Re: "non-polar" capacitor?

2016-08-01 Thread Jim Brain
On 7/31/2016 12:37 AM, Ian McLaughlin wrote: Jim, These are non-polarized (or bi-polar) electrolytics. An example is the following digikey part number: 493-12697-3-ND You can always whip one up out of your junk box - just put 2 normal (polarized) electrolytic in series with the polarities al

Re: Is MS-DOS, PC DOS and DR-DOS vintage enough to count?

2016-08-01 Thread Liam Proven
On 1 August 2016 at 08:39, Eric Smith wrote: > Both Windows 95 and Windows 98 do what you describe for Windows 98. > Both 95 and 98 can boot to DOS only, in real mode, but then you don't > get any GUI. In both 95 and 98, when you run the GUI, any DOS programs > you run are in virtual 8086 mode. >

Re: "non-polar" capacitor?

2016-08-01 Thread drlegendre .
It's pretty simple, really. Non-polar caps are used in locations where they must pass AC. Film caps (of various constructions) are practical until the values exceed a few uF. Once you need more than a few uF of non-polar capacitance, it's time to look at NP electrolytics, as they are the cheapest

Bill Gates: Windows 95 Was 'A High Point'

2016-08-01 Thread Jerry Kemp
Shared secondarily as a discussion item, but presented as a detail from a discussion with another list member as a discussion detail I couldn't find at the moment. This data is not new and dates to 2008.

RE: Mall directory computers

2016-08-01 Thread Kevin Parker
I'm not exactly sure - it was one of those things that someone gave me and I put it away - my policy is grab first and ask questions later so it doesn't become landfill. I have tried to research this based on info from another reply but no joy. I might open it up and see if there are any clues

Re: "non-polar" capacitor?

2016-08-01 Thread Dale H. Cook
At 04:03 AM 8/1/2016, drlegendre wrote: >Non-polar caps are used in locations where they must pass AC. Conventional polarized aluminum and tantalum capacitors are also used in locations where they must pass AC, such as interstage coupling capacitors and bypass capacitors, not to mention electro

Re: Why classiccmp is awesome [junk spots to visit]

2016-08-01 Thread Al Kossow
On 7/31/16 9:39 PM, Bob Rosenbloom wrote: > Halted was open as of last Thursday. > They moved to a smaller store space. Unfortunately, that meant that things like their good selection of edge connectors aren't out any more. Excess Solutions in San Jose is good mostly for parts. They've got r

Re: Bill Gates: Windows 95 Was 'A High Point'

2016-08-01 Thread Al Kossow
http://cdn.cultofmac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/introducing.gif On 8/1/16 1:47 AM, Jerry Kemp wrote: > Shared secondarily as a discussion item, but presented as a detail from a > discussion with another list member as a > discussion detail I couldn't find at the moment. > > > This data is n

Re: MicroVax II (Doug)

2016-08-01 Thread John H. Reinhardt
On 7/31/2016 10:38 PM, Douglas Taylor wrote: That sounds good. BTW, where do I go to get the VMS hobbyist license PAKS and downloads? I'm running into dead links. Doug Things recently (last few months) changed and the OpenVMS Hobbyist licenses are now handled by the HPE office in India. T

Re: Why classiccmp is awesome [junk spots to visit]

2016-08-01 Thread ethan
but the list is dwindling The rent is too high. -- Ethan O'Toole

Re: "non-polar" capacitor?

2016-08-01 Thread Chuck Guzis
On 08/01/2016 04:08 AM, Dale H. Cook wrote: > 1) When there is no constant DC offset to the applied voltage - if > the voltage applied to an electrolytic capacitor reverses the > capacitor can be damaged. When there is no constant DC offset the > second reason can come into play: > > 2) When a la

Midwest Scientific Instruments 6800

2016-08-01 Thread Brad H
Just thought I'd send out another shout out to anyone who might have one of these or is familiar with them.  I've had this a while but have not really been able to use it, lacking a boot disk.  It also doesn't have the standard MSIBUG ROM.  I'm hoping maybe someone out there knows how I could pr

Re: Mall directory computers

2016-08-01 Thread Ian Finder
you should certainly open it up and remove the battery. I would guess the add on shell is a power supply, video modulator of some kind, and possibly a hard drive controller. On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 3:06 AM, Kevin Parker wrote: > I'm not exactly sure - it was one of those things that someone gave

Re: Midwest Scientific Instruments 6800

2016-08-01 Thread Christian Liendo
Shout right back! I have one but I haven't really played with it. On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 1:32 PM, Brad H wrote: > Just thought I'd send out another shout out to anyone who might have one of > these or is familiar with them.

Re: Why classiccmp is awesome [junk spots to visit]

2016-08-01 Thread Al Kossow
That's one thing, and California's inventory tax, and the fact that almost no manufacturing is done here, and eBay killing off walk-in sales, and recyclers with required destruct, and on and on.. The "Foothill" flea-market is a shadow of what it was in the past. On 8/1/16 9:27 AM, et...@757.org wr

Re: Midwest Scientific Instruments 6800

2016-08-01 Thread william degnan
On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 2:37 PM, Christian Liendo wrote: > Shout right back! I have one but I haven't really played with it. > > On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 1:32 PM, Brad H > wrote: > > Just thought I'd send out another shout out to anyone who might have one > of these or is familiar with them. > I

Re: Midwest Scientific Instruments 6800

2016-08-01 Thread william degnan
COSAM sells new reproductions for SWTPc btw. On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 2:57 PM, william degnan wrote: > > > On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 2:37 PM, Christian Liendo > wrote: > >> Shout right back! I have one but I haven't really played with it. >> >> On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 1:32 PM, Brad H >> wrote: >> >

Re: Why classiccmp is awesome [junk spots to visit]

2016-08-01 Thread Eric Christopherson
On Mon, Aug 01, 2016, Al Kossow wrote: > That's one thing, and California's inventory tax, and the > fact that almost no manufacturing is done here, and eBay > killing off walk-in sales, and recyclers with required > destruct, and on and on.. The "Foothill" flea-market is > a shadow of what it was

Re: Midwest Scientific Instruments 6800

2016-08-01 Thread Brad H
I had thought of locating original MIKBUG roms but can't tell for sure if it would work.  The system has four EROM sockets and they are all occupied.. first two by this WEEBUG thing. Finding SWTPC ROMs would be difficult.  I am getting an original 6800 machine next week but I'm loathe to m

Re: Mall directory computers

2016-08-01 Thread Brad H
I've been searching the dim recesses of my mind trying to remember the one at Oakville.  As I recalled the graphics output was quite slow.. it'd draw shapes individually and then fill in.  And the color was not great.  Must have been a CGA PC or some derivative.  This would have been aroun

Re: Mall directory computers

2016-08-01 Thread Brad H
You know.. come to think of it.. it might have been something like this software I used to play with obsessively as a kid.  My Dad had it for our PC.   I completely forgrt the name.  It was a CGA graphics proto-Powerpoint kind of deal.  You could draw pictures, graphs etc.. and it also had

Re: Midwest Scientific Instruments 6800

2016-08-01 Thread william degnan
On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 3:06 PM, Brad H wrote: > > > I had thought of locating original MIKBUG roms but can't tell for sure if > it would work. The system has four EROM sockets and they are all > occupied.. first two by this WEEBUG thing. > Finding SWTPC ROMs would be difficult. I am getting an

RE: Why classiccmp is awesome [junk spots to visit]

2016-08-01 Thread Ali
> That's one thing, and California's inventory tax, and the fact that > almost no manufacturing is done here, and eBay killing off walk-in > sales, and recyclers with required destruct, and on and on.. The > "Foothill" flea-market is a shadow of what it was in the past. Inventory tax? I am not sur

Re: Mall directory computers

2016-08-01 Thread ethan
You know.. come to think of it.. it might have been something like this software I used to play with obsessively as a kid.  My Dad had it for our PC.  I completely forgrt the name.  It was a CGA graphics proto-Powerpoint kind of deal.  You could draw pictures, graphs etc.. and it also had clip

Re: Mall directory computers

2016-08-01 Thread Brad H
It wasn't those two.. I remember Harvard Graphics.  It had a friendlier name than that.. Direct something?  Darn.  Gotta find it now. Sent from my Samsung device Original message From: et...@757.org Date: 2016-08-01 12:49 PM (GMT-08:00) To: "General Discussion: On-To

Re: Mall directory computers

2016-08-01 Thread couryhouse
I remember company using varian... v series.. minI to drive display was prototype in az. why varian? There were mivso in the 80s. And this was NOT early 80s Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone Original message From: Brad H Date: 8/1/16 13:17 (GMT-07:

Re: ExpandaCore 18 core memory

2016-08-01 Thread Göran Axelsson
Sometimes you are lucky... A friend got a lot of documentation in a haul just a few days ago, among it was some documentation about NORD-1 and the ExpandaCore-18 was among it. So now I have complete schematics and even some timing diagrams. :-) For reference I'll include the link to the docum

Re: Concurrent Computer Corporation

2016-08-01 Thread Pete Lancashire
Remove the part and set it in a device programmer ? On Sat, Jul 30, 2016 at 11:35 AM, Pontus Pihlgren wrote: > On Sat, Jul 30, 2016 at 01:58:49PM -0400, alexmcwhir...@triadic.us wrote: > > I know nothing about this machine in particular, but i know a decent > amount > > about other unix machines

Re: Concurrent Computer Corporation

2016-08-01 Thread alexmcwhirter
On 2016-07-30 13:51, Pontus Pihlgren wrote: Hi I'm trying to revive and old unix machine. A Concurrent Computer Corporation series 8000. This seems to be a later version of Masscomp MC5600/MC5700 which has a manual in bitsavers. The system runs RTU (which I assumes means Real Time Unix). My mac

AT&T 3b2, IBM RT, others

2016-08-01 Thread Doug Fields
I'm here in Austin picking up that Multiflow and they have a bunch of other computers. The most intact looking is an AT&T 3b2-1000-70. There are also two rude looking IBM RTs plus an Evans and Sutherland Freedom 1000 with Sun Graphics tower, a Sparc Printer, lots of old Apple printers, and other

Pictures per previous post

2016-08-01 Thread Doug Fields
You can view my shared album on the web: Classic Computers Apparently I can do this easily through iCloud. The joy of modern computers. :) Cheers, Doug -- Sent from my iPhone

Re: Why classiccmp is awesome [junk spots to visit]

2016-08-01 Thread Al Kossow
On 8/1/16 12:35 PM, Ali wrote: > Inventory tax? brain fart. that was repealed in 1979

Re: AT&T 3b2, IBM RT, others

2016-08-01 Thread Jerry Kemp
Hello Doug, Thanks for the post. I am assuming that this is all stuff that is up for "rescue"? Unless Seth Morabito wants/needs the ATT 3b2, I am very much interested in that equipment. I'm up north. About 30 miles north of Dallas. Jerry Kemp On 07/31/16 12:43 PM, Doug Fields wrote: I

RE: Pictures per previous post

2016-08-01 Thread Electronics Plus
Except that there is no link? I know someone who wants the RT computers! Cindy -Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Doug Fields Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2016 12:47 PM To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Subject: Pictures per previous post You can view m

Re: Pictures per previous post

2016-08-01 Thread Doug Fields
Apparently the list strips HTML out, which I didn't know. https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0ZGWZuqDGXYWQL Try that? Cheers, Doug > On Aug 1, 2016, at 5:53 PM, Electronics Plus wrote: > > Except that there is no link? I know someone w

Re: Pictures per previous post

2016-08-01 Thread Glen Slick
On Aug 1, 2016 2:57 PM, "Doug Fields" wrote: > > Apparently the list strips HTML out, which I didn't know. > > https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0ZGWZuqDGXYWQL < https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0ZGWZuqDGXYWQL> > > Try that? > > Cheers, > > Doug TI Explorer II - someone is probably interes

Re: AT&T 3b2, IBM RT, others

2016-08-01 Thread Jerry Kemp
Hello Doug, Thanks for the URL, the pictures are great. Sorry if I am missing something here. Are you at a Goodwill, or something similar in Austin? Are these items for sale? Or items to come pick up ASAP before they go to the recyclers? Thanks for clarifying, sorry if you posted this alre

Re: Pictures per previous post

2016-08-01 Thread Doug Fields
I took these things home with me: TI Explorer II AT&T 3b2-1000-70 & BLIT monitor Commodore 64 + disk drive HP 85 (non-B, I think) Bunch of NeXT manuals and PowerPC 601/603/604 manuals Cheers, Doug > On Aug 1, 2016, at 6:05 PM, Glen Slick wrote: > > On Aug 1, 2016 2:57 PM, "Doug Fields" wrote

Re: AT&T 3b2, IBM RT, others

2016-08-01 Thread Doug Fields
They were/are for sale at about $200 apiece, in Austin. See other message for which things I took. There were also a ton of vintage printing calculators, and about 5 huge PC boards for something with "Ametek S1" and other Ametek labels. shantaedai...@gmail.com -

Re: Pictures per previous post

2016-08-01 Thread killingsworth . todd
Drat. I've always wanted to go poking around a Sun Graphics tower. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 1, 2016, at 6:23 PM, Doug Fields wrote: > > I took these things home with me: > > TI Explorer II > AT&T 3b2-1000-70 & BLIT monitor > Commodore 64 + disk drive > HP 85 (non-B, I think) > Bunch of Ne

Re: Pictures per previous post

2016-08-01 Thread Norman Jaffe
Hi: I'm definitely interested in the TI Explorer II, especially if it is working!!! - Original Message - From: "killingsworth todd" To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" Sent: Monday, August 1, 2016 3:28:50 PM Subject: Re: Pictures per previous post Drat. I've al

How to get a Heathkit H8 to work with a serial terminal

2016-08-01 Thread Brad H
I posted this on vcfed and thought I'd ask here too. I have a working H8.  It has the basics plus a 64k ram card and serial/cassette card.  I have been looking and looking for info on what program to enter or rom change you have to make to get the machine to operate with a terminal.   Surpr

Re: Bill Gates: Windows 95 Was 'A High Point'

2016-08-01 Thread Cameron Kaiser
> > > http://cdn.cultofmac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/introducing.gif I have a "Windows '95 = Macintosh '89" pin on my iMac G4, as seen here: http://www.theapplecollection.com/Collection/pin/PinsBadges.h

Re: Bill Gates: Windows 95 Was 'A High Point'

2016-08-01 Thread Jerry Kemp
I was not aware all those pins existed. Did they (the pins) serve some special purpose, other than for someone to advertise an Apple product, on their shirt or hat? Jerry On 08/ 1/16 06:25 PM, Cameron Kaiser wrote:

Re: Bill Gates: Windows 95 Was 'A High Point'

2016-08-01 Thread Cameron Kaiser
> >>> > > > >> http://cdn.cultofmac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/introducing.gif > > > > I have a "Windows '95 = Macintosh '89" pin on my iMac G4, as seen here: > > http://www.theapplecollection.com/Collecti

Re: Bill Gates: Windows 95 Was 'A High Point'

2016-08-01 Thread Charles Anthony
On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 4:25 PM, Cameron Kaiser wrote: > > > < > https://tech.slashdot.org/story/08/05/28/2214214/bill-gates-windows-95-was-a-high-point > > > > > http://cdn.cultofmac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/introducing.gif > > I have a "Windows '95 = Macintosh '89" pin on my iMac G4, as se

Re: Bill Gates: Windows 95 Was 'A High Point'

2016-08-01 Thread Fred Cisin
"Windows '95 = Macintosh '89" On Mon, 1 Aug 2016, Jerry Kemp wrote: I was not aware all those pins existed. Did they (the pins) serve some special purpose, other than for someone to advertise an Apple product, on their shirt or hat? brand loyalty statement. (Ford V Chevy)

Re: Bill Gates: Windows 95 Was 'A High Point'

2016-08-01 Thread Brad H
I would call Win 95 a high point also.  I lived near Toronto at the time and remember the unfurling of a huge Win 95 banner down one side.  There were events everywhere.  MS was really at their zenith. The excitement around that launch was like nothing since.  I believe I got swept up and

Re: Bill Gates: Windows 95 Was 'A High Point'

2016-08-01 Thread Brad H
Er.. that was.. 'down one side of the CN tower'.. :) Sent from my Samsung device Original message From: Brad H Date: 2016-08-01 5:29 PM (GMT-08:00) To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" Subject: Re: Bill Gates: Windows 95 Was 'A High Point'    

Re: Bill Gates: Windows 95 Was 'A High Point'

2016-08-01 Thread Brad H
Here's some shots of it.  I forgot about the guy rappelling down the tower.   Don't think anyone rappelled for Windows 10! http://motherboard.vice.com/read/this-guy-rappelled-down-the-cn-tower-for-the-launch-of-windows-95 Sent from my Samsung device Original message From:

Re: Bill Gates: Windows 95 Was 'A High Point'

2016-08-01 Thread COURYHOUSE
hey! the start it up song sold me! it sure was a production eh? I installed it... I liked it.. 98 SE got better me got worse XP was outstanding I did fine with vista... 7 was better yet. skipped 8 bought never installed and used to up to 8.1 then used to up to 10

Re: Bill Gates: Windows 95 Was 'A High Point'

2016-08-01 Thread Chuck Guzis
On 08/01/2016 05:29 PM, Brad H wrote: > > > I would call Win 95 a high point also. I lived near Toronto at the > time and remember the unfurling of a huge Win 95 banner down one > side. There were events everywhere. MS was really at their zenith. > The excitement around that launch was like no

Re: "non-polar" capacitor?

2016-08-01 Thread drlegendre .
">Non-polar caps are used in locations where they must pass AC. Conventional polarized aluminum and tantalum capacitors are also used in locations where they must pass AC, such as interstage coupling capacitors and bypass capacitors, not to mention electrolytics as power supply filter capacitors.

Re: LASERS! && Freemont Street LED array (was Re: Cray J932SE (was Re: Straight 8 up on Ebay just now))

2016-08-01 Thread John Foust
At 05:13 PM 7/19/2016, et...@757.org wrote: >I'm sure you know the thing about Garth/Dana Carvey? Him mentioning the Unix >book in Waynes World was a nod to his brother, his brother founded NewTek the >company behind the Amiga video toaster and the current NewTek Tricaster stuff? No, Brad was no

RE: How to get a Heathkit H8 to work with a serial terminal

2016-08-01 Thread Bill Sudbrink
Try in the SEBHC group: se...@googlegroups.com

HP 2100A Restoration

2016-08-01 Thread Hayden Kroepfl
Hi, I recently acquired a pair of HP 2100A minicomputers locally for very cheap. Don't think I could get much more local that a guy literally at the end of my street. He bought them at an auction over ten years ago, never powered them on, and left them in his garage since. They've likely never be

Re: Pictures per previous post

2016-08-01 Thread Mike Ross
Just to clarify did you 'rescue' these hoping to find good homes for them later - or to keep for yourself? If the former I would definitely be interested in the TI Explorer - and the RT. Mike On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 10:23 AM, Doug Fields wrote: > I took these things home with me: > > TI Explorer

Re: Pictures per previous post

2016-08-01 Thread COURYHOUSE
Doug we have a next cube, neat next monitor and NEXT laser printer at SMECC museum but alas no manuals Please advise Ed Sharpe archivist for SMECC ADDED NOTE need some great NEXT promo stuff to make the back drop for the display of this setup - - - -- - - - - -- - -

Re: Bill Gates: Windows 95 Was 'A High Point'

2016-08-01 Thread Fred Cisin
    I would call Win 95 a high point also.  I lived near Toronto at the time and remember the unfurling of a huge Win 95 banner down one side. On Mon, 1 Aug 2016, Brad H wrote: Er.. that was.. 'down one side of the CN tower'.. :) I was trying to visualize the unfurling of a huge Win 95 banner d

Re: HP 2100A Restoration

2016-08-01 Thread Lyle Bickley
Hi Hayden, On Mon, 1 Aug 2016 19:29:05 -0600 Hayden Kroepfl wrote: --snip-- > With regards to the power supply, I'm thinking my best bet would be > to do a power on with no cards in the system. Though I'm not sure if > all the power rails would even come up without a load on it, since it > soun

Re: Bill Gates: Windows 95 Was 'A High Point'

2016-08-01 Thread TeoZ
NT 4.0 was ok, but for me Windows 2000 was the coolest thing ever since I could have stability AND play games on it. Playing with the W2K betas was fun, never got excited about a MS OS since then. Speaking of games Windows 95 was a huge shift in the world because while I got used to apps on W

Re: Bill Gates: Windows 95 Was 'A High Point'

2016-08-01 Thread Fred Cisin
I remember BSOD after BSOD when Well, Windoze 3.00 was swamped with UAE ("Unexpected Application Error") One of the design goals of 3.10 was to "eliminate UAEs". Not as hard as it sounds! By 3.10, they were EXPECTED application errors. 98 SE got better me got worse XP was outstanding A

Re: Midwest Scientific Instruments 6800

2016-08-01 Thread Chris Elmquist
I have all kinds of SWTPC 6800 stuff here and I think I recognize your floppy controller as a PERCOM LFD-400 board. These are somewhat unique because they are built around a sync USART (S2650) and use 10-hole hard-sector floppy media (just like Heath H17 and Northstar systems). Can you see any

Re: Midwest Scientific Instruments 6800

2016-08-01 Thread Brad H
Thanks Chris.. yes I think you are correct.  Here is a photo of it: http://s1381.photobucket.com/user/unclefalter/media/20160520_194139_zpswkjgwf17.jpg.html This is the CPU board.  I'm wondering why it has four EPROMs, and what the two unmarked do.  This is where I wish there were a manual..

Re: Bill Gates: Windows 95 Was 'A High Point'

2016-08-01 Thread Jerry Kemp
Understood. That was OS/2 2.0 for me, after I had settled into OS/2 1.3 Unix took me longer to warm up to. Jerry On 08/ 1/16 07:29 PM, Brad H wrote: I would call Win 95 a high point also. I lived near Toronto at the time and remember the unfurling of a huge Win 95 banner down one side. T

Re: Bill Gates: Windows 95 Was 'A High Point'

2016-08-01 Thread Jerry Kemp
On 08/ 1/16 09:47 PM, Fred Cisin wrote: I remember BSOD after BSOD when Well, Windoze 3.00 was swamped with UAE ("Unexpected Application Error") One of the design goals of 3.10 was to "eliminate UAEs". Not as hard as it sounds! By 3.10, they were EXPECTED application errors. :) Are you

Re: Bill Gates: Windows 95 Was 'A High Point'

2016-08-01 Thread Brad H
Never did try OS/2.  I had friends who were fanatics about it.  There was a big push back then to go to it.  When that failed they rallied to Linux.  Really should set up a box here with it and try it out. Sent from my Samsung device Original message From: Jerry Kemp

Re: Bill Gates: Windows 95 Was 'A High Point'

2016-08-01 Thread Chuck Guzis
On 08/01/2016 08:32 PM, Brad H wrote: > Never did try OS/2. I had friends who were fanatics about it. There > was a big push back then to go to it. When that failed they rallied > to Linux. Really should set up a box here with it and try it out. I was an OS/2 developer from about 1.1 to Warp

Re: Bill Gates: Windows 95 Was 'A High Point'

2016-08-01 Thread Fred Cisin
I remember BSOD after BSOD when Well, Windoze 3.00 was swamped with UAE ("Unexpected Application Error") One of the design goals of 3.10 was to "eliminate UAEs". Not as hard as it sounds! By 3.10, they were EXPECTED application errors. On Mon, 1 Aug 2016, Jerry Kemp wrote: :) Are you sure?

DEC Rack near Portland Oregon

2016-08-01 Thread Pete Lancashire
Has Orange/Purple decorative top in good shape. No sides, door etc. I don't have it but it will be up for sale, I think they are asking around $50. Let me know if anyone is interested and I can pass the info on -pete

Re: Pictures per previous post

2016-08-01 Thread Doug Fields
It's still there for you. :) -- Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 1, 2016, at 6:28 PM, killingsworth.t...@gmail.com wrote: > > Drat. I've always wanted to go poking around a Sun Graphics tower. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Aug 1, 2016, at 6:23 PM, Doug Fields wrote: >> >> I took these things

Re: DEC Rack near Portland Oregon

2016-08-01 Thread Joshua Stetson
I may be interested. I've been looking for a rack for my DEC equipment. Are they needing it picked up soon? I'm in Seattle. Josh On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 3:51 PM, Pete Lancashire wrote: > Has Orange/Purple decorative top in good shape. No sides, door etc. > > I don't have it but it will be up for

Re: MicroVax II (Doug)

2016-08-01 Thread Douglas Taylor
On 8/1/2016 11:26 AM, John H. Reinhardt wrote: On 7/31/2016 10:38 PM, Douglas Taylor wrote: That sounds good. BTW, where do I go to get the VMS hobbyist license PAKS and downloads? I'm running into dead links. Doug Things recently (last few months) changed and the OpenVMS Hobbyist license

Re: MicroVax II

2016-08-01 Thread Douglas Taylor
On 7/29/2016 10:30 PM, Jerry Weiss wrote: 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 do

Re: HP 2100A Restoration

2016-08-01 Thread Pete Lancashire
With the supplies being switchers do not use a autotransfomer (Variac). If they were mine I would replace the caps even if it meant speing $100 or so and waiting. And being switchers they will need a minimum load to operate correctly. -pete On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 7:12 PM, Lyle Bickley wrote: >

Re: HP 2100A Restoration

2016-08-01 Thread Bob Rosenbloom
On 8/1/2016 6:29 PM, Hayden Kroepfl wrote: Hi, I recently acquired a pair of HP 2100A minicomputers locally for very cheap. Don't think I could get much more local that a guy literally at the end of my street. He bought them at an auction over ten years ago, never powered them on, and left them

RE: HP 2100A Restoration

2016-08-01 Thread tony duell
You need to get all the service and diagrams manuals for this machine. I think they are on bitsavers and the Australian HP museum site. You probably should go through both of said sites. > With regards to the power supply, I'm thinking my best bet would be to do a > power on with no cards in the

Re: HP 2100A Restoration

2016-08-01 Thread Lyle Bickley
On Mon, 1 Aug 2016 22:11:17 -0700 Bob Rosenbloom wrote: --snip-- > There's a bunch of small electrolytic capacitors on the Inhibit > Driver Load Card, A106, that needed to be reformed before my memory > would work reliably. > They reformed themselves in one of my units. I had memory errors for

Re: Bill Gates: Windows 95 Was 'A High Point'

2016-08-01 Thread Cameron Kaiser
> Win95 for those running NT 3.51 was something of a low point. Compared > to the latter, 95 was a cranky, bug-ridden system that was burdened by > 8.3 file names, limited disk size, etc. I remember BSOD after BSOD when > my NT system ran just fine. By the next year, when NT 4.0 came out, > ther

In search of: Fairlight CMI series I or II

2016-08-01 Thread Ian Finder
I know, I know... But I figured I'd try here anyway. Any condition is okay with me. Willing to pay market rates. Cheers, - Ian -- Ian Finder (206) 395-MIPS ian.fin...@gmail.com

Re: In search of: Fairlight CMI series I or II

2016-08-01 Thread Chris Pye
> On 2 Aug 2016, at 4:49 pm, Ian Finder wrote: > > I know, I know... But I figured I'd try here anyway. Any condition is okay > with me. Willing to pay market rates. I realise it’s not completely relevant, but I recently sold off my Fairlight CVI. I hung onto it for years because I really like