Johnny Billquist wrote:
> On 2015-10-19 23:11, jwsmobile wrote:
> >
> >
> >On 10/19/2015 12:39 PM, Johnny Billquist wrote:
> >>Well, you did ask for "thoughts in the conversion", so I gave you
> >>mine. Sorry if you felt they were unhelpful. I just thought the
> >>"conversion" was basically a no-w
As I gradually get my long stored collection out of boxes and onto benches
I'm starting to turn my attention to a lot of old dot matrix printers I
have.
I seem to recall reading or hearing a very long time ago that where a
printer has not been fired up for eons that the pins can be stuck in the
> From: Rick Murphy
> Lots and lots of fun like that. What an space optimizer would do if
> there was one. :)
Wow. You did all that by hand?
If so, with a program that big, wouldn't it have made sense to try and write
a separate post-processor to do all those optimizations? Surely it
Just learned of this via a tweet from a former colleague:
«
The KIM Uno is a small "open-source hardware" project to build a
replica of the classic 1976 KIM-1 computer. It doubles up as a 6502
programmable calculator. It costs about $10 in commonly available
parts (board & parts without case or po
On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 11:09 AM, Liam Proven wrote:
> Just learned of this via a tweet from a former colleague:
>
> The KIM Uno is a small "open-source hardware" project to build a
> replica of the classic 1976 KIM-1 computer...
I've seen it (I was next to Oscar Vermeulen at VCFe and VCFmw this
Hello list,
i got hands on several VT100 and VT105 parts. It SEEMS (at least to me)
to be one complete terminal without a power supply and some additional
parts. I took pictures of everything, which can be seen here:
https://antares.krankikom.de/index.php/s/vcIZuHbpsn3lSoL
(sorry for the self-sign
I've got one; amazing what Oscar managed to put
together to sell for $10.00, not to mention the
firm/soft-ware.
He's also the guy behind the bitchin RasPi-powered
PDP-8/I replica:
http://obsolescence.wix.com/obsolescence#!pidp-8-overview/c252u
m
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From: "Ethan D
Funny thing that this gets mentioned... I spent a couple of hours last night
putting a Kim-Uno together from Oscar's kit. (I had bought it way back in the
spring)
Works like a charm - only had time to go through some basic testing - no
programming yet. Nicely done project on Oscar's part. Every
«
The BBC Microcomputer System (or BBC Micro) was an innovative machine
back in the early 1980’s. One feature that impressed reviewers was a
“tube” interface that allowed the machine to become an I/O processor
for an additional CPU. When the onboard 6502 became too slow, it could
become a slave to
On 10/20/2015 02:12 AM, Kevin Parker wrote:
I seem to recall reading or hearing a very long time ago that where
a printer has not been fired up for eons that the pins can be stuck
in the print head (e.g. by old ink drying out) and cause damage (e.g.
bend pins) when it tries to print.
It depend
About four months since I last announced anything. There have been
various development since, and I figured I should encourage people who
are using BQTCP/IP for RSX to upgrade to the latest release.
A short list of changes:
TCP:
. Small bugfixes in various states.
. Bugfix in window handling.
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From: Mike Stein
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 6:17 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: The KIM Uno -- a modern clone of the KIM-1
I've got one; amazing what Oscar managed to put together
to sell for $10.00, not to mention the
With thanks to Bruce, Jay and Rod, good news, although something
has gone wrong first. Learned a few things! Long story ...
As I did not see anything on the Dasher D200 terminal screen, I first
checked the cable, assuming that the terminal did not develop issues
in the years being stored in the
>
> I seem to recall reading or hearing a very long time ago that where a
> printer has not been fired up for eons that the pins can be stuck in the
> print head (e.g. by old ink drying out) and cause damage (e.g. bend pins)
> when it tries to print.
A word of warning. Unless you really know what
I can't seem to get the link to work with the pictures, so I don't
know what the tube looks like, but sticky fluid is NOT an indication
of a problem with the tube. Some tubes used a bonded safety glass, and
that goo leaks out over time. But I've never seen a VT100 with such a
tube installed. The mo
Congratulations! My own VT131 is on the repair line so I'll be watching
this thread with some interest.
Best,
Sean
On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 5:12 PM, Ian Primus
wrote:
> I can't seem to get the link to work with the pictures, so I don't
> know what the tube looks like, but sticky fluid is NOT a
On 10/20/2015 2:45 PM, Henk Gooijen wrote:
> With thanks to Bruce, Jay and Rod, good news, although something
> has gone wrong first. Learned a few things! Long story ...
>
> As I did not see anything on the Dasher D200 terminal screen, I first
> checked the cable, assuming that the terminal did
On 10/20/2015 1:35 PM, Christian Liendo wrote:
> I found a channel that's about a Month old, but no real information as to who
> they are.
>
>
> Computer History Archives
> Educational Vintage Computer Films
> View on www.youtube.com
>
> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOyJD0RHtF_77_oAf5tT1
As it turns out the ownership of the Ella tapes is uncertain so Imation/Memorex
can't use them without a fight. But there were several other artists, along
with the breaking glass that can be used.
Imation paid $300 million for the brand - shows the power of a brand.
tom
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On 10/20/15 11:35 AM, Christian Liendo wrote:
I found a channel that's about a Month old, but no real information as to who
they are.
Computer History Archives
Educational Vintage Computer Films
I think it is a guy in Sacramento. I remember buying a CD of the 1050 film off
ebay
years ago a
tis 2015-10-20 klockan 19:52 + skrev tony duell:
>
> Sanders 12/7 and 700 printheads are quite easy to take apart (but
> keep the
> pin/armature assemblies in order).
>
> Other than those, I wouldn't strip any of them!
>
> Maybe clean the face with propan-2-ol and then soak that end in th
> On 20 October 2015 at 22:12 Ian Primus wrote:
>
>
> I can't seem to get the link to work with the pictures, so I don't
> know what the tube looks like, but sticky fluid is NOT an indication
> of a problem with the tube. Some tubes used a bonded safety glass, and
> that goo leaks out over tim
On Tuesday (10/20/2015 at 04:57PM -0500), Jay Jaeger wrote:
> On 10/20/2015 1:35 PM, Christian Liendo wrote:
> > I found a channel that's about a Month old, but no real information as to
> > who they are.
> >
> >
> > Computer History Archives
> > Educational Vintage Computer Films
> > View on
I thought Fedron was the go-to solvent for the printing / ink industry?
It's also used to clean rubber parts, iirc.
Interesting point about the single-side vs. trad. cloth ribbons. I'm using
a cheap-o replacement in my Panasonic "Quiet" Color KXT 24-pin (NLQ). I
don't recall what ribbon was in it
On 10/20/2015 04:18 PM, drlegendre . wrote:
I thought Fedron was the go-to solvent for the printing / ink industry?
It's also used to clean rubber parts, iirc.
I demurred on Fedron as it contains xylol. Some print heads have
plastic parts and I'm not sure how it would affect those--it's also
At 06:47 AM 10/20/2015, Noel Chiappa wrote:
> From: Rick Murphy
> Lots and lots of fun like that. What an space optimizer would do if
> there was one. :)
Wow. You did all that by hand?
Yup. Lots of work. That's kind of why I find the implication that I
don't know what's going on
I have most of the VT100 family parts, and can help somewhat in identifying
part numbers.
If you need any, feel free to contact me off list.
Paul
On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 11:11 AM, Lukas Kaminski <
lukas.kamin...@krankikom.de> wrote:
> Hello list,
>
> i got hands on several VT100 and VT105 parts
On 10/20/2015 05:39 PM, Chris Elmquist wrote:
I watched the IBM 360 one (17 minutes) it had some GREAT
pictures of making SLT modules and core planes.
They had a machine in the pictures that I didn't recognize.
It had a black front panel and a long row of address dials,
no switches. It might
On 2015-10-20 11:34 PM, Jon Elson wrote:
On 10/20/2015 05:39 PM, Chris Elmquist wrote:
I watched the IBM 360 one (17 minutes) it had some GREAT pictures of
making SLT modules and core planes.
They had a machine in the pictures that I didn't recognize. It had a
black front panel and a long ro
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Date:Wed, October 21, 2015 12:34 pm
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