>
> I have a CD still in the original shrink wrap of 5765-393 AIX 4.1.4
> for Clients, LCD4-0114-00. Can't be that hard to find. I have no use
> for it myself anymore, got rid of my RS/6000 systems a few years back.
>
I have a CD which has "5765-393 AIX 4.1.4 for Server for D5 Processors" and
"LCD
I would like to rack mount a PDP-11/44 in a proper way and it would be nice
to get hold of a pair of rack slides for the PDP-11/44 (BA11-A) box.
They look like this: http://i.imgur.com/ssetuUt.png
The DEC part number for the entire mounting kit is 70-18133
Does anyone have a pair of spares or kn
> From: Dave Wade
>> All CPU's were upgradable on site to any other model. There wasn't
>> really any difference between the models
Yes and no, is my impression. I got the impression from my recent reading
that the addition of the Appending Unit used to create the Multics segmented
me
> From: Jim Stephens
> I have a collection of photographs of some here, including my panel.
Yes, I've had a look through all them, thanks for saving them!
To say a bit more about what each one is (as best I can work out), let me
start with the one labelled "The whole group" (which will
On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 6:33 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
>
> I wish I knew why there were two different kinds of IOM panel, but I'd
> only be guessing - I haven't seen anything in the manuals so far.
>
>
I know that the IOMs evolved; starting with the GE era GIOC
From: cctalk [cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] on behalf of Mattis Lind via
cctalk [cctalk@classiccmp.org]
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 7:22 AM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Looking for PDP-11/44 / BA11-A rack slides.
I woul
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cctalk [cctalk@classiccmp.org]
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2017 9:06 PM
To: Cameron Kaiser
Cc: cctalk@classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: DecWindows on remote display
On Wed, 26 Jul 2017, C
> -Original Message-
> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Noel
> Chiappa via cctalk
> Sent: 27 July 2017 14:02
> To: cctalk@classiccmp.org
> Cc: j...@mercury.lcs.mit.edu
> Subject: Re: Honeywall mainframe CPU front panel ID?
>
> > From: Dave Wade
>
>
Hi,
On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 04:05:56AM +0100, Henry Bond via cctalk wrote:
> I'd be more than happy to buy it, do you think settling for 4.1.4 when it can
> run 4.1.5?
> Probably a patience moment!
AIX 5.3 should run on this machine, so why run 4.x?
Here are the AIX_5.3 release notes, which me
torsdag 27 juli 2017 skrev Bill Gunshannon via cctalk :
>
> __
>
> Interesting. That looks nothing like the slides that were on the 11/44's
> I had.
> Mine were much heftier, allowed the box to flip up giving access to the
> bottom
> and had damper to keep it f
> AIX 5.3 should run on this machine, so why run 4.x?
Depends on what you want to run on it. AIX 5 definitely had poorer multimedia
support and I think was an overall worse workstation operating system than 4
or even 3.2.5.
OTOH, AIX 5 is certainly a lot easier to find, and works well enough at t
On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 06:06:05PM +0200, Mattis Lind via cctalk wrote:
> I am a bit curious about what the rest of the low cabinet was used
> for.
>
Me too, bu I guess the answer is "cabling".
/P
> From: Pontus Pihlgren pontus at Update.UU.SE
> On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 06:06:05PM +0200, Mattis Lind wrote:
> I am a bit curious about what the rest of the low cabinet was used >
> for.
I have an -11/44 which has a BA11-K mounted below the CPU.
Noel
> From: Dave Wade
> three generations so transistor (600?), TTL (6000, L66, DPS100/200/300)
> and MOS (some of the DPS8) systems had different panels.
I've never seen mention of a Multics DPS100/200/300 machine, so maybe they
skipped Multics support in that generation?
> From:
On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 11:52 AM, jim stephens via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
>
>> I have a collection of photographs of some here, including my panel.
>
> http://jimsoldtoys.blogspot.com/search/label/multics
>
According to Multicians.org, the only Atlanta Multics was: "
1. Sout
On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 11:17 AM, Charles Anthony <
charles.unix@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 11:52 AM, jim stephens via cctalk <
> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>> I have a collection of photographs of some here, including my panel.
>>
>> http://jimsoldtoys.blogspo
On the subject, I need someone with a better memory.
Around 1973 or so, I visited a friend at the old GE Plant in Phoenix.
All Hoyt could talk about was GECOS, but he was gracious enough to give
me a cook's tour of the development area, including the water-cooled
something or the other, which was
On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 11:52 AM, jim stephens via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
>
>> I have a collection of photographs of some here, including my panel.
>
> http://jimsoldtoys.blogspot.com/search/label/multics
FIRST+Maintenance+Panel:
IOM configuration panel.Note the bootload contr
On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 11:28 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> On the subject, I need someone with a better memory.
>
> Around 1973 or so, I visited a friend at the old GE Plant in Phoenix.
> All Hoyt could talk about was GECOS, but he was gracious enough to give
> me a
In looking at our collection of panels in front of us, the large group
of smaller and large black panels seem to be the same between all op
sys however. On the main panel - yes the difference is the APU lights.
As I work though the volume of stuff in warehousing will have to
I will have to dig out our GE 400 op console and look -Ed#
In a message dated 7/27/2017 11:47:07 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 11:28 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> On the subject, I need someone w
the the one doing the snake crawl is an op panel? that has apu
and these other white multics panels are maint panels or?
Thanks Ed#
In a message dated 7/27/2017 11:22:57 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
My email skillz are quickly deteriorating . Trying
On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 7:37 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
> However, the suspect CPU panels don't have those sections; see an image of
> one
> here:
>
> http://ana-3.lcs.mit.edu/~jnc/tech/multics/jpg/multics_panel.jpg
>
> with detailed images here:
>
> http://a
On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 12:03 PM, wrote:
> the the one doing the snake crawl is an op panel? that has apu
> and these other white multics panels are maint panels or?
> Thanks Ed#
>
[Details vary across models]
Typically 'maintenance panel' and 'configuration panel'.
The snake crawl is t
Charles - OK do the difference in the MULTICS processor is just the one
panel With the APU then? Thx - Ed#
In a message dated 7/27/2017 12:12:18 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
charles.unix@gmail.com writes:
On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 12:03 PM, wrote:
the the one doing the sn
wait...you Mean the LCM one doing the snake dance is not MULTICS? or
am I getting confused?
( Hey that snake dance is captivating! I want one of our panels to do
that!)
Ed#
In a message dated 7/27/2017 12:04:38 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
Notably,
Hi Noel,
I thought I'd send this offlist to avoid cluttering things up.
This has now been cleared; Tore has put up accounts for all the requests he
could find, and he's also made me an 'admin' on the wiki, so I can create
accounts. So if you would like to add/edit content there, please let me k
> From: Charles Anthony
> Gah. I saw a picture of one somewhere recently, but I can't remember
> where.
Are you thinking of this one:
http://ana-3.lcs.mit.edu/~jnc/tech/jpg/SysConKAPanel.jpg
Meter closeup here:
http://ana-3.lcs.mit.edu/~jnc/tech/jpg/SysConMeter.jpg
Noe
On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 12:48 PM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> > From: Charles Anthony
>
> > Gah. I saw a picture of one somewhere recently, but I can't remember
> > where.
>
> Are you thinking of this one:
>
> http://ana-3.lcs.mit.edu/~jnc/tech/jpg/SysCo
On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 12:19 PM, wrote:
> wait...you Mean the LCM one doing the snake dance is not MULTICS? or
> am I getting confused?
> ( Hey that snake dance is captivating! I want one of our panels to do
> that!)
>
The LCM is Multics; it has the "APU SELECT" switches.
-- Charles
On 07/27/2017 12:48 PM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote:
> > From: Charles Anthony
>
> > Gah. I saw a picture of one somewhere recently, but I can't remember
> > where.
>
> Are you thinking of this one:
>
> http://ana-3.lcs.mit.edu/~jnc/tech/jpg/SysConKAPanel.jpg
>
> Meter closeup h
Hello Everyone,
As I have mentioned before I have made some progress on a DECstation 220,
but I have reached an impasse. I get some signals on the data bus which I am
not sure about. They look odd, but they could be normal, I just don't know.
I took a picture of the scope trace, which is here:
On Thu, 27 Jul 2017, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
impressed me--the console had an analog meter in it calibrated in
"thousands of operations per second". I have never seen such a thing
since.
Several generic clone PC cases had a 2 digit numeric display.
I moved the jumpers on one in the lab
On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 11:55 AM, Ed via cctalk
wrote:
> In looking at our collection of panels in front of us, the large group
> of smaller and large black panels seem to be the same between all op
> sys however. On the main panel - yes the difference is the APU
> lights.
> As I
Anyone interested in diskettes of system software and some application
software of AM Jacquard for the Cromemco computer? They are over 25 years
old.
Email me direcly at nwsoftw...@comcast.net
GM
Gary McGill
On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 1:18 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> (for anybody not familiar with generic clone hardware, it did not measure
> ANYTHING, it simply had two values that it could display based on a "speed"
> pin. "HI" and "LO" were a popular alternative)
>
>
Th
On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 1:21 PM, Gary McGill via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> Anyone interested in diskettes of system software and some application
> software of AM Jacquard for the Cromemco computer? They are over 25 years
> old.
>
>
Wow. I wrote applications for the AM100 and AM500
On Thu, 27 Jul 2017, Charles Anthony wrote:
There were some of the clones (I seem to recall) that had a front panel
high/low speed switch; at low speed it throttled the CPU to allow some CPU
speed sensitive games to play correctly.
That was to turn on and off the TURBOCHARGER that was used to s
> -Original Message-
> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Charles
> Anthony via cctalk
> Sent: 27 July 2017 21:22
> To: Ed Sharpe ; General Discussion: On-Topic and
> Off-Topic Posts
> Cc: Noel Chiappa
> Subject: Re: Honeywall mainframe CPU front panel ID?
Stupid me left a tape on my HP 7970 drive for too long and it has wedded
itself to the rubber hub retainer. Brute force isn't gong to work this
time.(Imation tape with the plastic hub). Tried getting some silicone
lube in to loosen things; no go.
So I need to pull off the reel hub from the motor
I have 7 brand new reel tapes, BASF 2400', 800-6250 BPI, free to whoever
will pay shipping.
I have over a dozen cartridge tapes (Verbatim DC9120, 3M 6150, 3M DC300XL/P,
etc.) new or gently used on S/36 system, free to whoever will pay shipping.
I'm Bellingham, WA. Email me directly at nwsoftw...
Is there a version of Lynx for VMS that will work with HTTPS? The
version I have won't work with it and CSWB is a horribly outdated pig.
> Probably Mozilla 1 or there about. I think that was about the time I stopped
> trying to run any browser other than Lynx on my DEC Alpha.
>
> Zane
No association with the seller, just passing the info on
http://www.ebay.com/itm/142458218680
Oh, I have a Sperry Univac UTS 40 and its 8-inch floppy disk subsystem.
I love this machine but it's been down for 15 years now. I suspect a
simple PSU problem but it would be the opportunity to have possible rare
parts.
However I reside in Belgium. I sent a mail to the seller to know his
price
On 7/27/2017 10:31 PM, Dominique Carlier via cctalk wrote:
Oh, I have a Sperry Univac UTS 40 and its 8-inch floppy disk
subsystem. I love this machine but it's been down for 15 years now. I
suspect a simple PSU problem but it would be the opportunity to have
possible rare parts.
However I res
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