Re: TK50/TK70 Info

Jochen Kunz wrote: > Am 28.08.15 um 06:39 schrieb Mark J. Blair: > > I have very limited experience with this family of drives so far, but what > > little I have is not good. Pictures: > > > > https://twitter.com/nf6x/status/617511461452013568 > > > > https://twitter.com/nf6x/status/61751998972

Re: Somewhat OT: Freighting Items

* Ali [150901 01:24]: > I know this is a topic that comes up quite often and I have archived a > number of threads. However, I am still not finding what I need. The back > story is that I need to have a desk shipped across the country to me. The > desk measures 28" long, 27" wide, 35" tall and is

Re: Somewhat OT: Freighting Items

Have you looked at https://www.uship.com? It’s kind of like crowdsourced shipping. The quality of service can vary but shippers are encouraged to offer good service due to a ratings system. If you’re lucky you’ll find a shipper already taking your route for another s

Re: Somewhat OT: Freighting Items

What Todd is suggesting sounds a lot like youcrate.com. They were an economical alternative for a while (friends have used them several times) but in the last 24 months their prices escalated beyond reason. They pick up the pallet and they drop off the pallet but it's up to you to handle the rest.

Re: Somewhat OT: Freighting Items

If its a desk then its furniture. So go to the experts. Look for home contents movers with an empty backhaul. Rod On 01/09/2015 14:23, Cory Heisterkamp wrote: What Todd is suggesting sounds a lot like youcrate.com. They were an economical alternative for a while (friends have used them severa

Re: Somewhat OT: Freighting Items

Hi Cory, Actually what I'm describing is every freight company I've dealt with (probably ten different companies in all.) I've also used uship and was mostly happy (which is about as good as my freight shipping experiences get.) I didn't specify that the load needed to be inside or tarped and I

Re: MEM11 Status Update

On Sun, Aug 30, 2015 at 1:08 AM, Guy Sotomayor wrote: > The MEM11 is a multi-function memory board for Unibus based PDP-11 > computers. It contains: > > * 128KW memory > * Emulates console ROM & boot ROMs > * 2 SLUs (DL11s) > * KW11K > * KW11P > * KW11L > * KW11W > * RF11 (emulating up to

RE: Somewhat OT: Freighting Items

> If its a desk then its furniture. So go to the experts. > Look for home contents movers with an empty backhaul. Rod, Any suggestions or aggregate web sites I can look at? Or do I need to just look for house movers and go from there? -Ali

RE: Somewhat OT: Freighting Items

> Have you looked at https://www.uship.com? > It’s kind of like crowdsourced shipping. The quality of service can > vary Peter, They are my last resort for that exact reason. -Ali

RE: Somewhat OT: Freighting Items

> I'm not surprised by those quotes (and Freightquote is in the ballpark > for pallet loads that can't be top-loaded.) Okay, good to know I am not getting fleeced. I am actually okay with FreightQuote but the problem is the seller is very hesitant to palletize the item. If I can get him to get it

Re: Somewhat OT: Freighting Items

I've quoted through FreightQuote a few times, and generally paid about $300-$450 for a single pallet, cross country, with will-call pickup at a local freight terminal. If you choose to pick up at the terminal, show up with a vehicle that they will be able to load with a forklift. Results may var

Re: Somewhat OT: Freighting Items

You could always try North American Van Lines (NAVL). They normally do household moves, but they also do a lot of "one-of" moves for the pinball hobby. They're already experienced with furniture, and no question of it being hauled outside of a closed tractor trailer. Todd Killingsworth On Tue,

Re: Somewhat OT: Freighting Items

* Ali [150901 11:22]: > > I'm not surprised by those quotes (and Freightquote is in the ballpark > > for pallet loads that can't be top-loaded.) > > Okay, good to know I am not getting fleeced. I am actually okay with > FreightQuote but the problem is the seller is very hesitant to palletize the

Re: Advice about repairing an IBM 5151

On 1 September 2015 at 00:54, tony duell wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I traced the 18Khz signal all the way from the moment it enters the >> logic board until the video board (attached to the neck of the CRT). >> The signal is there (it has different shapes but it is 18KHz). The > > No, that is a differe

RE: Advice about repairing an IBM 5151

> > You need to trace on from pin 8 to transistors on the main board, > > right up to the flyback transformer. > > > I did. The 18KHz signal is present when it enters the board from the > wire, it is also present on the collector of the following 2 > transistors (the TR21 and TR22 which are part o

Re: MEM11 Status Update

On 9/1/2015 10:01 AM, Ethan Dicks wrote: > >> The main objective is to provide the memory and I/O necessary >> to be able to run Unix V1 > > I am very interested in the MEM11 for this exact reason. I have a > PDP-11/20 that I'd love to do this with. > You could also try Mini-Unix on your 11/2

Re: Somewhat OT: Freighting Items

On 9/1/2015 8:22 AM, Ali wrote: I'm not surprised by those quotes (and Freightquote is in the ballpark for pallet loads that can't be top-loaded.) Okay, good to know I am not getting fleeced. I am actually okay with FreightQuote but the problem is the seller is very hesitant to palletize the i

Re: Somewhat OT: Freighting Items

Hi Ali It was just an idea - I am located in the UK - distances are shorter and rates different. We have a lot of "white (ie unmarked) van men" who are keen to do anything that can be done in a day. Rod Smallwood On 01/09/2015 16:22, Ali wrote: If its a desk then its furniture. S

Re: Somewhat OT: Freighting Items

My other hobby is antique "hit and miss gas engines." Most collectors in this hobby use "Fastenal Third Party Logistics (3PL)". I recently had an engine that fit on a 4' x 4' pallet and weighed 1200 pounds shipped from Kentucky to Minnesota for $200. Fastenal has stores all over the U.S. and daily

Re: Somewhat OT: Freighting Items

I don't know how uptight your place of employment is (or if you're retired) but if you're friendly with the dockmaster or mail room staff at your office building, it can be worth having a little chat with them to see if you can just arrange to have palletized freight shipped to your office; take ad

Re: Advice about repairing an IBM 5151

On 1 September 2015 at 10:59, tony duell wrote: > > > What do you see on the collector of TR23, which should be a small power > transitor (TO220 package I think). If it's working properly there would be > some > very high voltage spikes (kV) there, but under these conditions probably not. > What

RE: Advice about repairing an IBM 5151

> > Hmm, you are right, I am not seeing any spikes in voltage there. On > the collector of the TR23 all I am getting as DC voltage is around > 110mV. The oscilloscope tells me I am getting Vpp of about 4.4V with > Vmax at 2.6V and Vmin at -1.8V and an average of 105mV (which matches > what my multi

MicroVAX 3800 DSSI Issues

I can boot to VAX/VMS 5.4-2, but on startup, I see this message: %DCL-E-OPENIN, error opening DUB0:[RS1R4]RS1LOG.COM; as input -RMS-E-DNR, device not ready, not mounted, or unavailable %DCL-E-OPENIN, error opening DUB0:[ORACLES]ORAUSER.COM; as input -RMS-E-DNR, device not ready, not mounted, or un

Re: MicroVAX 3800 DSSI Issues

>>> B/1 DIA0: SYSBOOT> CONTINUE On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 4:13 PM, Kyle Owen wrote: > I can boot to VAX/VMS 5.4-2, but on startup, I see this message: > > %DCL-E-OPENIN, error opening DUB0:[RS1R4]RS1LOG.COM; as input > -RMS-E-DNR, device not ready, not mounted, or unavailable > %DCL-E-OPENIN, erro

Re: MicroVAX 3800 DSSI Issues

> > Looks like they're online but not mounted. If I'm reading the help pages > correctly, I should just be able to mount it at this point: > > ROHIT1$ mount dub0: disk0 > %MOUNT-F-INCVOLLABEL, incorrect volume label > -MOUNT-I-VOLIDENT, label = 'USER01 ', owner = '', format = > 'DE

Re: MicroVAX 3800 DSSI Issues

If you want I can turn on my 4000 and you can telnet into it to compare and contrast. Contact me privately for credentials. On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 4:23 PM, william degnan wrote: > >>> B/1 DIA0: > > SYSBOOT> CONTINUE > > On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 4:13 PM, Kyle Owen wrote: > >> I can boot to VAX/VM

Re: MicroVAX 3800 DSSI Issues

On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 1:34 PM, Peter Coghlan wrote: >> >> ROHIT1$ mount dub0: disk0 >> %MOUNT-F-INCVOLLABEL, incorrect volume label >> -MOUNT-I-VOLIDENT, label = 'USER01 ', owner = '', format = >> 'DECFILE11B ' >> >> I tried giving it the correct label, but it still didn't seem

Re: MicroVAX 3800 DSSI Issues

On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 4:09 PM, Glen Slick wrote: > On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 1:34 PM, Peter Coghlan > wrote: > >> > >> ROHIT1$ mount dub0: disk0 > >> %MOUNT-F-INCVOLLABEL, incorrect volume label > >> -MOUNT-I-VOLIDENT, label = 'USER01 ', owner = '', > format = > >> 'DECFILE11B '

TK70 sticky unload button?

Has anyone else come across this? My TK70 wouldn't eject, and having not had one before, I didn't know just how tactile the unload button should be. After further examination and prodding, I determined that the button was pretty much stuck and refused to come out. Taking the front off and exposing

VCFMW

VCFMW is over, and I wanted to give a huge CONGRATS to Jason for the resulting show that he put on. Most of you will recall it was originally at Purdue, then was moved to Heron Point (IL). That venue was no longer available, so Jason scouted out a new venue (Holiday Inn) in Elk Grove Village, IL. S

Re: MicroVAX 3800 DSSI Issues

> > No dice... > > ROHIT1$ mount /over=id dub0: > %MOUNT-F-BITMAPERR, I/O error on storage bitmap; volume locked > -SYSTEM-F-FORCEDERROR, forced error flagged in last sector read > ROHIT1$ mount /noassist /system dub0: user01 > %MOUNT-F-BITMAPERR, I/O error on storage bitmap; volume locked > -SYSTE

Re: MicroVAX 3800 DSSI Issues

On 9/1/2015 5:25 PM, Kyle Owen wrote: On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 4:09 PM, Glen Slick wrote: On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 1:34 PM, Peter Coghlan wrote: ROHIT1$ mount dub0: disk0 %MOUNT-F-INCVOLLABEL, incorrect volume label -MOUNT-I-VOLIDENT, label = 'USER01 ', owner = '', format = '

Re: MicroVAX 3800 DSSI Issues

Yeah, your disk has got problems. Either an actual hardware problem or a corrupted file system. The FORCEDERROR flag usually means a hardware problem - bad disk block. It means reading the disk, the checksum failed and retries did not successfully read the data so the disk controller has flagge

Re: VCFMW

On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 4:48 PM, Jay West wrote: > VCFMW is over, and I wanted to give a huge CONGRATS to Jason for the > resulting show that he put on. Most of you will recall it was originally at Thank you Jay for the kind words. The check is in the mail, etc. It was indeed a banner event for

Re: VCFMW

> From: Jay West > Ian's 11/23 11/34. I know, I know, those blasted PDP-11's; under-foot everywhere! :-) Noel

RE: VCFMW

Sorry for the typo. I do know the difference, I have several of each ;) J -Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Noel Chiappa Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2015 7:33 PM To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Cc: j...@mercury.lcs.mit.edu Subject: Re: VCFMW

Data General Projects

It's time to start on the Data General stuff I've had forever but not yet restored :) This time much of it has finally made its way into the workshop so perhaps there will be some progress. Pictures of the initial set of racks to work on are at https://www.flickr.com/photos/131070638@N02 , but

Re: MEM11 Status Update

On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 11:39 AM, Jay Jaeger wrote: > On 9/1/2015 10:01 AM, Ethan Dicks wrote: >> >>> run Unix V1 >> >> I am very interested in the MEM11 for this exact reason. I have a >> PDP-11/20 that I'd love to do this with. >> > You could also try Mini-Unix on your 11/20, which might suppor

Re: Data General Projects

On 9/1/15 5:50 PM, Jay West wrote: At the least, I know I don't want/need the large FPS (Floating Point Systems model 100R) box. Anyone have interest in that part? It is the transform processor from a GE CAT scanner. I was just getting around to scanning the drawings for it.

RE: Data General Projects

Al wrote... - It is the transform processor from a GE CAT scanner. I was just getting around to scanning the drawings for it. - I have never in any device seen a higher density of chips and boards per square inch. I suspect that if any of the fans fail, it would burst into flames within 30

Re: VCFMW

On 9/1/2015 6:40 PM, Jay West wrote: Sorry for the typo. I do know the difference, I have several of each ;) J -Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Noel Chiappa Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2015 7:33 PM To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Cc: j...@me

Re: MEM11 Status Update

On 9/1/2015 7:56 PM, Ethan Dicks wrote: > On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 11:39 AM, Jay Jaeger wrote: >> On 9/1/2015 10:01 AM, Ethan Dicks wrote: >>> run Unix V1 >>> >>> I am very interested in the MEM11 for this exact reason. I have a >>> PDP-11/20 that I'd love to do this with. >>> >> You could a

Wanted: ROM images from HP 9895, 82901/82902, and other HP-IB disk drives

If anyone has dumped the ROMs from the HP 9895 (8-inch) or 82901/82902 (5 1/4-inch) HP-IB disk drives, which use the Amigo command set, I'd appreciate copies of the images, ideally along with the HP part numbers of the EPROMs (probably 09895-x and 82901-x). For that matter, I'd be interest

Re: Data General Projects

On 9/1/15 17:50, Jay West wrote: > > Pictures of the initial set of racks to work on are at > https://www.flickr.com/photos/131070638@N02 , but there's more DG racks with > devices that can be used at both houses. Nice. [snip] > If folks have docs that might help but are private, I'd appreci

RE: MEM11 Status Update

> > I could, but the point is to run 1972 Unix on machine that was around > in 1972, even if I have emulate things like the RF disks. Except that the MEM11 wasn't around in 1972. -tony

Re: MEM11 Status Update

On 9/1/15 9:45 PM, tony duell wrote: I could, but the point is to run 1972 Unix on machine that was around in 1972, even if I have emulate things like the RF disks. Except that the MEM11 wasn't around in 1972. I think the point here, is that much of the hardware that is necessary to run Unix

RE: MEM11 Status Update

> >> I could, but the point is to run 1972 Unix on machine that was around > >> in 1972, even if I have emulate things like the RF disks. > > Except that the MEM11 wasn't around in 1972. > I think the point here, is that much of the hardware that is necessary > to run Unix V1 on an > 11/20 is unobt

Re: Advice about repairing an IBM 5151

On Sep 1, 2015, at 1:57 PM, tony duell wrote: >> >> Hmm, you are right, I am not seeing any spikes in voltage there. On >> the collector of the TR23 all I am getting as DC voltage is around >> 110mV. The oscilloscope tells me I am getting Vpp of about 4.4V with >> Vmax at 2.6V and Vmin at -1.8

RE: Advice about repairing an IBM 5151

> > Are you sure TR23 is good. The horizontal output transistor in many monitors > > often fails. > I am not sure. I assume I have to desolder it to check it right? Yes, but it's only 3 connections to desolder. Obviously if the 2 junctions don't test properly as diodes, or if the Hfe is much lo

Re: MEM11 Status Update

On 9/1/15 10:10 PM, tony duell wrote: I could, but the point is to run 1972 Unix on machine that was around in 1972, even if I have emulate things like the RF disks. Except that the MEM11 wasn't around in 1972. I think the point here, is that much of the hardware that is necessary to run Unix