Re: ASCI u68 (SystemX)

OK. Did you post a link to some pictures? That can be helpful, I missed the link if you did post it. The picture can help in understanding what you have. I already know it has the 6800 :-) and three 6821 PIAs. Is there also a 6850 ACIA on board? Do you have some documentation? It could well be po

Atari Unix

Apparently efforts are underway to get this unreleased product working. I believe it was aimed at the TT030 desktop "workstation" model of the ST family: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_TT030 Atari did licence UNIX™ and got a really good deal — $10 a seat! http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/1

RE: Atari Unix

> -Original Message- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Liam > Proven > Sent: 17 October 2015 13:05 > To: Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > Subject: Atari Unix > > Apparently efforts are underway to get this unreleased product working. > > I belie

Re: Atari Unix

Apparently efforts are underway to get this unreleased product working. I believe it was aimed at the TT030 desktop "workstation" model of the ST family: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_TT030 Atari did licence UNIX™ and got a really good deal — $10 a seat! http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/18/the-

Re: Atari Unix

On 17 October 2015 at 15:06, Dave G4UGM wrote: > Perhaps also "too expensive"? AIUI Atari UNIX never shipped as a product, so that’s academic; nobody knows what they would have charged. I’m not sure about this, though. But the “big 3” alternative home computer platforms of the 1980s all offered

Re: Atari Unix

On 17 October 2015 at 16:01, wrote: > I was always under the impression that a few of them made it out there? > > I have a TT030 and actually was just looking at it last night. It has a VME > slot (as they call it) that has a dual serial port board installed. I think > it has a modem port. I know

RE: Atari Unix

-Original Message- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Liam > Proven > Sent: 17 October 2015 15:19 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > > Subject: Re: Atari Unix > > On 17 October 2015 at 16:01, wrote: > > I was always under the impress

Re: PDP-12 Restoration at the RICM (tony duell)

On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 08:32:49PM -0400, Michael Thompson wrote: > > What exactly do you mean by 'glitches'? Are these on a TTL level signal, > > an analogue > > output of the read amplifer, or what? > > > > You can see the logic analyzer trace of many of the TC12 signals here. >

Re: Atari Unix

On Sat, Oct 17, 2015 at 03:26:53PM +0100, Dave G4UGM wrote: > The "real SCSI" is still somewhat broken and very temperamental. As someone who used to make a living working on VMEbus equipment ... ... if a machine has a VMEbus slot, that description usually applies. In particular, never assume tha

RE: Atari Unix

> -Original Message- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Mark > Linimon > Sent: 17 October 2015 17:30 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > > Subject: Re: Atari Unix > > On Sat, Oct 17, 2015 at 03:26:53PM +0100, Dave G4UGM wrote: > > The "

Re: PDP8 / ETOS

On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 11:03:51PM -0400, Rick Murphy wrote: > At 02:43 PM 10/16/2015, Joe wrote: > > That would be quite impressive it it actually worked. > Does ETOS support FORTRAN programs, with the FRTS handling > interrupts et al? > It appears to have limited (to the point of probably not b

Re: PDP8 / ETOS

On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 12:41:56PM -0600, Joe wrote: > I found the .TIFF manual on another site, and PDF'd it. > Its on my site also http://www.pdp8online.com/pdp8cgi/query_docs/query.pl?Search=etos

Re: Atari Unix

The RIebl ethernet card is working with ASV On Sat, Oct 17, 2015 at 8:23 PM, Dave Wade wrote: > > -Original Message- > > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Mark > > Linimon > > Sent: 17 October 2015 17:30 > > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Po

Re: Decmate Owner's Guide (or equivalent experience)

On 2015-Oct-17, at 10:58 AM, David Gesswein wrote: > On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 09:40:37PM -0700, Brent Hilpert wrote: >> >> Pressing 2 & 3 do something, 2 causes the system to go away - presumably >> looking for the disks; 3 causes a flashing cursor/underbar across the >> screen - presumably the '

Re: Decmate Owner's Guide (or equivalent experience)

On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 09:40:37PM -0700, Brent Hilpert wrote: > > Pressing 2 & 3 do something, 2 causes the system to go away - presumably > looking for the disks; 3 causes a flashing cursor/underbar across the > screen - presumably the 'print screen' scan, > other operations don't work. > I t

Data General NOVA 4/C help

I picked up the NOVA 4 last Thursday. I had help carrying all the stuff (disassembled) downstairs from the attic. At home I had to unload the van single-handed. Went well, although I felt my back that evening ... Today, I cleaned the rack, as all boxes were still on the floor. There was little du

Re: Data General NOVA 4/C help

I will reply off-list as usual... Bruce On 10/17/2015 2:16 PM, Henk Gooijen wrote: I picked up the NOVA 4 last Thursday. I had help carrying all the stuff (disassembled) downstairs from the attic. At home I had to unload the van single-handed. Went well, although I felt my back that evening ..

Re: Data General NOVA 4/C help

Whilst I have no experience of DG systems I am familar with drives of that era. The red label is important. If you did not put the shipping locks in we must assume it travelled without. Thats not good. If the journey was not too bumpy then you may be ok. I have seen floppy drives with shipping

Oddball floppies for trade - 8", HS (outer edge), weird cutout

I have two "flippy organizers" (that's around 20 floppies each) full of these oddball floppies. Picture at https://www.flickr.com/photos/131070638@N02/22020178558/in/dateposted/ They are 8", hard sectored, and the sectors are on the outer edge rather than the hub, and there is an odd cutout on on

Re: Oddball floppies for trade - 8", HS (outer edge), weird cutout

On 10/17/2015 04:21 PM, Jay West wrote: I have two "flippy organizers" (that's around 20 floppies each) full of these oddball floppies. Picture at https://www.flickr.com/photos/131070638@N02/22020178558/in/dateposted/ They are 8", hard sectored, and the sectors are on the outer edge rather tha

RE: Oddball floppies for trade - 8", HS (outer edge), weird cutout

I think it was Wang that used the outside holes. Dwight > Subject: Re: Oddball floppies for trade - 8", HS (outer edge), weird cutout > To: cctalk@classiccmp.org > From: ccl...@sydex.com > Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2015 16:30:16 -0700 > > On 10/17/2015 04:21 PM, Jay West wrote: > > I have two "flippy o