Quite a coincidence, Mattis showed me one of those just last
week. Can't remember the system name though. A green
terminal/micro computer combination.
Perhaps Mattis will fill in the details.
/P
On Sat, Oct 17, 2015 at 06:21:29PM -0500, Jay West wrote:
> I have two "flippy organizers" (that's
söndag 18 oktober 2015 skrev dwight :
> I think it was Wang that used the outside holes.
> Dwight
>
>
And the Incoterm intelligent terminals used them as well.
http://www.datormuseum.se/peripherals/terminals/incoterm-spd-20-20
/Mattis
> > Subject: Re: Oddball floppies for trade - 8", HS (oute
At 01:22 PM 10/17/2015, David Gesswein wrote:
On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 11:03:51PM -0400, Rick Murphy wrote:
System users guide pg 4-10. Fortran IV. Real time functions and floating
point processor functions are not currently supported. The internal
device handlers for high speed reader/punch and
On 2015-10-18 12:37, Rick Murphy wrote:
At 01:22 PM 10/17/2015, David Gesswein wrote:
On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 11:03:51PM -0400, Rick Murphy wrote:
System users guide pg 4-10. Fortran IV. Real time functions and floating
point processor functions are not currently supported. The internal
device
lör 2015-10-17 klockan 10:01 -0400 skrev et...@757.org:
> 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
sön 2015-10-18 klockan 17:16 +0200 skrev Stefan Skoglund (lokal
användare):
> The specs makes me think that it is a bit more powerfull than a Sun
> 3/80 (and 280 too.)
> The ECL monitor reminds me about Sun Sun2/3/4:era bwtwo.
>
> About the same resolution.
>
> Remark: how much did a 1280x1024 ca
OK, so it's sort-of computery. I snagged a JAMMA arcade board from a
recycling pile a couple of days ago (this is an m68k-based early 90's
board). Supposedly it's faulty, but I don't know the nature of the fault -
maybe it's just RAM or a reset problem or something, so I figured I'd put a
lit
Google "Super-Gun", as that's how you typically hook one up outside of an
arcade cabinet. I think most arcade cabinets use CGA monitors.
BTW, it looks like Component video has made its way to Super-Guns (I was at the
"Portland Retro Game Expo" yesterday).
If nothing else, you'll need a JAMMA h
On 10/18/2015 10:41 AM, Zane Healy wrote:
Google "Super-Gun", as that's how you typically hook one up outside of
an arcade cabinet.
Ah, totally overkill at this stage, though.
I think most arcade cabinets use CGA monitors.
My guess is that it's most likely all TV-rate signaling, and so the
On Oct 18, 2015, at 9:20 AM, Jules Richardson
wrote:
> It came from an Aero Fighters cab - board says "IT-19-02" in the corner. I've
> no idea if it was a one-off for this game or if other games used the same
> board with different firmware.
If you can get it working, it should be a fun game
Thanks Rod,
I feel stupid ... It would have been a simple check to see whether
the floppy drive actually rotates the floppy [dumb, dumb, dumb].
I did transport the disk drive very carefully ... The trip was not
bumpy, and most of it was on a (smooth) highway.
Keeping fingers crossed.
Checking th
> -Original Message-
> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Peter
> Coghlan
> Sent: 16 October 2015 23:45
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> Subject: RE: Opening a DECserver 90M External PSU
>
> >
> > Thanks very much for this. Interesting
On 10/17/2015 3:16 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 ...
>
> Today, I cleaned the rack, as al
On 10/18/2015 11:48 AM, Henk Gooijen wrote:
> Thanks Rod,
>
> I feel stupid ... It would have been a simple check to see whether
> the floppy drive actually rotates the floppy [dumb, dumb, dumb].
> I did transport the disk drive very carefully ... The trip was not
> bumpy, and most of it was on a
On Sun, 18 Oct 2015, Robert Jarratt wrote:
I had another go today, but I fail to see how you managed to pry this
thing apart without causing much more damage than appears in your photo.
What kind of tool did you use?
My usual technique to deal with these sort of brick and wall-wart PSUs
that
> > I had another go today, but I fail to see how you managed to pry this
> > thing apart without causing much more damage than appears in your photo.
> > What kind of tool did you use?
>
> My usual technique to deal with these sort of brick and wall-wart PSUs
> that are glued together is to car
Ok good
I don't think the heads will load until the floppy disk is
turning.
If its a belt driven drive (most 8" drives were) replace the belt anyway.
I have seen plenty of drives where the belt has become sticky and glued itself
to one of the drive wheels. It tries to turn and bre
Did the disks for the original IBM 23FD "Minnow" floppy disk also have
the sector/index hole near the edge, like the Memorex 650/651? The
Minnow was used as a read-only device for loading microcode, and the
disks were only factory written. I haven't seen an actual Minnow disk,
but since Memorex wa
I'm forwarding a blog post written by a member of the CHM 1401 Restoration Team.
Excellent description (with pictures) of how 1401 memory is addressed, etc.:
http://www.righto.com/2015/10/repairing-50-year-old-mainframe-inside.html
Cheers,
Lyle
--
73 AF6WS
Bickley Consulting West Inc.
http:
I have a PDP-11/23+ with 4 MB RAM and two RL02 drives. I can boot RT-11XM,
then run VBGEXE and start ADVENT with no problem.
But TSX-Plus 6.50, at least the version I have, has to run over RT-11SJ, and
VBGEXE reports "Wrong version". And ADVENT won't run by itself (without
VBGEXE), whether SJ
On 10/18/2015 12:02 PM, Charles wrote:
I have a PDP-11/23+ with 4 MB RAM and two RL02 drives. I can boot
RT-11XM, then run VBGEXE and start ADVENT with no problem.
But TSX-Plus 6.50, at least the version I have, has to run over RT-11SJ,
and VBGEXE reports "Wrong version". And ADVENT won't run by
> -Original Message-
> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of tony
duell
> Sent: 18 October 2015 18:36
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> Subject: RE: Opening a DECserver 90M External PSU
>
>
>
> > > I had another go today, but I fail to se
Thanks Jay and Rod,
you gave me a lot of pointers to check. I agree that getting
a console working is on top of the todo list. However, I better
put on old clothes for next Saturday. I want to have at least
a look at the head lock and shipping bracket, but do not want
to remove the disk out of th
On 2015-10-18 11:16 AM, Stefan Skoglund (lokal användare) wrote:
lör 2015-10-17 klockan 10:01 -0400 skrev et...@757.org:
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) th
>
> I had another go today, but I fail to see how you managed to pry this thing
> apart without causing much more damage than appears in your photo. What kind
> of tool did you use?
>
Stuff sometimes looks better in a photo than it does in real life. There are
all sorts of nicks and gouges and th
On 10/18/2015 10:50 AM, Eric Smith wrote:
Did the disks for the original IBM 23FD "Minnow" floppy disk also
have the sector/index hole near the edge, like the Memorex 650/651?
The Minnow was used as a read-only device for loading microcode, and
the disks were only factory written. I haven't seen
Hi, all. I'm looking for information on slang terms with the word "farm"
in them, relating to computaters; especially the origins of such terms.
I've known "cube farm" (a bunch of cubicles where office workers work)
and "render farm" (a cluster of computers used for graphics rendering in
parallel)
>
> So, does anyone know what the first such "farm" slang term was, and when
> and where it originated? And how about other terms with "farm" in them?
> (I came across a new one the other day, but of course I've forgotten it
> now.)
Not likely to be used much now (well, not outside members of thi
> [...] just recently I found a reference to "link farm" as meaning "an
> incremental backup consisting mostly of links (most likely hard
> links) to the relevant files in the preceding iteration of the
> backup"; but this page [...] says "a website with little or no
> content, consisting of mostly
So, does anyone know what the first such "farm" slang term was, and when
and where it originated? And how about other terms with "farm" in them?
(I came across a new one the other day, but of course I've forgotten it
now.)
Going back a ways, it originated with growing crops. Then, it began bein
On Sun, Oct 18, 2015, Eric Christopherson wrote:
> Hi, all. I'm looking for information on slang terms with the word "farm"
> in them, relating to computaters; especially the origins of such terms.
> I've known "cube farm" (a bunch of cubicles where office workers work)
> and "render farm" (a clust
On 10/18/2015 12:46 PM, Fred Cisin wrote:
Later, it began to be used for moderately open land, with collections
of other stuff, such as a group of windmills became a "wind farm"
(Altamont pass).
I recall a room full of a hundred or more disk drives being referred to
as a disk farm--but I don'
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.
That is an AppleTalk port.
Nope. My TT030 has 2 modem ports (RS232), then 2 more serial ports via VME
card. The appletalk
On 10/18/2015 1:32 PM, Henk Gooijen wrote:
> Thanks Jay and Rod,
>
> you gave me a lot of pointers to check. I agree that getting
> a console working is on top of the todo list. However, I better
> put on old clothes for next Saturday. I want to have at least
> a look at the head lock and shipping
> To the best of my recollection, the Minnow used disks with 8 sector holes.
> I don't recall the modulation scheme, but FM would be reasonable.
Sure, but were the holes on the outside, like the Memorex, or near the
spindle, like all later 8-inch floppy drives?
A run to a dark corner of Orange County yielded a Sun 4-260 and a
DecServer 550. After loading the 4-260 the DecServer 550 seemed like a
feather.
Also in the pile to be collected, a stash of Hitachi ESDI drives of some
sort (full high 500mb) Probably will be selling them.
The storage cir
I might be interested in smaller ESDI (<500MB) if they are in
decent condition.
/P
On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 02:00:07PM -0700, jwsmobile wrote:
>
> A run to a dark corner of Orange County yielded a Sun 4-260 and a
> DecServer 550. After loading the 4-260 the DecServer 550 seemed
> like a feather
On 10/18/2015 01:49 PM, Eric Smith wrote:
To the best of my recollection, the Minnow used disks with 8 sector
holes. I don't recall the modulation scheme, but FM would be
reasonable.
Sure, but were the holes on the outside, like the Memorex, or near
the spindle, like all later 8-inch floppy dri
On Oct 18, 2015 3:08 PM, "Chuck Guzis" wrote:
>
> On 10/18/2015 12:46 PM, Fred Cisin wrote:
>
>> Later, it began to be used for moderately open land, with collections
>> of other stuff, such as a group of windmills became a "wind farm"
>> (Altamont pass).
>
>
> I recall a room full of a hundred or
On 10/18/2015 11:48 AM, Zane Healy wrote:
On Oct 18, 2015, at 9:20 AM, Jules Richardson
wrote:
It came from an Aero Fighters cab - board says "IT-19-02" in the corner. I've
no idea if it was a one-off for this game or if other games used the same board with
different firmware.
If you can
> -Original Message-
> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Chuck
> Guzis
> Sent: 18 October 2015 21:09
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
>
> Subject: Re: "Farm" slang terms
>
> On 10/18/2015 12:46 PM, Fred Cisin wrote:
>
> > Later, it beg
On Sun, 18 Oct 2015, Dave Wade wrote:
I can see that Antenna Farms is an older term, dating back to at least 1950,
but of course as antenna's are usually in fields..
It gradually evolved from agricultural to ANYTHING,
and then from fields to ANY space.
Does it correlate with the decline of ac
On 2015-10-18 6:46 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 10/18/2015 01:49 PM, Eric Smith wrote:
To the best of my recollection, the Minnow used disks with 8 sector
holes. I don't recall the modulation scheme, but FM would be
reasonable.
Sure, but were the holes on the outside, like the Memorex, or near
th
On Oct 18, 2015, at 3:16 PM, Jules Richardson
wrote:
> On 10/18/2015 11:48 AM, Zane Healy wrote:
>>
>> On Oct 18, 2015, at 9:20 AM, Jules Richardson
>> wrote:
>>
>>> It came from an Aero Fighters cab - board says "IT-19-02" in the corner.
>>> I've no idea if it was a one-off for this game o
On 10/18/2015 5:12 PM, Zane Healy wrote:
On Oct 18, 2015, at 3:16 PM, Jules Richardson
wrote:
On 10/18/2015 11:48 AM, Zane Healy wrote:
On Oct 18, 2015, at 9:20 AM, Jules Richardson
wrote:
It came from an Aero Fighters cab - board says "IT-19-02" in
the corner. I've no idea if it was a on
On Oct 18, 2015, at 1:29 PM, ben wrote:
>
> On 10/18/2015 12:02 PM, Charles wrote:
>> I have a PDP-11/23+ with 4 MB RAM and two RL02 drives. I can boot
>> RT-11XM, then run VBGEXE and start ADVENT with no problem.
>>
>> But TSX-Plus 6.50, at least the version I have, has to run over RT-11SJ,
>>
On 10/18/2015 03:56 PM, Paul Berger wrote:
It goes on to say that when the first read/write drive was developed
(Igar) the hard sector holes where dropped in favour of more usable
surface are. I have seen the diskettes for minnow and and they
where considerably less floppy than the later disk
At 08:37 AM 10/18/2015, Johnny Billquist wrote:
I decided to look into this a couple of days ago, since the basic
workings of FRTS includes using interrupts, which is not possible if
running under time sharing. That would also imply that it would not be
possible to use F4 under RTS-8, which I
On 2015-10-19 03:04, Rick Murphy wrote:
At 08:37 AM 10/18/2015, Johnny Billquist wrote:
I decided to look into this a couple of days ago, since the basic
workings of FRTS includes using interrupts, which is not possible if
running under time sharing. That would also imply that it would not be
p
On 10/18/2015 8:43 PM, Johnny Billquist wrote:
thus making it also able to run under MULTOS-8.
Memory requirements and availability is a different story, but yes,
ADVENT will require the full 32K, as far as I remember.
I think a few changes where made a few years back, It could be a bit
smalle
On 2015-10-19 04:58, ben wrote:
On 10/18/2015 8:43 PM, Johnny Billquist wrote:
thus making it also able to run under MULTOS-8.
Memory requirements and availability is a different story, but yes,
ADVENT will require the full 32K, as far as I remember.
I think a few changes where made a few yea
On 10/18/2015 9:08 PM, Johnny Billquist wrote:
On 2015-10-19 04:58, ben wrote:
On 10/18/2015 8:43 PM, Johnny Billquist wrote:
thus making it also able to run under MULTOS-8.
Memory requirements and availability is a different story, but yes,
ADVENT will require the full 32K, as far as I rememb
On 10/18/2015 08:00 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
IBM occupied a large segment of the market and was a
favorite target for lots of followers. If you just
observe the passage of Memorex through the history of
acquisitions and being acquired and sold, it's truly
amazing that Memorex still exists--as
On 10/18/2015 08:39 PM, Jon Elson wrote:
As 3rd party vendors in the IBM plug-compatible arena went, Memorex
was pretty large. We had an IBM shop at Washington University, but
after the CPUs, practically the whole room went to Memorex-supported
gear. They get 3330-compatible drives, later upgra
Hi
If the terminal is rs232 get a break out box if you don't already have one.
If terminal plug is a 25way D type connect pins 2 and 3 then see if you get an
echo back.
Some times the terminal looks for a control signal but 99% of the time pins 2,3
and 7 (ground) are all you need
Speed, pari
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