Just as my first product was about to go to market, the company president
decided we needed copy protection. He wanted Prolok. I objected, and
proposed that if I could break it in 24 hours, we wouldn't use it. I took
25 hours, and we did use it (fair is fair).
I finally found my notes and the unlo
I used pmate in my early DOS years (1982-83) eventually switching back to
vi when it was available. That might have been the MKS (Mortice Kern
Systems) version.
I have a copy of pmate but its two or three files are tangled up on a disk
image with some unrelated .com files. When I can sort them out
On Sat, Sep 18, 2021 at 4:01 PM Chris Zach via cctalk
wrote:
> Went over to chip away at the Bob basement, and this time Alex came with
> me.
>
Are you taking pictures of the inventory and posting them somewhere?
On Fri, Aug 13, 2021, 6:15 PM J. David Bryan via cctech <
cct...@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> On Friday, August 13, 2021 at 17:23, Alexandre Souza wrote:
>
> > Is any kind of standard, recomendation, group, mail list, to discuss
> > the subject?
>
> I am not aware of any. I started with Al Kossow's b
You are conflating the OS kernel with the developer A
On Sun, Aug 1, 2021 at 10:11 AM Liam Proven via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> On Sun, 1 Aug 2021 at 04:21, Tony Aiuto via cctalk
> wrote:
> >
> > I would argue that this is totally wrong. iOS,
>
> Whi
On Tue, Jul 27, 2021 at 9:21 PM Grant Taylor via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> On 7/27/21 4:27 AM, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote:
> > This was a talk at a recent Chaos Computer Club congress:
> > https://media.ccc.de/v/rc3-525180-what_have_we_lost#t=1707
> >
> > « We have ended up in a w
*I found more related goodies you can have for the shipping. You can reply
direct to me or on this thread.*
ctually use.
>
> On Sun, Apr 4, 2021 at 8:17 PM Tony Aiuto via cctalk <
> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
>> Ed. When you type in all caps it looks like you've been owned. Can you
>> tone
>> it down so we know it is real mail.
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 4,
Ed. When you type in all caps it looks like you've been owned. Can you tone
it down so we know it is real mail.
On Sun, Apr 4, 2021 at 6:54 PM ED SHARPE via cctalk
wrote:
>
>
>
> Looking to buy any of the IR. INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER KITS WITH SOLAR
> RADIOS OR SOLAR RADIO EXIMERMENTS FOR SMECC
On Wed, Mar 31, 2021 at 3:34 AM Curious Marc via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> I’ll blame it on Kyle and Fritz, I could not resist…
>
> https://curiousmarcs-store.creator-spring.com/listing/VAXinated
>
> Marc
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 24, 2021, 17:50 Fritz Mueller via cctalk <
> cctalk@classic
I'm in the middle of imaging a set of 5 1/4" diskettes from 1988
containing the Interpress conformance test suite.
My plan is to
- convert the MS-DOS backup format images to files (trivial)
- find interpress to postscript converter to print the files.
- compare them to the reference pictures to ve
On Fri, Mar 19, 2021 at 10:03 PM Richard Pope
wrote:
> Tony,
> What ever went wrong with my body 20 years ago when I came down
> with the flu damaged my metabolism. The extra heat load on my lungs and
> my core causes me to become sick in about 5 minutes. In 15 minutes I am
> unresponsive, i
It looks like I have the ODE source (with doc sources) for 2.3.4 and 2.3.6
2.3.4 is from 1997, 2.3.6 from 1998. Is that old enough for you?
IANAL, but the copyright doc looks good
Copyright (c), 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
The Open Group Research Institute ("TOG RI"),
On Sat, Mar 20, 2021 at 2:16 PM Ben Huntsman via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> Hello!
>Does anyone have any old documentation for ODE 2.1.1, or relatively
> close versions? I know "newer" versions have been released and have
> documentation available, but there are some changes in
I don't think giant squids would be safe in the parking lot. Without a lot
of water, they would dry out. We could continuously hose them down, but
that might damage vintage hardware. Nothing is simple.
RIchard: I'm curious, what form of disability prevents someone from wearing
a mask, yet they are
Nice. I have a lot of stuff I want to clean out of my basement.
Will you be requiring masks for all attendees? Not doing so is a
deal breaker for me.
On Fri, Mar 19, 2021 at 6:50 PM Jeffrey Brace via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> Announcing our second Annual Vintage Computer Federatio
Joshua: I have one of those too. They do make a great display piece. If you
collect any information off list, I would love to hear it.
On Sun, Mar 14, 2021 at 11:20 AM Paul Koning via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
>
> > On Mar 13, 2021, at 1:34 PM, Joshua Rice via cctalk <
> cctalk@cl
I sent a PR. https://github.com/larsbrinkhoff/pdp10-its-disassembler/pull/71
>
oghlan via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> Tony Aiuto wrote:
> > On Sat, Mar 6, 2021 at 11:48 PM Jim Carpenter
> wrote:
> >> On Sat, Mar 6, 2021 at 8:07 PM Tony Aiuto via cctalk
> >> wrote:
> >> > I think that is an artifact of the files being c
On Sat, Mar 6, 2021 at 11:48 PM Jim Carpenter
wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 6, 2021 at 8:07 PM Tony Aiuto via cctalk
> wrote:
> > I think that is an artifact of the files being created with the wrong
> names.
> > For example, with tape 169249, after you skip the UFDs, tito -t p
On Sat, Mar 6, 2021 at 1:54 AM Lars Brinkhoff wrote:
> Tony Aiuto wrote:
> >> What problem do you have with my tito tool?
> >
> > $ ./tito -x -f 169249.tape
> > fopen: Is a directory
>
> This appears to be because creating an output file was attempted, but
> there was already a directory there wi
On Fri, Mar 5, 2021 at 1:37 PM Lars Brinkhoff wrote:
> Tony Aiuto wrote:
> > that gets lots of files with names like 'dsk:[1,4]specdf525].mic'
> > That just seems wrong.
>
> Correct, back10 does get some things wrong. It also puts some data at
> the beginning of files which should be part of the
On Fri, Mar 5, 2021 at 4:55 AM Lars Brinkhoff via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Someone sent me these magtape images from Tymshare and said "they fell
> off the back of a truck on route 62 in Hudson, MASS." I don't know
> their provenance.
>
> Sorry, I don't have any good ho
FWIW, I have an MCS-8 User Manual I was about to give away.
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipPxTeFNI5YY-Ig_xZihpEyeaVjivCjDrU1_vmOa
If either of you want it, it's yours.
On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 11:48 AM Bill Degnan via cctech <
cct...@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> Although this may not be what you
On Wed, Dec 23, 2020 at 2:47 AM Paul Koning via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
>
> > On Dec 22, 2020, at 6:41 PM, Raymond Robinson via cctech <
> cct...@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Alan,
> >
> > I go to my local shopping center.
> > The fish shop there, has the fish delivered in wh
On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 7:05 AM Jules Richardson via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> On 12/1/20 7:28 PM, Tony Aiuto via cctalk wrote:
> > Oh.. That brings back memories. We had a Votrax with a serial interface
> in
> > the computer room.
> > I configured i
Oh.. That brings back memories. We had a Votrax with a serial interface in
the computer room.
I configured it as a printer so I could yell into the room..
echo Hey Alan. Look at the console and change the tape to the one requested
| lpr -Pvotrax
On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 8:24 PM Robert Stek via cct
Every time I see discussions about terminal control sequences and Unix, I
can not help but be reminded
of Johnny Zweig's eloquent analysis, as quoted in The Unix Haters
Handboodk. https://web.mit.edu/~simsong/www/ugh.pdf
Forcing programmers to be aware of how their programs talk to terminals
is m
Cool. Same shade of blue.
On Fri, Nov 20, 2020 at 12:10 PM Eric Moore wrote:
> Oh wow! This is incredible to see, thank you!
>
>
> http://vtda.org/docs/computing/SEL/SEL810ProgrammersReferenceCard(810A-810B)_1Mar69.pdf
>
> Here is the equivalent 810A document I scanned.
>
> -Eric
>
> On Fri, Nov
I found some MPX -32 items this week. Rough scans here:
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOBnMkRJvzAsOCloK4NBQM9iDoROPk-QPXBANxNg2yjsJhWlEj9Z0TN50wYKgwJkA?key=YjNyYndsLXhKZ2VYTHM3b21yNDFYNkFHa3NYbDFn
I want to redo them to send to bitsavers.
On Sun, Nov 8, 2020 at 10:51 PM Eric Moore wrot
Eric:
Thanks for starting this. I've been doing little updates to the SEL
wikipedia pages recently, but a dedicated site would be great. I used the
machines heavily from 1977-1995, most of the 32/X series, as well as the
NP1. AFAIK, I was the first person to get C++ (cfront) working under
UTX-3
t, walk, setup a
> radio station, go fishing or sailing - just do something that makes you
> happy.
>
> ^G ^G ^G ^G ^G ^G ^G ^G- In more laid back days this line would literally
> sing ^G ^G ^G ^G ^G ^G ^G ^G
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 10:33 AM Tony Aiuto via cc
People are working on restoring comp.lang.forth and comp.lang.lisp
>From what I can gather, this was because of numerous defamation complaints.
https://www.lumendatabase.org/notices/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&term=%22comp.lang.lisp%22
On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 6:55 PM Dave Wade via cctalk
wrote:
> Al
On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 9:47 AM geneb via cctalk
wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Jun 2020, Peter Coghlan via cctalk wrote:
>
> > ED SHARPE wrote:
> >> Use modern email program that sees expanded char. Sets and graphics
> it
> >> is a brand new world !I love old hardware to look at but if
> >> communi
On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 5:01 AM Peter Corlett via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 10:50:20PM +0100, Rob Jarratt via cctalk wrote:
> [...]
> > Easy, pictures of unidentified components, sending out schematics that
> have
> > been reverse engineered, documentation, p
On Thu, May 28, 2020 at 4:36 PM William Donzelli via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> > This is one of the things that disappointed me most about the Computer
> History Museum in Mountain View, CA. Sure you can’t let the public interact
> with *everything*, but since so much of computing s
Can you give us a clue as to the locale of those renaissance festivals.
That might prompt me to go.
On Sat, Apr 18, 2020 at 7:40 PM brianb1224 via cctech
wrote:
> There is a lady who collects them also plus the wooden blooms usually at
> the renaissance festivals. Sorry I forgot her name.Sent fr
On Thu, Apr 16, 2020 at 6:02 PM Jules Richardson via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> On 4/15/20 6:22 PM, keith--- via cctalk wrote:
> > I have three others with the cover still on :) I want to make a clear
> > plexiglass cover for them.
>
> Just for fun, this is what I have from a Lockhe
Wow. That is gorgeous.
On Mon, Feb 10, 2020 at 7:24 PM William Donzelli via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> How did you end up with that?
>
> Anyway, I forwarded your message to see if the Techworks! Binghamton
> Bunch wants it.
>
> --
> Will
>
> On Mon, Feb 10, 2020 at 6:35 PM Josh Ders
>
> On Fri, 15 Nov 2019 11:25:41 -0600
> jwest--- via cctalk wrote:
> ...
>
> > In addition, mostly as an exercise to see how to do it, I set up a
> > ClassicCMP discord server. That Discord server is NOT meant to
> > replace this list, nor should it be taken to signal any less
> > commitment on
On a related note, a fun talk about ARM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2045&v=_6sh097Dk5k
On Sat, May 11, 2019 at 10:17 PM Charles Dickman via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> On Sat, May 11, 2019 at 8:50 PM Steve Malikoff via cctalk <
> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
> > I could be remembering incorrectly but I think the Gould PN6080 mini we
> > had exclusively for third year
Conner: Since you are rescuing it, I will not bid. LMK if you change your
mind so I can grab it before it goes to scrap.
On Wed, Dec 12, 2018 at 3:25 PM William Donzelli via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> While this is an absurdly small Data General Nova system for the era
> (at least i
It is close enough to me to rescue, but I really don't have the space to
store it.
Will anyone take it if I hold it a while?
On Mon, Dec 10, 2018 at 9:24 PM Anders Nelson via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> Would this system fit in a standard 19" wide equipment rack?
>
> =]
> --
> Anders
Thanks! Seeing your wiring makes me realize what I was doing wrong with my
attempt.
On Sat, Sep 29, 2018 at 12:16 PM Jay Jaeger via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> The information on my Documation card reader interface have now been
> uploaded, and is available at:
>
>
> https://drive.go
On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 6:58 AM, Liam Proven via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> On Thu, 7 Jun 2018 at 04:14, Tony Aiuto via cctalk
> wrote:
> >
> > Mine here. It includes some bits from my other museums at the facility
> >
>
Mine here. It includes some bits from my other museums at the facility
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipO6j53IKGboKAmsUmAdDoj4ugeEGd1igUOgfRMtBpIqaibPJX2USBG0crSDeICWsQ?key=aFpMdFNxYlBUZTBjTldJajN6RDlHVmJtblRhUTBn
On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 8:09 AM, Evan Koblentz via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.
I have two rare desktop telephones taking up space in my basement. I know I
never will play with or display them.
- Pingtel Xpressa PX-1. An early IP telephone
- ATT 8130 "Computer Phone". It has an RS-232 port in the back for
bi-directional comms. I reverse engineered the protocol when I used thi
Hi. I almost forget about this.i amat vcf.today. did you ever get the cable
On Sat, Feb 3, 2018, 6:17 PM systems_glitch via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> It looks like there's probably enough interest for me to pick up a spool of
> the stuff. I haven't heard back from the eBay guy, but
Interesting. Count me in for 20'. I would want to pick up at VCF east.
These people have taps, but no transceivers.
https://www.connectorpeople.com/Connector/TYCO-AMP-TE_CONNECTIVITY/2/228752-1
Has anyone found the right terminators?
On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 7:55 PM, systems_glitch via cctalk <
So sad. It is local pick up for me, but I have no place to store it.
On Sun, Jan 14, 2018 at 12:01 AM, Fritz Mueller via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
>
> On Jan 13, 2018, at 1:09 PM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk <
> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> > Ah; the dual-wide plug-in connector sold
On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 6:10 AM, Michael Brutman via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> I'm actively working on show planning for VCF PNW and I'm noticing that we
> have a few international travelers planning to attend and exhibit their
> machines/projects. I'd like to put together a FAQ fo
On Mon, Dec 18, 2017 at 1:25 PM, Paul Koning via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> https://xkcd.com/1909/
>
> Our community isn't just about that, but it's part of what makes us tick.
>
Preserving knowledge is an ongoing problem and getting harder to solve.
Vint Cerf talks about it a lot.
On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 11:05 PM, Brent Hilpert via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> On 2017-Dec-01, at 7:12 AM, Tony Aiuto via cctalk wrote:
>
> > https://www.ebay.com/itm/263005049078
> >
> > EBay listing for a "Soviet Magnetic Ferrite Core Memory Boa
https://www.ebay.com/itm/263005049078
EBay listing for a "Soviet Magnetic Ferrite Core Memory Board". It looks
like 20 something gigantic cores and a lot of diodes. I am guessing it is
some kind of ROM, but it doesn't look like a rope memory. And maybe the
cores are not cores at all, but some sort
On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 1:06 PM, william degnan via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> Ebay item 272914490265
>
> This is a ModComp IIC I think. It's all broken up in parts and half
> assembled.
>
That's an incredibly bad set of pictures.
I can't tell if it is really disassembled or if th
Hmmm, old computer collector. Are you the Mike Niswonger who used to work
for SEL (or was a SEL VAR) in the 1980s?
On Sun, Sep 3, 2017 at 5:21 PM, Mike Niswonger via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> Sellam,
> Did this 11/73 ever find a home?
>
> -- Mike Niswonger
>
> On 05
http://www.ebay.com/itm/152665094101?ul_noapp=true
In good visual condition. Very expensive. Purposefully not powered up. I
used one of these in high school, so it has always had a special place in
my heart. But not a $34K place.
A well priced PDP8 just went on sale in Iowa. I can't get it back from
Champaign to NYC, but someone else might be able to snatch it.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Digital-Equipment-Corporation-DEC-PDP-lab8-e-Vintage-1970s-computer/15297190?_trkparms=aid%3D888007%26algo%3DDISC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D41
All on Ebay, but you get pictures that way.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/modemdepot/m.html?item=272691518656&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562
On Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 12:42 PM, Bob Rosenbloom via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> The following is available from Dan in Sacramento, CA. He usually will
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?n=daniel-bobrow&pid=184794881
I think Ken Thompson paid him the greatest tribute in his Turing Award
paper.
*"I suspect that Daniel Bobrow would be here instead of me if he could not
afford a PDP-10 and had had to "settle" for a PDP-11. *
htt
You want the Hampton Inn.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hampton+Inn+%26+Suites+Mountain+View/@37.3950988,-122.0791475,15.53z/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1shotels+near+Mountain+View,+CA!3m4!1s0x0:0xc7d978e934c5a2ca!8m2!3d37.3988499!4d-122.0754889
It is walking distance to the light rail station and Castr
On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 6:51 PM, TeoZ via cctalk
wrote:
> How do you feel about reading dead presidents personal letters? At some
> point personal information ends up being historic information.
>
> If there is money (or more money) to be made associating a Computer to a
> company or specific som
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