On 05/11/2016, at 4:29 AM, Eric Smith wrote:
> Does anyone have a scan of the MX-80 Dot Matrix Printer Technical Manual?
>
> It's apparently intended to be available here:
>
> http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/39747/Epson-MX-80-Dot-Matrix-Printer-Technical-Manual/
> but I was unable to ac
On 11/4/2016 1:29 PM, Eric Smith wrote:
Does anyone have a scan of the MX-80 Dot Matrix Printer Technical Manual?
It's apparently intended to be available here:
http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/39747/Epson-MX-80-Dot-Matrix-Printer-Technical-Manual/
but I was unable to actually download
I've been looking for it for a while as well, the only place I've seen
that has it in any form is actually on the 11/780 running at the LCM
(which you can of course access with a free account, if you just want to
use VCL). I assume it must still exist elsewhere but it was removed
from the old
On 2016-11-04 15:20, william degnan wrote:
great to hear
Yes, I'm enjoying this little machine ;-)
I have one question:
How does it check, how much RAM is in it?
Boot shows 128K, but the board has 512K
On Fri, Nov 4, 2016 at 3:40 PM, emanuel stiebler wrote:
On 2016-10-30 15:40, william
great to hear
On Fri, Nov 4, 2016 at 3:40 PM, emanuel stiebler wrote:
> On 2016-10-30 15:40, william degnan wrote:
>
>> On Sun, Oct 30, 2016 at 9:44 AM, emanuel stiebler wrote:
>>
>
> I also got last week a IBM PC 5170, if I could get it working,
>>> it should be able to write the SAGE II flopp
That is from the first 2000 to 5000 units its a 8800 no suffix the
ribbon is either A or Bsuffix and
a different CPU board (uses 8224).
The orange is rosin flux that was not cleaned. Isopropanol would clean
that but it was built as a
kit (the K suffux on the serial number tag). Its better to l
I'm a dork.. my reader was cutting off quotes.. but I saw the direct link to
Rick in my email.
Sent from my Samsung device
I got booted from the list when the original post came out for this. He isn't
willing to ship I guess? I wouldn't mind buying the SWTPC 6800 case he has.. I
have almost everything save a cpu card to build another 6800 unit.
Sent from my Samsung device
Original message
I know have this in my inbox, will upload some where and announce when I
am on a proper computer, not cell phone. Dave
On 4 Nov 2016 20:29, "Eric Smith" wrote:
> Does anyone have a scan of the MX-80 Dot Matrix Printer Technical Manual?
>
> It's apparently intended to be available here:
>
> http
I have got TSS/8 running on SIMH (actually it is a ready-made image that I
got for the PiDP8). I have set up SIMH to enable TTIX for a secondary line
to connect another terminal, but when I try to login from another line (ie
not the console) I get a message along the lines of a local login not bein
On 2016-11-04 13:56, tony duell wrote:
Crashed after a while, and only shows 128K (512k is populated),
It appears that there's a DIP shunt block on the CPU board where each shunt
corespond to a row of DRAMs. You should check all 4 positions are shorted.
According to the technical manual:
see TSS8_8.24_ManagersGuide
"on"
at the console with the operator logged on
On 11/5/16 5:53 AM, Rob Jarratt wrote:
> I have got TSS/8 running on SIMH (actually it is a ready-made image that I
> got for the PiDP8). I have set up SIMH to enable TTIX for a secondary line
> to connect another termi
>
> > It appears that there's a DIP shunt block on the CPU board where each shunt
> > corespond to a row of DRAMs. You should check all 4 positions are shorted.
>
> According to the technical manual:
>
> www.bitsavers.org/pdf/sage/sageandstride/Technical_Manual-1983.pdf
>
> they should all be o
Noticed this on Nekochan:
http://forums.nekochan.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=16731198
No affiliation
-
Hi,
I have an IBM 5360 with all of the manuals, cables, etc. The monitor
is missing. There are boxes and boxes of manuals, modems, cables, etc.
This is free for someone who wants to pickup in
On 11/04/2016 11:17 PM, drlegendre . wrote:
> Am I correct that the Altair 8800(A/B) also uses those type of
> switch?
>
> If so, I need one or two as well.. my own, lone 8800 isn't quite what
> it could be, IIRC. Had to sub switches.
Not exactly--momentary, yes, but clearly not the paddle switch
> -Original Message-
> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Al Kossow
> Sent: 05 November 2016 14:44
> To: cctalk@classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: Newbie Question: How to Enable Local Logins on TSS/8
>
> see TSS8_8.24_ManagersGuide
>
> "on"
>
> at the console wi
let me see if I can get this scanned this morning
http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102719961
you also REALLY want to get any docs and tapes/disks out of there
finding software is going to be extremely difficult
On 11/5/16 7:02 AM, Camiel Vanderhoeven wrote:
> - Does anyone know
On Sat, Nov 5, 2016 at 3:37 PM, Al Kossow wrote:
> let me see if I can get this scanned this morning
> http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102719961
That would be awesome!
> you also REALLY want to get any docs and tapes/disks out of there
> finding software is going to be extreme
I'm making arrangements to have four (mini-)supercomputers from the
1980's shipped to me. In the mean time, I'm trying to find out what I
can about these systems, so this is a fishing expedition.
The systems are:
* Convex C1-XP
* Convex C1-XL
* Intel iPSC/860
* Ardent Titan
Pictures of these can
I tried this link this morning (from Utah US) and got the manual.
So the link must have gotten fixed.
I've placed here just in case:
http://www.3kranger.com/download/epson_-_mx-80_dot_matrix_printer_-_technical_manual.pdf
Keven Miller
- Original Message -
From: "Scott Kevill"
To: "
I have some Paragon tapes, which I didn't manage to recover fully:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/k-ccRPWd1TCIGU5wMKTSff-lZns2BIBIYz2IhZwofwTrteTiFCPsppZLBX7zxxEuH81P4zM7XQ=w1920-h1200-rw-no
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/1wdKJgu8hbkd_1Se3epo10MZt4hWTjNK6kLifHoV9Z9EUXwtJXurEHEmyuE1xXZ53Jc2bVU
found a picture of a later generation machine
http://dooki.com/supercomputers/intel/intel.ipsc860.4_i860_40mhz.gif
On 11/5/16 8:34 AM, Al Kossow wrote:
>
> never mind, that was just for diagnostics
>
> the srm is described further down. it's a 386 running Sys V
>
> it is likely to be either one
never mind, that was just for diagnostics
the srm is described further down. it's a 386 running Sys V
it is likely to be either one of their 310 series multibus boxes with
a Wyse terminal, like the iPCS-2, which had a 286 or their 386 clone AT
box
On 11/5/16 8:29 AM, Al Kossow wrote:
> there ar
there are no useful pictures in the brochures
it appears the SRM is integrated into the cabinet and controls 16 nodes
https://www.nas.nasa.gov/assets/pdf/techreports/1991/rnr-91-001.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20010619235148/http://www.npac.syr.edu/nse/hpccsurvey/orgs/intel/intel.html
since
Hi Al,
I think you're mixing up the SRM (one per system) with the unit
service module. According to this document
http://www.par.univie.ac.at/publications/download/ipsc860.pdf, it's an
Intel SYP301. That appears to be an Intel 386 motherboard.
Camiel
On Sat, Nov 5, 2016 at 4:29 PM, Al Kossow wr
Thanks, that is really helpful; chances are that the box will look similar.
On Sat, Nov 5, 2016 at 4:44 PM, Al Kossow wrote:
> found a picture of a later generation machine
> http://dooki.com/supercomputers/intel/intel.ipsc860.4_i860_40mhz.gif
>
> On 11/5/16 8:34 AM, Al Kossow wrote:
>>
>> never
They said they were working on it..
> -Original Message-
> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Keven
> Miller
> Sent: 05 November 2016 13:04
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
>
> Subject: Re: Epson MX-80 Technical Manual?
>
> I tried this
Hi,
I've had this box for a few years and wanted to see if it's interesting
to anyone on the list.
http://imgur.com/a/dm1vR
Apparently everything but the software itself. :/
If there is genuine interest I can list the contents of the box. It
won't be cheap to ship though. Located in Toron
On 2016-11-05 1:15 PM, Toby Thain wrote:
Hi,
I've had this box for a few years and wanted to see if it's interesting
to anyone on the list.
http://imgur.com/a/dm1vR
Apparently everything but the software itself. :/
I should note, everything seems to date from about 1986. It was the VAX
ve
Cognos aka Quasar Corporation and its 4GL language 'PowerHouse'.
Originally produced for the HP3000 and later acquired by IBM and later
by UNICOM.
I've never worked with this stuff but I'm curious. There was a PC
versión, by the way.
I've live in Europe but if no one want it I could be. It's sad
On 2016-11-05 1:28 PM, SPC wrote:
Cognos aka Quasar Corporation and its 4GL language 'PowerHouse'.
Originally produced for the HP3000 and later acquired by IBM and later
by UNICOM.
I've never worked with this stuff but I'm curious. There was a PC
versión, by the way.
This box contains a sleeve
A scan I did this morning will be up on bitsavers by 13:00 PDT
On 11/5/16 9:36 AM, Dave Wade wrote:
> They said they were working on it..
>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Keven
>> Miller
>> Sent: 05 November 2016 13:04
>> To: Gene
> -Original Message-
> From: Rob Jarratt [mailto:robert.jarr...@ntlworld.com]
> Sent: 05 November 2016 15:53
> To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'
>
> Subject: RE: Newbie Question: How to Enable Local Logins on TSS/8
>
>
> > -Original Message-
> > From: cctalk
On Sat, Nov 5, 2016 at 10:38 AM, Ken Seefried wrote:
> Noticed this on Nekochan:
> http://forums.nekochan.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=16731198
This is making me a bit sad. Not over the fact I can't take on
another computer the size of a small car - those days are likely
behind me and for good reason
Hello,
I don't usually post here so if I am somehow posting wrong please tell me.
This popped up on the VCF yesterday and I have been talking with the guy
and am going to go pick it up on Sunday, I will be picking up the computer
and the software and hopefully all the manuals too. I am going to a
> I don't usually post here so if I am somehow posting wrong please tell
> me.
Nope, you're good.
Good luck with the machine! And thanks ever so much for posting all the
info that goes with it.
Noel
On 11/5/16 11:24 AM, Jason T wrote:
> I'm guessing
> it's far more due to IBM having never released anything close to
> technical documentation on the architecture
S/32 - 36 are fairly well documented. It's just non-trivial to do the work
and would require someone to reverse-engineer with a mach
oh, and FWIW the 'monitor' you need is a Twinax terminal.
They are a bit more comomon than coax ones and seem to be
less desirable.
On 11/5/16 12:07 PM, Al Kossow wrote:
>
>
> On 11/5/16 11:24 AM, Jason T wrote:
>> I'm guessing
>> it's far more due to IBM having never released anything close to
> I have one question:
>
> How does it check, how much RAM is in it?
> Boot shows 128K, but the board has 512K
Incidentally there is a .zip file on Bitsavers called SageSources. Unpack it,
and in Sources1 look at PROM2.TXT. That is part of the 68000 source
for the boot ROM and contains the RAM
On 11/4/2016 8:16 PM, Mark G Thomas wrote:
Hi,
Does anyone have any available? I don't need the paddles, just the
the ON-OFF-ON momentary switches.
I got good ON-OFF address/data ones from Herb Johnson, but the momentary
ON-OFF-ON ones I have are worn out and do not return to center properly.
> - Can anyone identify the tape drives shown in the pictures? I
> believe the one in the Intel iPSC/860 is an Exabyte 8mm one, but the
> ones used on the Convex and the Ardent are a mystery to me.
All three look to me like QIC drives using DC600 cartridges. For the
Convexen this also makes se
apparently, these are links only Chrome understands
they are pictures of intel cartridges
are the tapes physically still in tact?
On 11/5/16 8:46 AM, Plamen Mihaylov wrote:
> I have some Paragon tapes, which I didn't manage to recover fully:
> https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/k-ccRPWd1TCIGU5wMK
Just went through the proxibid site looking for more "treasures".
Anyone in Miami FL need a new-in-crate Tandem K2000? Oh yeah you
have to take all the junk next to it :-)
https://www.proxibid.com/aspr/Tandem-Server-Speakers-Cash-Registers-and-Toner-Cartridges/33027547/LotDetail.asp?lid=33027547&
AFAIR only 2 or 3 survived due to bad tape cartridge belt
On Sat, Nov 5, 2016 at 7:06 PM, Al Kossow wrote:
> apparently, these are links only Chrome understands
> they are pictures of intel cartridges
>
> are the tapes physically still in tact?
>
>
> On 11/5/16 8:46 AM, Plamen Mihaylov wrote:
>
The tape belts can be replaced. As long as the tape was not physically damaged
it is worth spending time on recovering these, especially the SysV tape and the
tools
I just checked in the CHM catalog, and we have almost nothing for the Intel
hypercubes
though we have almost every model of machine
Yeah too bad it's in the same lot as a bunch of cash registers?! WTF. Some
local bottom-feeding reseller is sure to buy it to try and resell the cash
registers, and will probably junk the tandem. :(
If it weren't for the junk, I'd bid.
On Saturday, November 5, 2016, Mark Linimon wrote:
> Just w
On 2016-11-05 4:07 PM, Al Kossow wrote:
On 11/5/16 11:24 AM, Jason T wrote:
I'm guessing
it's far more due to IBM having never released anything close to
technical documentation on the architecture
S/32 - 36 are fairly well documented. It's just non-trivial to do the work
and would require som
On Sun, Nov 6, 2016 at 4:41 AM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
> On 11/04/2016 11:17 PM, drlegendre . wrote:
>> Am I correct that the Altair 8800(A/B) also uses those type of
>> switch?
>>
>> If so, I need one or two as well.. my own, lone 8800 isn't quite what
>> it could be, IIRC. Had to sub switches.
>
> N
When it rains it pours! :-)
Thanks, everyone!
On 11/05/2016 05:10 PM, Mike Ross wrote:
> I need those too - some of my Altair switches have the handles
> physically broken... in fact pretty much ALL the large switches (the
> bottom row for run/deposit/exam/reset etc.) are ropey in one way or
> another and need replacing (the smaller data/a
"Not exactly--momentary, yes, but clearly not the paddle switches used on
the IMSAI. Fortunately, PCB-mount toggle switches are quite a bit
easier to locate."
Right, I thought about that once I'd posted.
My 8800A (with B supplies) still has the basic mini bat-handle style
switches. Correct me o
The "B" model used a flatted bat handle toggle switch which IIRC weren't made
by C&K. I think I may have the number somewhere but I think there was a thread
with this info a few years ago. A Google search might produce it. The Altair
group archive on Yahoo might have it too.
The IMSAI uses a
On Sun, Nov 6, 2016 at 2:45 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
> On 11/05/2016 05:10 PM, Mike Ross wrote:
>
>> I need those too - some of my Altair switches have the handles
>> physically broken... in fact pretty much ALL the large switches (the
>> bottom row for run/deposit/exam/reset etc.) are ropey in one
Oh duh for me! Confusion reigns supreme.
Yes.. the IMSAI uses those really wide plastic paddle switches.. that I had
always assumed were a +Carling+ part, as Carling has a line of switches
with similar handles.
Altair 8800A and B both use the metal mini-toggles - the former, bat-handle
the latter
As far as I know, the original Altair 8800 uses the normal full bat handle
switches. The Altair 8800a and 8800b use flat bat handled switches as
shown on mine here:
http://vintagecomputer.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/MITS-Tower.jpg
I had to find some of the flat bat handled switches and the auth
On 11/05/2016 07:11 PM, Mike Ross wrote:
> So you reckon those 7105SY9V3BE would suit the Altair? OK I'll go
> shopping.
That's just an estimate from memory. I'd have to dig my 8800 out, dust
it off and make measurements.
Note that the part I linked to is center-off-momentary SPDT. Clearly,
n
On Sun, Nov 6, 2016 at 3:45 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
> On 11/05/2016 07:11 PM, Mike Ross wrote:
>
>> So you reckon those 7105SY9V3BE would suit the Altair? OK I'll go
>> shopping.
>
>
> That's just an estimate from memory. I'd have to dig my 8800 out, dust
> it off and make measurements.
>
> Note t
Brilliant, ain't it?
Thanks to all, I've stowed a copy for myself as well.
On Sat, Nov 5, 2016 at 7:42 PM, Eric Smith wrote:
> When it rains it pours! :-)
>
> Thanks, everyone!
>
On 11/5/2016 3:40 PM, Paul Berger wrote:
On 2016-11-05 4:07 PM, Al Kossow wrote:
On 11/5/16 11:24 AM, Jason T wrote:
I'm guessing
it's far more due to IBM having never released anything close to
technical documentation on the architecture
S/32 - 36 ar
probably more expensive, there is a 36
Kevin - - remember HP did this...
using the MX-80 also...
(data from hpmuseum.com)
Name: 82905 Product Number: 82905 Introduced: 1981 Division:
_Corvallis_ (http://hpmuseum.net/divisions.php?did=18) Ad: _Click to see with
HP-87_
(http://hpmuseum.net/upload_htmlFile/PrintAds/Ad1982_M
On Sat, Nov 5, 2016 at 1:44 PM, Mister PDP wrote:
> This popped up on the VCF yesterday and I have been talking with the guy
> and am going to go pick it up on Sunday, I will be picking up the computer
> and the software and hopefully all the manuals too. I am going to archive
I had written to ow
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