[cctalk] Re: 1-click exploits was Re: BEWARE: Phishing

TLDR: “your computer can be infected by clicking on a single link … please click on this single link.” Is this an IQ test? Did I pass? On Jul 9, 2023, at 2:51 PM, Todd Pisek via cctalk wrote: [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Be aware that clicking on a malicious url can result on malware or spyware being

[cctalk] Re: NextStep/Intel, 486's and Pentium overdrive, thoughts.

Chris, one question on the conclusion: was the Mandelbrot program set to use floating point, or fixed-point arithmetic? I’m pretty sure the DSP version was fixed-point (integer, scaled) arithmetic to make it run faster. The conclusion might apply to the Pentium’s performance in integer tasks but

[cctalk] Re: Chatgpt : I had a retro dream

Where can I buy that bumper sticker? - Mark 210-522-6025 office 210-379-4635 cell On Feb 7, 2023, at 1:05 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org>> wrote: [EXTE

[cctalk] Re: Inline Serial Device?

> On Nov 13, 2022, at 9:09 AM, Paul Koning via cctalk > wrote: > > [EXTERNAL EMAIL] > > > >> On Nov 12, 2022, at 1:08 PM, Anders Nelson via cctalk >> wrote: >> >> I bet NN/AI would be helpful with data recovery - if we can model certain >> common failure modes with those old drive heads we

[cctalk] Re: seeking: vme chassis, in seattle

æstrid, my institution is disposing of what I think is a VME chassis here in San Antonio. That is not particularly accessible by Seattle transit, but if you are willing and able to pay for shipping I think we can arrange to get it to you instead of our dumpster. The unit has no power supply (roo

[cctalk] Re: Apple G5 Rebuild

A few more useful sites: https://tim.id.au/laptops/apple/powermac/powermac_g5.pdf This one includes official Apple “take-apart procedures" http://resale.headgap.com Parts and components, in case you actually are missing something in their catalog. Satisfied customer, no other relation. https:

Re: Commodore vic 20 poweroff

> On Mar 16, 2022, at 3:29 PM, Jim MacKenzie via cctalk > wrote: > > [EXTERNAL EMAIL] > > > > -Original Message- >> On Wed, 16 Mar 2022, Diedrich, Bryce via cctech wrote: >>> Just got a Commodore Vic-20. What is the safest way to power it off >>> when I am done using it? > > In all

Re: Commodore vic 20 poweroff

> On Mar 16, 2022, at 2:58 PM, Fred Cisin via cctech > wrote: > > [EXTERNAL EMAIL] > >> On Wed, 16 Mar 2022, Diedrich, Bryce via cctech wrote: >>> Just got a Commodore Vic-20. What is the safest way to power it off when I >>> am done using it? > > On Wed, 16 Mar 2022, geneb via cctech wrote:

Re: The precarious state of classic software and hardware preservation

On Nov 21, 2021, at 1:39 PM, ben via cctalk mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org>> wrote: [EXTERNAL EMAIL] On 2021-11-21 9:45 a.m., Adam Thornton via cctalk wrote: On 11/19/21 9:33 PM, Steve Malikoff via cctalk wrote: And what happens when you wake up one morning to find archive.org

Re: VT340 Emulation

On Jun 26, 2021, at 7:43 AM, Peter Corlett via cctalk mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org>> wrote: ... A bit of both. The USB communications device class (CDC) is designed for modems, and it can be hit-and-miss trying to speak to something else. Of course, that doesn't prevent one from ignoring that stan

Re: Apple 3.5" drive issue

> On Apr 20, 2021, at 5:14 PM, Richard Cini via cctalk > wrote: > > [EXTERNAL EMAIL] > > If you can hear the eject motor, you may want to inspect the eject gear. I > know I’ve had to replace them on both of my //gs drives. They’re 3D printed > and I think I found them on eBay or one of the 3D

Re: APL\360

> On Jan 29, 2021, at 8:27 PM, dwight via cctalk wrote: > > [EXTERNAL EMAIL] > > If we'd thought about it we could count to 1023 on our fingers. > Dwight My kids actually do that (because I did think about it when they were growing up). And not just to impress me, I was watching the elder daug

Re: The best hard drives??

On Nov 17, 2020, at 7:03 PM, Liam Proven via cctalk mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org>> wrote: Argh! I was not posting to the list that I thought I was. I apologise for using that nickname. :-( Liam, …. does it actually make it better that you were posting to the wrong list? I say this without ranc

Re: 2 2010 macbook pro's --- vast performance differences....

My 2011 has a new battery as of this spring. *Everything* worked, including a several-hour battery life, but the swelling of the battery made it hard to click the trackpad. That is indeed worth a check. Tom’s suggestion is a good one. - Mark

Re: Altair 8800 reproduction

On Jul 23, 2020, at 10:15 PM, Tom Hunter via cctalk mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org>> wrote: The easiest and more affordable path would be the Altair 8800 clone but somehow I am more attracted to the non-emulated implementation. Understood space, time, and money are always factors, but I’m curious

Mac Performa 6214CD FTGH from San Antonio, TX (re-post; now tested)

All, Still trying to find a home for this system (re-post but with more information, testing) For the visually oriented, here are pictures showing the machine running: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11j__mCYOFuBAil58hAdhmSK5GMaqmcUL?usp=sharing Things in the pictures but NOT included in

Re: DIGI-COMP 1 enhanced

> On May 8, 2020, at 10:08 AM, Jörg Hoppe via cctalk > wrote: > > [EXTERNAL EMAIL] > > Guys, > > I added a motor drive to my DIGI-COMP I, and wrote 4 web pages about that > device. > > See http://www.retrocmp.com/articles/digi-comp-1/ > > or just the video https://youtu.be/D6GgxXRJXnw > >

Re: Grinnell Systems

I’m fairly sure there was one at University of Texas Center for Space Research, circa 1980 (+/- a year or 4). It would have been in a separate room from the PDP-11 I normally used. I got to “fly” a space-suit with a manned maneuvering unit around a wire-frame space shuttle representation on it f

Re: ICL1501 Cobol manual available

> On Apr 15, 2020, at 11:57 AM, Tomasz Rola via cctalk > wrote: > > [EXTERNAL EMAIL] > > On Tue, Apr 07, 2020 at 02:11:25PM -0500, Will Cooke via cctalk wrote: > [...] >> >> And of course there is this :-) >> http://www.keil.com/cobolad.pdf > > Oh goad. Have they ported it to Arduino? > > --

Re: HPE OpenVMS Hobbyist license program is closing

> On Mar 10, 2020, at 7:59 PM, John H. Reinhardt via cctalk > wrote: > > [EXTERNAL EMAIL] > > On 3/10/2020 1:17 PM, Tomasz Rola via cctalk wrote: >> I really liked the idea of running VMS on simh (and learning some more >> skills), even if I had to register online. But when I looked, it >> seem

World's most frustrating FTGH giveaway - Palm Pilot box

All, Next to go is a box in which a Palm Pilot was originally sold. The box is in great shape, shrink-wrap intact except where it was sliced just enough to open the top. The manual is in great shape. The registration card is in great shape. The order receipt is in great shape, name of original ow

Mac Performa 6214CD FTGH from San Antonio, TX

All, Next to go is a home-office setup. Mac Performa 6214CD, PowerPC CPU, 3.5” floppy and CD drive on front face Apple Extended Keyboard II (NO ADB CABLE) Apple Apple Desktop Bus Mouse II (round) Apple Multiple Scan 15 Display (matching, includes cable) APS external SCSI hard drive enclosure and c

StyleWriters FTGH

All, next thing to go from my pile is a set of Stylewriters. 2 ea. StyleWriter (1st generation) 2 ea. Color StyleWriter 1500 1 power supply for Stylewriter (condition very iffy) 1 power supply for Color StyleWriter 1500 (condition believed to be good) 1 spare circuit board (Stylewriter I believe,

Apple II DOS User's manual

All, next thing in my disposal pile. 3-ring binder, containing a repro copy of the subject line and a 5.25” floppy labelled “Apple II DOS 3.3 System Master For Apple II, II+, and IIe”. computer is given away a while back, should have sent this with it. I bought it in 2006 and won’t use it. I th

Commodore PET interfacing description.

All, Another thing that surfaced recently on my pile is a manila envelope containing a big photocopied stack of papers, with a title page saying: — Interfacing the Commodore PET by Bill Durham, David Paul, and jim Wilman University of Arkansas. — It’s got about 45 pages of text, interspersed w

SCO software box last chance

…spoken for. have not yet brought myself to throw away this big box of SCO software. Last call, though. - Mark 210-522-6025 office 210-379-4635 cell

SCO software box last chance

All, have not yet brought myself to throw away this big box of SCO software. Last call, though. I’ll pay media rate to get it to you in the US, just let me know that you want it and where to ship it. If you are abroad, email me and we can split postage, depending on total price. SCO OpenServer

Re: George Schmidt, Distinguished Lectures, January 16, 2020

All, Southwest Research Institute will be hosting a talk in San Antonio, (Texas, USA) by one of the engineers involved in the Apollo navigation effort, George T. Schmidt. I understand he is aware of and very interested in the Apollo Guidance Computer work done by some of the folks on this list a

OT(?): Emulation XKCD

All, my daughter is well aware of my affinity for old computers and software, and, as usual, she pointed out that there’s an XKCD for that: https://xkcd.com/2221/ I found this remarkably accurate. - Mark

Re: Vintage Computer Warehouse Liquidation

> On Sep 22, 2019, at 2:40 PM, Thomas Raguso via cctalk > wrote: > > [EXTERNAL EMAIL] > > This is my first of many posts that I will make about this sale. > > I am liquidating a large warehouse filled with vintage computers including > Apple, DEC, IBM, Commodore, Tandy/Radio Shack, HP, and mor

Re: Alphaservers for free in Athabasca, Alberta

> On Aug 5, 2019, at 11:41 PM, Richard Loken via cctalk > wrote: > > [EXTERNAL EMAIL] > > On Mon, 5 Aug 2019, Boris Gimbarzevsky wrote: > >> A mere 579 miles from Kamloops. Unfortunately have to talk to my wife who >> thinks I have too many computers even though I've given away bulk of my DE

Re: Alphaservers for free in Athabasca, Alberta

> On Aug 5, 2019, at 1:03 PM, Seth Morabito via cctalk > wrote: > > I'm tempted, but... I don't know where I'd put it. I'm clean out of room for > a whole rack :( Seth, you just need to think about this objectively. Alphaserver rack ….. refrigerato

OT: (was: Re: Things to do in Australia & New Zealand?)

> On May 20, 2019, at 7:12 PM, Guy Dunphy via cctalk > wrote: > >> Subject: Things to do in Australia & New Zealand? >> From: Patrick Finnegan > >> I'm going to be in Australia and then New Zealand for most of June, and was >> wondering if there was anything interesting classic computer wise to

Re: Mac 1K

> On May 15, 2019, at 2:34 PM, Alexandre Souza via cctalk > wrote: > > No Cindy, it should turn on and go bong without the keyboard... > > ---8<---Corte aqui---8<--- > http://www.tabajara-labs.blogspot.com > http://www.tabalabs.com.br > ---8<---Corte aqui---8<--- > > > Em qua, 15 de mai de 20

Re: Network cards and Win98SE

> On May 13, 2019, at 6:57 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk > wrote: > > On Mon, 13 May 2019, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: >> The last game that I recall playing with any frequency was Chess 3.0 on >> a Cyber 74. Other games over the years have held my interest for only >> a couple of hours, tops.

Re: Plane of core memory

> On Apr 18, 2019, at 11:18 PM, dwight via cctalk wrote: > > Although, after written, there is little magnetism lost out side of the ring, > while being magnetized, there is quite a bit of stray magnetism. By placing > the the rings at 90 degrees, it minimizes the magnetism induced in the > ad

Re: RS/6000 7043-140 boot floppies

> On Feb 18, 2019, at 4:42 PM, Alan Perry wrote: > … > Yes, it has a CD drive. Do you recall what month the discussion was so I know > where to start looking in the list archive? > > It sounds as if Solaris doesn't run on the 604e in the 43p/7043 (I will never > understand IBM model designatio

Re: RS/6000 7043-140 boot floppies

> On Feb 18, 2019, at 11:49 AM, Alan Perry via cctech > wrote: > > > Is there some trick to making boot floppies for the RS/6000 7043-140 (a > mid-90s PReP architecture machine)? > > I initially tried to install Solaris 2.5.1 on it and created the boot floppy > by dd'ing the image using a SP

Re: Free: 2x DEC Alpha workstations - 164LX and XP1000

Arun, If you don’t find other homes for these systems, please let me know. I probably have more machines than I need right now, but I think I can add these to the herd. But, if you get another offer, please put that first priority. - Mark

Re: Mounting HP7970e 9-Trk 1/2" Tape Drive

> On Feb 11, 2019, at 12:24 PM, Jack Harper via cctalk > wrote: > > At 10:16 AM 2/11/2019, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: >> ...Need to bolt the rear to the floor, or something SOLID, and extend the >> "footprint" of the front to include where the center of gravity is when >> fully extended. An

Re: GSX-80 software

Pat, DEC Rainbows used GSX-86, presumably related, running on CPM-80/86. I think that’s not what you are looking for, but let me know if you want more info on that. - Mark 210-522-6025 office 210-379-

Re: 2 vax 4000-300s, 54KHA-AB, storage container and drives

Paul, Where are the VAXen, and what are you looking to get for them? I’m in San Antonio, so if you’d rather just estimate shipping plus price, that’s what I’m really interested in :-). Are they likely to be in running condition? - Mark

Re: OT? Upper limits of FSB

> On Jan 6, 2019, at 1:31 PM, dwight via cctalk wrote: > > Surprisingly, this is actually good for older languages like Forth that are > fugal with RAM. Why so (why surprising, I mean)? Understood an unrolled loop executes faster, RISC instruction sets have lower information density than CISC

Re: Orphan HP Alphaservers looking for a new home

> On Dec 17, 2018, at 7:29 PM, Glen Slick via cctalk > wrote: > > I have two ES47 System Building Block Drawers boxes, each with two > 1GHz 21364 EV7 processors, which form a four CPU ES47 Model 4 when the > two boxes are connected via the interprocessor hose cables. I didn't > have any issues g

Re: Orphan HP Alphaservers looking for a new home

> On Dec 17, 2018, at 5:32 PM, Grant Taylor via cctalk > wrote: > > On 12/17/2018 04:02 PM, Richard Loken via cctalk wrote: >> I have immediate access to four Alphaservers, an RA8000 raid server, and the >> associated fibre switches in need of a new home. > > Where are the servers located? Ar

Re: Ethernet names...

> On Oct 4, 2018, at 11:00 PM, Eric Smith via cctalk > wrote: > > On Thu, Oct 4, 2018, 14:19 Eric Smith wrote: > >> except that in the Pelkey account the Alto network wasn't designed and >> built until June, _after_ the name change. >> > > I should have written that it the design and constru

Re: Ethernet names...

> On Oct 4, 2018, at 11:00 PM, Eric Smith via cctalk > wrote: > > On Thu, Oct 4, 2018, 14:19 Eric Smith wrote: > >> except that in the Pelkey account the Alto network wasn't designed and >> built until June, _after_ the name change. >> > > I should have written that it the design and constr

Re: Ethernet names...

Listening to Bob Metcalfe talk right now (15:30 CST), and there may be a question and answer session. Any questions? - Mark 210-522-6025 office 210-379-4635cell > On Oct 4, 2018, at 11:00 PM, Eric Smith

Re: VT100's

> On Oct 1, 2018, at 1:55 PM, Paul Koning wrote: > >> On Oct 1, 2018, at 2:46 PM, Ethan Dicks via cctalk >> wrote: >> >> On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 2:16 PM, Tapley, Mark via cctalk >>> ...I have to say my favorite VT-100-alike is a Rainbow. One box (pl

Re: Cleaning out again

> On Sep 26, 2018, at 9:19 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk > wrote: > > > > Here's a list of stuff I need to cull from my collection. > … > DECServer 200 > MC 3 > Desktop enclosure for DECServer 200 MC

Re: DEC H744 +5 supply

On Sep 21, 2018, at 6:03 PM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote: > (Although I guess the coil > for the buck might be cheaper than the transformer - even though the use of a > high frequency would reduce the size of the latter - making the buck approach > superior.) > > To put it another way, there'

Re: VT100's

> On Sep 6, 2018, at 10:34 AM, Zane Healy via cctalk > wrote: > ... > Personally I prefer the VT420’s, though I’d love a VT340/340+ or VT525. I have more desire to own systems to play on than I have space or time. Addressing the former, I have to say my favorite VT-100-alike is

Re: WTB: Altair 680, Any Condition, Any Configuration

Jonathan, no connection to this site: http://www.altair680kit.com but I assume you are familiar with it? - Mark 210-522-6025 office 210-379-4635cell > On Sep 2, 2018, at 7:43 PM, system

Re: Global Village 56k modem for shipping

> On Jul 29, 2018, at 7:41 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk > wrote: > > Yes, I capisce. > > Being "in original box (opened and inspected, not tested), includes power > supply and software on CD (for Mac OS 8)." implies that it's as sent by the > vendor, who sold it configured for Mac, and is less l

Global Village 56k modem for shipping

All, pursuant to the modem discussion the last couple of weeks, i searched briefly and came up with: Global Village Teleport 56kbps fax/modem in original box (opened and inspected, not tested), includes power supply and software on CD (for Mac OS 8). Cable connects to the Mac serial por

Re: how good is the data reliability with CD ROM and DVD RAM?

> On Jul 25, 2018, at 4:56 PM, Alexander Schreiber via cctalk > wrote: > >> Are there such things as "microSD" to "standard SD" adapters that allows >> for insertion of standard SD into mcroSD slots? > > Of course there are. Since both SD cards and µSD cards have identical > electrical and prot

Re: Courier Modems (Was: Landfill?

> On Jul 20, 2018, at 7:57 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk > wrote: > > There's now six requests for 4 or 5 modems. ... That is a little scary. I will hunt for modems in my boxes, and post if I can find them. They will be available, but I’m sure I didn’t get any Couriers. > It would appear that the

Re: Parts help - need flight SRAMs

! - Mark 210-522-6025 office 210-379-4635cell > On Jun 5, 2018, at 8:06 PM, Eric Smith via cctalk > wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 8:47 AM, Tapley, Mark via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: >

Parts help - need flight SRAMs

All, I have a need at work for an unusual SRAM chip (related to the New Horizons mission). if you have a source or supply of these parts: Part #=5962H9954103QXC Qty=2 (per board) Description: SRAM 256K x 8 Package=FPK40 Generic part#=LM2M8CRH-Q30X with which you’d be wi

Re: Eudora email client source code released

> On May 25, 2018, at 5:35 PM, Al Kossow wrote: > > yea.. I'm not going to dig into it myself. > Just wanted to warn people some archaeology will be necessary to rebuild the > Mac version. > > > On 5/25/18 3:09 PM, Tapley, Mark wrote: >> ResEdit 2.1 can s

Re: Eudora email client source code released

> On May 25, 2018, at 4:44 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk > wrote: > > On 5/25/18 2:29 PM, Tapley, Mark via cctalk wrote: > >>> I dream of a new version of Eudora for the Mac > > Someone has noticed that all of the resource forks in the files have > disappeared :-(

Re: Eudora email client source code released

> On May 22, 2018, at 3:02 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk > wrote: > > >> On May 22, 2018, at 12:55 PM, Len Shustek via cctalk >> wrote: >> >> For the last five years I've been working with Qualcomm and others to allow >> the Computer History Museum to release the source code of what was, in my

Re: Old newsreader source code

> On May 9, 2018, at 4:38 PM, Grant Taylor via cctalk > wrote: > > On 05/09/2018 03:23 PM, Frank McConnell via cctalk wrote: >> It occurred to me (and before I saw Peter Corlett’s post) to go looking for >> some of the old CD-ROMs that have been uploaded to archive.org, and I found >> this one

(OT) Re: Is This A Shill?

> On May 2, 2018, at 10:22 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk > wrote: > > On 05/02/2018 08:06 AM, Eric Christopherson via cctalk wrote: > >> When you say you snipe with a bot, do you mean you use eBay's highest-bid >> functionality to do it? Or do you use third-party software? >> >> I've never been c

Re: TRS-80 Fragmentation

> On Apr 27, 2018, at 9:08 AM, Geoffrey Oltmans via cctalk > wrote: > > Don't get me wrong. Like you I learned a lot due to all the variety of > differing machines that were available in the market early on. From a > business perspective I don't think it made a lot of sense however to have > so

Re: 8085 Dissasembly?

On Apr 17, 2018, at 8:25 AM, Warner Losh via cctalk wrote: > On Tue, Apr 17, 2018 at 7:12 PM, Johnny Eriksson via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >> Bill Gunshannon wrote: >> >>> Many of us think that the advent of the x86 architecture is what led to >>> masochism. >> >> ... or mas

Toshiba Laptop needing new home

All, in San Antonio (Texas), I have a Toshiba Satellite 2065CDS/4.3 laptop, Model number PRS206U-A, whose owner wants to give or throw it away (preferred give). It has a 16-bit ethernet card including dongle and driver floppy, annoying eraser-head cursor control with replacement

Re: Apple B&W CRT monitor popping and clicking

On Apr 3, 2018, at 3:48 PM, Phil Blundell via cctalk wrote: > On Tue, 2018-04-03 at 21:07 +0100, Ian Frost via cctalk wrote: >> >> Recently booted up my B&W Powermac G3, all came up fine including the >> 17” CRT monitor. However after a second or so, the >> monitor gives a ‘popping’ sound and

Re: PATA hard disks, anyone?

Eric, my 17 yo son is building up a gaming computer out of a Mac Pro. If you are serious about getting rid of these, I might encourage him to set up a Raid 5 with 3 of them and 1 or 2 spares. I would think it would read and write pretty fast until it broke, and then he could transition t

Re: AlphaServers

On Mar 13, 2018, at 12:26 PM, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote: > On 13 March 2018 at 05:25, Benjamin Huntsman via cctalk > wrote: >> >> Anyone out there do Alphas anymore? > > I never got my hands on one, although there was a time when I coveted one. > > (Now as I am -- well, not homeless, but

Various Software and Documentation for shipping + donations (round 10B)

All, More of the stack. if any of this interests you please contact me via Private (not list) email at mtap...@swri.edu. If you do want something, send me your shipping address and exactly what you want. I'll get back to you with estimated shipping costs (USPS media rate where p

Various Software and Documentation for shipping + donations (round 10)

All, More of the stack. if any of this interests you please contact me via Private (not list) email at mtap...@swri.edu. If you do want something, send me your shipping address and exactly what you want. I'll get back to you with estimated shipping costs (USPS media rate where p

Re: Why don't you respect the mail threads?!

On Feb 21, 2018, at 9:39 AM, Pontus Pihlgren via cctalk wrote: > Which part is it that bothers you? That the subject is not changed > (which I did) or that the In-Reply-To: header is preserved which > mucks up threading in my client. > > anyway, this has been up for discussion before with lit

Re: Password reset for ~1998 AIX on RS/6000?

On Feb 3, 2018, at 9:08 AM, Jules Richardson via cctech wrote: > On 02/01/2018 02:28 PM, Tapley, Mark via cctech wrote: >> Is there a standard procedure for recovering lost passwords for these >> systems, or for resetting passwords? I do have physical access to the >> mac

Re: Password reset for ~1998 AIX on RS/6000?

swd file and run john (the password cracker utility) on > it for a couple days. > > I don't think Linux can mount the early AIX filesystems directly. > > On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 8:24 PM, r.stricklin via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >> >> On Feb

Re: Password reset for ~1998 AIX on RS/6000?

On Feb 1, 2018, at 2:32 PM, et...@757.org wrote: >> Is there a standard procedure for recovering lost passwords for these >> systems, or for resetting passwords? I do have physical access to the >> machine; it’s possible I can find an AIX install disk but it’s *highly* >> desirable to pres

Password reset for ~1998 AIX on RS/6000?

All, I’m trying to resurrect an AIX workstation that may well contain useful information for the NASA IMAGE spacecraft. The system is an IBM RiscSystem/6000 43P-140 according to the badge on the front (which I think is reasonably accurate). It’s running a version of AIX f

Re:

On Jan 27, 2018, at 8:35 PM, Curious Marc via cctalk wrote: > Next video: cleaning heads in fragly brewed IPA (the beer). I bet it would > work too. Ultrasound in hot solvent cleans stuff that no other method can. > Marc > > ...On Sat, Jan 27, 2018 at 12:17 PM, Carl Claunch via cctech < >>

Re: Google, Wikipedia directly on ASCII terminal?

On Jan 16, 2018, at 4:38 AM, Peter Corlett via cctalk wrote: > On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 08:19:34AM +, Martin Meiner via cctech wrote: > [...] >> Does anybody know if there exists such anaccess-number where this conversion >> is already made, or is there a small deviceon the market that allows

Re: Spectre & Meltdown

On Jan 13, 2018, at 5:24 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: > Although reduction in sneaker-net has virtually eliminated boot-sector spread. I never made that connection before! Glad you toed me.

Re: LA30 restore complete

On Dec 11, 2017, at 2:03 AM, Paul Anderson via cctalk wrote: > Very nice! The LA30 and ADVENT both bring back memories... > > On Sat, Dec 9, 2017 at 8:58 PM, Fritz Mueller via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >> Got the last replacement components I needed for my LA30 restore today,

Re: Ideas for a simple, but somewhat extendable computer bus

On Nov 19, 2017, at 11:54 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: > So we agree on parallel standard buses, that STD bus is a strong > contender with varied processor base. Catching up late, sorry if this is an old question, but what did the Digital Group computers use? My recollection is th

Re: Drive capacity names (Was: WTB: HP-85 16k RAM Module and HPIB Floppy Drive

On Nov 15, 2017, at 11:44 AM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: > "400K" generally means Macintosh single sided, not DEC Rainbow, etc For once, the physical format disambiguates those two! The Rainbow disks are in flexible envelopes (and ~1.75” greater diameter). (Got many of each, couldn’t keep t

Re: PDP-Lifter

On Oct 7, 2017, at 12:53 AM, Steve Malikoff via cctalk wrote: > After the discussion last year about lifting and racking heavy gear, I bodged > together some hardware and > came up with the PDP-Lifter. It allows easy movement, lifting and lowering > for racking and unracking equipment > in 19"

Re: iMac ethernet connection quit - help?

On Jul 20, 2017, at 1:11 PM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote: >> Next stop, I'll pull the cover off the machine and see whether I can >> spot any spilled battery electrolyte from the old battery or anything >> else suspicious looking on the logic board in that area > > It probably wouldn't hurt t

Re: RIP Jerry Pournelle, the first author to write a novel on a computer Early adopt

On Sep 10, 2017, at 7:55 PM, Mark Linimon via cctalk wrote: > On Sun, Sep 10, 2017 at 04:55:48PM -0700, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: >> Not nearly as funny to watch as a Mergenthaler Linotype hot-type >> machine, I'll wager. > > I got to see one in use my freshman year of college. The school

Scavenging higher-end models (Was: Re: determing date on TI 99/4 computers.)

On Sep 6, 2017, at 10:45 AM, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote: > It shows what the machine could have been, if TI hadn't crippled it > for fear of competing with its higher-end models. I have heard similar arguments repeatedly, in reference to systems from multiple different companies (DEC

Re: Various Software and Documentation for shipping + donations (round 9)

, 2017, at 5:40 AM, Todd Goodman via cctalk wrote: > Hi Mark, > > I'd like these if not already claimed. > > Thank you! > > Todd > > > On 09/04/2017 04:34 PM, Tapley, Mark via cctalk wrote: >> All, >> Windows Utilities and drivers: >&g

Various Software and Documentation for shipping + donations (round 9)

All, Windows Utilities and drivers: Not cataloged, a box of ~200 assorted 3.5” floppies, most marked “HD” but some not. All have labels describing Windows utilities, drivers, etc. Yours for cost of shipping, or if you know you are looking for something (sure hope not :-

Re: PSU Input Rectifier Question

On Aug 28, 2017, at 5:12 PM, Rob Jarratt via cctalk wrote: >> >>> If anyone has any good ideas for a "clean" way to remove them I am all ears. >> >> Fully unsoldering the leads and rocking back and forth usually does the job. >> > > Indeed. That is my normal method. But in this case the epox

Re: Why women were the first computer programmers

On Aug 23, 2017, at 11:14 PM, Rod Smallwood via cctalk wrote: > I am all for female equality (but not superiority) > > The main reason for the unbalance is the same in all work situations. > Its called Maternal Dropout. > Women are genetically programmed to be mothers and child care specialists

Various Software and Documentation for shipping + donations (round 8)

All, More of the stack. if any of this interests you please contact me via Private (not list) email at mtap...@swri.edu. If you do want something, send me your shipping address and exactly what you want. I'll get back to you with estimated shipping costs (USPS media rate where p

Re: DCC-116 E / DATA GENERAL NOVA 2/10 / Nixdorf 620 - Restoring and restarting

Dominique, I agree with Rod’s suggestion to check the current, but one other possibility is to check for small resistances, maybe considerably less than 1 Ohm, somewhere between the 5V regulation and the delivery of 5V to the logic boards. If a connector has corroded or a solder joint

Various Software and Documentation for shipping + donations (round 7)

All, More of the stack. if any of this interests you please contact me via Private (not list) email at mtap...@swri.edu. If you do want something, send me your shipping address and exactly what you want. I'll get back to you with estimated shipping costs (USPS media rate where p

Various Software and Documentation for shipping + donations (round 6)

All, More of the stack. if any of this interests you please contact me via Private (not list) email at mtap...@swri.edu. If you do want something, send me your shipping address and exactly what you want. I'll get back to you with estimated shipping costs (USPS media rate where p

Re: Sperry UTS 40 on Ebay - Statesboro, Georgia (part of Operator's Guide FFS)

All, in one of those spectacular coincidences, my excavations today turned up a blue brad binder with 1 page of handwritten notes and photocopies of pages 20-1 through 20-8 of the Sperry UTS 40-81 Operator’s guide (in addition to the other things I’m listing). Terms same as in m

Various Software and Documentation for shipping + donations (round 5)

All, I'm trying to help Cindy find homes for some of what's left from her warehouse. I can hold them only temporarily ( :-P), but if any of this interests you please contact me via Private (not list) email at mtap...@swri.edu. If you do want something, send me your shipping addr

Various Software and Documentation for shipping + donations (round 4)

All, I'm trying to help Cindy find homes for some of what's left from her warehouse. I can hold them only temporarily ( :-) ), but if any of this interests you please contact me via Private (not list) email at mtap...@swri.edu. If you do want something, send me your shipping add

Various Software and Documentation for shipping + donations (round 3)

All, This seems to surface on my round tuit list about annually. I'm trying to help Cindy find homes for some of what's left from her warehouse. I can hold them only temporarily ( :-P ), but if any of this interests you please contact me via Private (not list) email at mtap...@

Free for shipping: Cabletron MR-9000C Ethernet (thin-net) repeater

All, I will not get around to using this, so it’s free for shipping (or for pickup). Cabletron MR-9000C ethernet repeater. One AUI port designed to connect to a thick-net bacbone via an adaptor which I don’t have. 8 thin-net coax ports, LED indicators for each. Also inc

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