Are you sure it wasn't rosewood?
Polished to a satin sheen with [WELL} whale oil of course...
;-)
On Sun, 20 Dec 2015, William Donzelli wrote:
I am sorry, the expiration date on this rosewood/whaileoil joke has passed.
lifetime + 95 ?
Derivative works?
The machinewas certainly a corporate wo
> Are you sure it wasn't rosewood?
>
> ---
>
> Polished to a satin sheen with whale oil of course...
>
> ;-)
I am sorry, the expiration date on this rosewood/whaileoil joke has passed.
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Will
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From: "Liam Proven"
Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2015 4:06 PM
On 20 December 2015 at 04:30, Eric Smith wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 8:27 PM, Fred Cisin wrote:
>> Was it the Processor Technology Sol that had oak strips on the sides?
>
> Walnut.
Are you sure it w
On 20 December 2015 at 04:30, Eric Smith wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 8:27 PM, Fred Cisin wrote:
>> Was it the Processor Technology Sol that had oak strips on the sides?
>
> Walnut.
Are you sure it wasn't rosewood?
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On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 8:27 PM, Fred Cisin wrote:
> Was it the Processor Technology Sol that had oak strips on the sides?
Walnut.
G I should have said "hook a *3271* directly to a Cisco router"
Mike
On Dec 20, 2015 9:57 AM, "Mike Ross" wrote:
> Oh that IS interesting. I have a 3172; never done anything useful with it.
> Maybe time to have a play. I do remember there was a version of the 3172
> that had a P/390 card in
Oh that IS interesting. I have a 3172; never done anything useful with it.
Maybe time to have a play. I do remember there was a version of the 3172
that had a P/390 card in it, to allow it to run some kinds of comms stuff
that normally ran on a mainframe CPU.
Cisco sounds useful too; I'll investig
From: Mike Ross
> I have a 3172 controller; physically rough and needs restoration but *should*
> work if
> I can fake the remote connection and modem - bisync etc. B
From: Paul Berger
> you need a modem eliminator mostly to provide the clocks for the sync data
> line,
> other than that is i
On 12/18/2015 09:27 PM, William Donzelli wrote:
I have a spare 029 that got wet, so the desk portion expanded.
Definitely chipboard.
Sorry, I was thinking of the 026!
Jon
I have a spare 029 that got wet, so the desk portion expanded.
Definitely chipboard.
I think the 1130 also have a chipboard desktop. Many have a
distinctive crack from expansion.
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Will
On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 10:24 PM, Jon Elson wrote:
> On 12/18/2015 08:40 PM, William Donzelli wrote:
>>
>> M
On Fri, 18 Dec 2015, William Donzelli wrote:
Most (all?) 029/129s have a chipboard top. Also, you S/3 should, right?
The only bit of classic computer stuff I have ever seen with REAL wood
on it was a Computervision system during college. The cabinets has
strips of oak on the front. Quite nice.
On 12/18/2015 08:40 PM, William Donzelli wrote:
Most (all?) 029/129s have a chipboard top. Also, you S/3 should, right?
The only bit of classic computer stuff I have ever seen with REAL wood
on it was a Computervision system during college. The cabinets has
strips of oak on the front. Quite nice
I've just repaired my 3277 which had lain idle for Goddess knows how
long - decades possibly.
I stripped, cleaned, and inspected it. I found a loose capacitor - one
of the tiny black rectangular ones - lying in the bottom of the thing.
I found out where it came from on the analog board and put a
Its possible, but you need a modem eliminator mostly to provide the
clocks for the sync data line, other than that is is similar to a null
modem.
I remember the control units being pretty much trouble free however the
3277 terminals,3284 and 3286 printers where a different story. What I
reme
My 129 had a chipboard top I believe; I can't confirm as the bloody
thing was stolen! (Belongs in 'biggest regrets' thread g).
No wood in my System/3s; all metal, including the 'desktop' which ties
the CPU to the printer and disk/card units.
I'll tell what does have wood though, now I think a
Most (all?) 029/129s have a chipboard top. Also, you S/3 should, right?
The only bit of classic computer stuff I have ever seen with REAL wood
on it was a Computervision system during college. The cabinets has
strips of oak on the front. Quite nice.
--
Will
On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 9:32 PM, Mike
I have a 3271 Model 2 - the remote bisync one. It's in embarrassing
condition; I'll take pics once it's cleaned up! Only IBM product I
have with significant wood in it; the top panel of the unit is made of
formica-covered chipboard!
No docs.
I wonder if it might be possible to finagle it into wor
On 2015-12-18 9:30 PM, Mike Ross wrote:
g 3271 and 3272 controllers I should have said! They're much
dumber than 3174 - no program load device whatever; all done in
hardware. Just an on/off switch and a couple of status lights.
Mike
On Sat, Dec 19, 2015 at 2:27 PM, Mike Ross wrote:
Oh sou
Do you have a 3272? I found one during the cleanup of the Black Hole.
I think I can get ALDs and docs for it.
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Will
On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 8:30 PM, Mike Ross wrote:
> g 3271 and 3272 controllers I should have said! They're much
> dumber than 3174 - no program load device whatever; all do
g 3271 and 3272 controllers I should have said! They're much
dumber than 3174 - no program load device whatever; all done in
hardware. Just an on/off switch and a couple of status lights.
Mike
On Sat, Dec 19, 2015 at 2:27 PM, Mike Ross wrote:
> Oh sounds like fun!
>
> I'm working with 3277 w
Oh sounds like fun!
I'm working with 3277 which uses a different protocol; connects to
older mainframes (360/370) via 3171/3172 controllers - channel
attached or remote. Also connects to System/3 direct to the CPU
hardware as a console. I have a 3172 controller; physically rough and
needs restorat
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