hardware clock

2025-05-03 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
Thanks for the info! I'm going to have to widen my search for sure. One of those 306A or 307 cards sounds like they should work. - Peter On Sat, May 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM Christopher Zach via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Interesting. I have one does it emulate a kw11? Can it keep the d

[cctalk] PDP-11 hardware clock

2025-05-02 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
Hello PDP-11 Gurus, I am looking for a better time-keeping alternative than the LTC in my PDP-11/23-PLUS. Is the KWV11-C card the best option for that or are there other options? I have looked around a bit and have seen some other RTC boards but don't know if they would work. -Peter

[cctalk] Re: KEF-11 - WAS: Re: Re: RSX11M tape copy

2025-04-25 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
i, Apr 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM John H. Reinhardt via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On 4/25/2025 11:05 AM, John Robertson via cctalk wrote: > > On 2025-04-25 8:28 a.m., John H. Reinhardt via cctalk wrote: > >> On 4/24/2025 1:01 PM, Peter Ekstrom via cctalk wrote: >

[cctalk] Re: RSX11M tape copy

2025-04-24 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
> Does RSX have the equivalent of the FORTRAN-IV compiler on RT11? That one > is a more basic implementation, lower performance but I think also smaller > code. It doesn't need an FPP. > > paul > > > On Apr 24, 2025, at 2:01 PM, Peter Ekstrom via cctalk < &

[cctalk] Re: RSX11M tape copy

2025-04-24 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
eter On Tue, Apr 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM Jon Elson via cctalk wrote: > On 4/22/25 12:31, Peter Ekstrom via cctalk wrote: > > Hi Jon, > > > > Next I am going to attempt to compile your tapedup utility and see how > that > > goes. I have never written or compiled > >

[cctalk] Re: RSX11M tape copy

2025-04-22 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
t; On 4/16/25 12:40, Peter Ekstrom via cctalk wrote: > > On Wed, Apr 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM Jon Elson via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> > > wrote: > > > >> On 4/16/25 11:53, Peter Ekstrom via cctalk wrote: > >>> Hello all, > >>> > &

[cctalk] Re: RSX11M tape copy

2025-04-16 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
On Wed, Apr 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM Jon Elson via cctalk wrote: > On 4/16/25 11:53, Peter Ekstrom via cctalk wrote: > > Hello all, > > > > I have transferred some simh .tap files to my PDP-11/23+ running RSX11M+. > > There I have tried to use VCP to attach them to a

[cctalk] RSX11M tape copy

2025-04-16 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
Hello all, I have transferred some simh .tap files to my PDP-11/23+ running RSX11M+. There I have tried to use VCP to attach them to a virtual device but I keep getting an invalid record format error. I then realized the simh .tap files most likely aren't organized correctly. If I attach them to T

[cctalk] Re: Selling Off My Q-Bus Collection (revision based on suggestions)

2025-03-19 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
Hi Joe, I have an 11/23-PLUS without a chassis so would that BA-chassis happen to be for a 23-PLUS? A BA-11S I believe it should be. -Peter On Wed, Mar 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM Alex King via cctalk wrote: > > Hey Joe, can you tell me more about the VT103? > > Alex > > > > On Mar 19, 2025, at 10:44 

[cctalk] Re: I need some RSX11M+ TKB help

2025-01-02 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
Mark, I just wanted to say Thank you for the help! I have the device loaded up now on my PDP. -Peter On Tue, Dec 31, 2024 at 10:26 AM Peter Ekstrom wrote: > Hi Mark, > > Ooo! Awesome! It turns out my setup is missing a lot of things so > rebuilding drivers doesn't seem to work. I am looking at

[cctalk] Re: I need some RSX11M+ TKB help

2024-12-31 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
Hi Mark, Ooo! Awesome! It turns out my setup is missing a lot of things so rebuilding drivers doesn't seem to work. I am looking at redoing the install in a SIMH pdp11 to see if I can get a more complete installation. But this looks like it should solve the immediate problem. I will definitely try

[cctalk] Re: I need some RSX11M+ TKB help

2024-12-30 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
Hi Mark, Thank you so much for this information! Seeing this, I was on the right track but was missing a few items. I typed this into a file on the PDP and ran it, but now it turns out I don't have the RSX11M.OLB file, so I guess I am just going to have to work on getting the sysgen stuff onto my

[cctalk] I need some RSX11M+ TKB help

2024-12-29 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
I have RSX11M+ 4.6 BL87 installed and running on my real PDP 11/23+ and have gotten DECnet to work as well. But recently a need to access a TU58 tape has come up, and turns out the DD driver on disk isn't built against the correct RSX11M.STB file. So I need to, I guess, recreate the DDDRV.TSK file.

[cctalk] Re: Trouble with DEQNA adapter

2024-12-19 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
ly one point. > > paul > > > On Dec 19, 2024, at 5:15 PM, Warner Losh via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > > It's always SQE with thicknet. Too much or too little. > > > > On Thu, Dec 19, 2024, 3:03 PM Peter Ekstrom via cct

[cctalk] Re: Trouble with DEQNA adapter

2024-12-19 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
I just learned what SQE does. I had to enable it on my AUI and it seems the collision detection is happy now. -Peter On Thu, Dec 19, 2024 at 9:41 AM Peter Ekstrom wrote: > Hi all, > > This may be a dumb question but I am a bit stumped. I can't seem to find > any helpful info in the manuals. I h

[cctalk] Trouble with DEQNA adapter

2024-12-19 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
Hi all, This may be a dumb question but I am a bit stumped. I can't seem to find any helpful info in the manuals. I have a DEQNA installed in my 11/23+ and I have run a NETGEN using the QNA driver. When NETINS runs I start seeing messages like these on the console: Event type 5.14, Send failed O

[cctalk] Re: Philips P2000C disk format

2024-12-09 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
0 ; OF SECTORS ON SIDE-1 DEFB1 ;FOR CP/M DEFB 20H,0, 7,08,11,12,15,16 DEFB 19,20,23,24,27,28,31,32 On Mon, Dec 9, 2024 at 8:44 AM Tony Duell wrote: > On Mon, Dec 9, 2024 at 1:02 PM Peter Ekstrom via cctalk > wrote: > > > > This one seem

[cctalk] Re: Philips P2000C disk format

2024-12-09 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
This one seems to have information on the diskette layout starting on page 230: https://electrickery.nl/comp/p2000c/doc/P2000C-SystemRefServiceManual.pdf -Peter On Sun, Dec 8, 2024 at 4:52 PM Rik Bos via cctalk wrote: > Tony, > > Maybe this software catalogue will help you: > https://electrick

[cctalk] Re: RQDX3 Formatter

2024-11-01 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
Well, I learned that not all drives that look like ST-506, are... Turns out the drive I was going to use is a Micropolis 1355, which is an ESDI drive. So it won't work with the RQDX3. I guess that drive goes back on the shelf until something else comes along. Thanks for all the info on the formatt

[cctalk] Re: RQDX3 Formatter

2024-10-27 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
> > > > > I don't have the source, but I had great success octal-patching my > copy a > > > few years ago, made it work with a Maxtor xt-11something instead of the > > > real rd54 / xt-2190. > > > I'll reply again if I can find the instru

[cctalk] RQDX3 Formatter

2024-10-24 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
Hi everyone, Does anyone have the source for the ZRQCxx formatter? I have found a pdf for ZRQCE0 but am curious if the actual source code for that one, or ZRQCH0 is available? I'd like to make some changes to the UIT table. -Peter

[cctalk] Re: RSX11M installation on real PDP11

2024-10-21 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
gt; > Thank you for this information! > > -Peter > > On Mon, Oct 21, 2024 at 11:10 AM Nadav Eiron > wrote: > >> My 11/23 is not accessible, but I believe I've used this version a couple >> of years ago (on a Raspberry Pi): https://github.com/drboone/vtserver

[cctalk] Re: RSX11M installation on real PDP11

2024-10-21 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
sed this version a couple > of years ago (on a Raspberry Pi): https://github.com/drboone/vtserver > > On Mon, Oct 21, 2024 at 7:45 AM Peter Ekstrom via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >> Hmm, not sure why yet, but I'm not able to get vtserver to work. I have

[cctalk] Re: RSX11M installation on real PDP11

2024-10-21 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
Hmm, not sure why yet, but I'm not able to get vtserver to work. I have entered the bootcode manually in ODT, and I have had vtserver send it. It looks like it loads the code and then reads one record but then hangs. I'm wondering if my version of ODT on the CPU board needs something to be handled

[cctalk] Re: RSX11M installation on real PDP11

2024-10-20 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
Aha! Ok great, I need to look closer at those then. Thank you! On Sun, Oct 20, 2024 at 9:23 AM cz wrote: > use pdp11gui or vtserver. They can use ODT to upload a small program to > the 11 which allows it to send or receive an image to a MCSP or > RL/RX/Whatever drive. Can be slow (top speed is 9

[cctalk] Re: RSX11M installation on real PDP11

2024-10-20 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
Thank you all for the tips and pointers. I like the idea of pulling the image off of my real drive, but how would I transfer it between the pdp and my Linux box with Simh? It is too big for the tu58 emulator. On Sun, Oct 20, 2024 at 03:15 cz via cctalk wrote: > >If you go this route, be advi

[cctalk] RSX11M installation on real PDP11

2024-10-18 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
Hello to the group, I have acquired some boards and a backplane for a PDP 11/23+. The disk controller is an RQDX3 and I have a 3.5" drive that works as an RX50. I have a greazeweasle so I am able to write RX50 images to 3.5 inch floppies. I also have an RD32 MFM drive that also works. Since I ha

[cctalk] A little off-topic but at least somewhat related: endianness

2024-08-15 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
Hi to the group, I am tinkering with some C-code where I am working on something that can process some microcode. The microcode is from a DG MV/1 machine and while working on it, I noticed it is in little-endian. That's simple enough to work around but that had me wondering, why do we have big

[cctalk] Looking for a DG manual

2024-01-09 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
Hello, Does anyone have a PDF of the AOS/VS Systems internals reference manual by chance? Thanks, Peter

[cctalk] Anyone have any IO Corp 8219HP docs or info

2024-01-01 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
Happy New Year everyone! I was wondering if anyone happens to have any documentation or information about the 8219HP adapter by IO Corporation? It is a protocol converter from Twinax to RS232 emulating an IBM 5219 printer. I am mostly looking for information about the option/rate switches on the b

[cctalk] Re: ROM data for Lear Siegler ADM31?

2023-08-06 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
John, Have to admit, I am curious. Has Ian had a chance to look at those ROM images yet? Did they work? -Peter On Thu, Aug 3, 2023 at 3:45 PM John Robertson wrote: > Hi Peter, > > Thanks, I'll check with Ian if he tried those or not... > > John :-#)# > > On 2023/08/03 11:58 a.m., Peter Ekstrom

[cctalk] Re: ROM data for Lear Siegler ADM31?

2023-08-03 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
Hi John, Would these be what you are looking for? https://bitsavers.org/pdf/learSiegler/ADM_31/firmware/ -Peter On Thu, Aug 3, 2023 at 2:47 PM John Robertson via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > I sold my Lear Siegler ADM31 recently and the new owner (Ian) has found > that one of the R

[cctalk] Re: Gb Ethernet and 10Mb links

2023-05-28 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
I found that out the hard way recently when I acquired my AS/400 and the 10Mb/s card for it. It did not like talking to my 10/100/1000 switch at all. And of course I had recently gotten rid of my old 10Mb/s hub I had been saving for a couple of decades... Had to resort to eBay for an ancient hub.

[cctalk] Looking for IBM 2723

2023-03-29 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
Hey all, So, being the new owner of a AS/400 9401-150, I am looking for a 2723-9406 LAN card for it. Does anyone have one they wouldn't mind parting with by chance? -Peter

[cctalk] Re: WTB: Working IBM 9401-150

2023-03-24 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
e a 170. Im in melbourne fl. > > I have been unable to move it, its in my living room, but you would need to > load it into the car. It ipl's to a working install, but not sure what > version. Sold off all my twinax terminals a while back. > > On Tue, Mar 21, 2023, 10:14 A

[cctalk] Re: WTB: Working IBM 9401-150

2023-03-21 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
>> Are you stuck with relying on Advanced/36 or similar? >> >> /y >> >> On Tue, 21 Mar 2023 at 14:42, Peter Ekstrom via cctalk < >> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: >> >>> Hello everyone, >>> >>> First time posting here...

[cctalk] Re: WTB: Working IBM 9401-150

2023-03-21 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
stack and will be significantly faster. > > Are you stuck with relying on Advanced/36 or similar? > > /y > > On Tue, 21 Mar 2023 at 14:42, Peter Ekstrom via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >> Hello everyone, >> >> First time posting h

[cctalk] WTB: Working IBM 9401-150

2023-03-21 Thread Peter Ekstrom via cctalk
Hello everyone, First time posting here... I am wondering if anyone knows of someone looking to get rid of a working (preferably) IBM AS/400e 9401-150? For local pickup it would need to be around the Atlanta, GA area in the US. Thanks! -Peter