Re: DECmate, Rainbow, and Pro 350/380 parts

2016-07-29 Thread Pontus Pihlgren
On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 11:03:45PM -0500, Paul Anderson wrote: > I just dug out what might be my last extra DECmate II CPU for a list > member, and now have access to several Pro and Rainbow CPUs and other parts. > > If you have any interest, please contact me off list. Shipping from > Illinois.

Re: the value of old test and repair equipment

2016-07-29 Thread curiousmarc3
Yes, quite interested, HP test equipment is a significant part of my collection. Most of what I get is untested. Would need model number and photos of course. Marc Sent from my iPad > On Jul 28, 2016, at 12:52 PM, Electronics Plus wrote: > > I had to pass up a large qty of old test equip at t

Re: DECmate, Rainbow, and Pro 350/380 parts

2016-07-29 Thread Paul Anderson
Only too late if it's gone. I have a complete spare 380 board with ( I think) 3 daughter boards on it, or maybe that was a Rainbow. I haven't found the boards that plug in on the side yet. Any part numbers? On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 2:25 AM, Pontus Pihlgren wrote: > On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 11:0

Re: more vintage computer stuff

2016-07-29 Thread Mouse
>> I also participate in at least one of the "dreaded" keyboard forums. >> Why are they so dreaded to you guys? Well, personally, the biggest reason is that they require that I subject myself to the Web. I recognize that few people share this attitude. /~\ The ASCII M

Re: Nova 3 front panel

2016-07-29 Thread Vincent Slyngstad
Today I received copies of the schematic and parts layout for the Nova 3 panel from Peter Simpson. I believe Perer also sent a copy to bitsavers. Thanks Peter!! The correct part number for the bulbs is 014-02, which makes it a CM2176 equivalent. The CM2176 has only a 1000 hour expected

Re: more vintage computer stuff

2016-07-29 Thread Noel Chiappa
> From: Mouse > they require that I subject myself to the Web. > I recognize that few people share this attitude. Well, I sorta understand; the modern 'active content' mania causes me to grind my teeth, too. But the non-active Web has major benefits. E.g. I read this list via the (en

Re: DECmate, Rainbow, and Pro 350/380 parts

2016-07-29 Thread shadoooo
Hello Paul, hope you are fine now. I'm interested too to Pro380 boards, because I have a machine with almost no expansion. I'm trying to contact you since weeks, sent some emails but never received an acknowledgement. Maybe there are problems with spam-killers? Please check your email and let

Question re Teac MT-2ST encoder roller tire

2016-07-29 Thread j...@cimmeri.com
Recently acquired a Teac MT-2ST SCSI cassette tape drive and am attempting to recondition it. Although it does have direct drive motors on both reels (no rubber bands), the design is still plagued by having a rubber roller "tire" on its encoder roller which has turned to a very sticky goo f

Re: Question re Teac MT-2ST encoder roller tire

2016-07-29 Thread Chuck Guzis
On 07/29/2016 12:07 PM, j...@cimmeri.com wrote: > > Recently acquired a Teac MT-2ST SCSI cassette tape drive and am > attempting to recondition it. > > Although it does have direct drive motors on both reels (no rubber > bands), the design is still plagued by having a rubber roller "tire" > on i

Re: DECmate, Rainbow, and Pro 350/380 parts

2016-07-29 Thread Paul Anderson
Hi Andrea, I replied but maybe you didn't get it. I'll check me sent file later. You have a unit with power supply , CPU, and no boards? Which boards do you need? Thanks, Paul On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 1:58 PM, shad wrote: > Hello Paul, > hope you are fine now. > I'm interested too to Pro3

Re: DECmate, Rainbow, and Pro 350/380 parts

2016-07-29 Thread jim stephens
On 7/29/2016 12:51 PM, Paul Anderson wrote: Hi Andrea, I replied but maybe you didn't get it. I'll check me sent file later. You have a unit with power supply , CPU, and no boards? Which boards do you need? Thanks, Paul Paul, I also sent along a reply, and am interested if Andrea can't swi

MicroVax II

2016-07-29 Thread Douglas Taylor
I just got a MicroVax II in the BA123 world box chassis. I has a TK50, RX50, RXDQ2, but no DEQNA. I'd like to get it running an OS. The DU disks don't work, but I have a couple of Qbus SCSI controllers that might come in handy. Can you use those SD to SCSI convertors in this type of configu

Re: MicroVax II

2016-07-29 Thread Doug F
Hi Doug, I've used an SCSI2SD v5 in a Symbolics XL1201 as both CD-ROM and 1280-byte sector Hard Drive mode successfully. I don't know anything about a MicroVax II, but I would be happy to tell you what I know of the SCSI2SD. (I've actually put several in one computer simultaneously.) Cheers,

Re: MicroVax II

2016-07-29 Thread Zane Healy
> On Jul 29, 2016, at 6:08 PM, Douglas Taylor wrote: > > I just got a MicroVax II in the BA123 world box chassis. I has a TK50, RX50, > RXDQ2, but no DEQNA. I'd like to get it running an OS. > > The DU disks don't work, but I have a couple of Qbus SCSI controllers that > might come in handy

Re: MicroVax II

2016-07-29 Thread Toby Thain
On 2016-07-29 9:08 PM, Douglas Taylor wrote: I just got a MicroVax II in the BA123 world box chassis. I has a TK50, RX50, RXDQ2, but no DEQNA. I'd like to get it running an OS. The DU disks don't work, but I have a couple of Qbus SCSI controllers that might come in handy. Can you use those SD

Re: MicroVax II

2016-07-29 Thread Mouse
> I just got a MicroVax II in the BA123 world box chassis. I has a > TK50, RX50, RXDQ2, but no DEQNA. I'd like to get it running an OS. > The DU disks don't work, but I have a couple of Qbus SCSI controllers > that might come in handy. Ooh, those are (my impression!) substantially rarer than DE

Re: MicroVax II

2016-07-29 Thread Jerry Weiss
On Jul 29, 2016, at 8:30 PM, Zane Healy wrote: > > >> On Jul 29, 2016, at 6:08 PM, Douglas Taylor wrote: >> >> I just got a MicroVax II in the BA123 world box chassis. I has a TK50, >> RX50, RXDQ2, but no DEQNA. I'd like to get it running an OS. >> >> The DU disks don't work, but I have a

Re: MicroVax II

2016-07-29 Thread Glen Slick
On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 6:08 PM, Douglas Taylor wrote: > I just got a MicroVax II in the BA123 world box chassis. I has a TK50, > RX50, RXDQ2, but no DEQNA. I'd like to get it running an OS. > > The DU disks don't work, but I have a couple of Qbus SCSI controllers that > might come in handy. > >

Re: MicroVax II

2016-07-29 Thread Zane Healy
> On Jul 29, 2016, at 6:08 PM, Douglas Taylor wrote: > > What OS's can I use with this hardware? NetBSD? Are versions of VMS > available? How do you get an OS onto this system? By the way, from an educational standpoint, this is a very good system to run VMS on, if you’re looking to learn

Re: MicroVax II

2016-07-29 Thread Jarratt RMA
> > On 30 July 2016 at 02:30 Zane Healy wrote: > > > > > On Jul 29, 2016, at 6:08 PM, Douglas Taylor > > wrote: > > > > I just got a MicroVax II in the BA123 world box chassis. I has a TK50, > > RX50, RXDQ2, but no DEQNA. I'd like to get it running an OS. > > >