Re: RX02 *.DSK convert to PDP11GUI Image format

2017-08-14 Thread Ulrich Tagge via cctalk
Am 13.08.17 um 20:34 schrieb Jerry Weiss: On Aug 13, 2017, at 12:59 PM, Ulrich Tagge wrote: Hi Jerry, I have tried with PDP11GUI, but the first message says "The image contains only 505856 bytes, but disk has 512512 bytes". I have written some disks, and have ignored this message, but none of

Re: RX02 *.DSK convert to PDP11GUI Image format

2017-08-14 Thread Ulrich Tagge via cctalk
Hi all, I have tried to find a specification about the DSK Image format, but have only found the the following: http://www.cpctech.org.uk/docs/dsk.html , which looks like the focus is more on CPC related Disks. Is there any detailed description somewhere in the www about the DSK format? Man

Plotter + Tape drive

2017-08-14 Thread ANDY HOLT via cctalk
Giving away ancient computer equipment (Essex England): I have a HP 7550A plotter and a HP 88780 9-track tape drive (also several tapes "new" in packaging). Both were working when last powered-on but that was a couple of years ago. I was going to give them to the computing history m

RE: Plotter + Tape drive

2017-08-14 Thread Dave Wade via cctalk
Andy, Is this a Pertec or SCSI interface. If its SCSI I would be very interested. Might be challenging to collect in your time scales as I am in Spain at present and helping with a Makefest soon. Dave > -Original Message- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf O

Re: VCF?

2017-08-14 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 8/13/17 6:34 PM, Steve Malikoff via cctalk wrote: > Anyway I was wondering if it would be possible to get some accurate and > detailed scale measurements of the Alto chorded keyset? I have one that I am cleaning right now, so it is disassembled. I'll put some info up soon.

Re: Warren Stearns info.

2017-08-14 Thread Doug Ingraham via cctalk
On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 5:14 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > Was Warren Stearns connected with Stearns Computer Systems, maker of the > short-lived Stearns PC? > > --Chuck > No, he wasn't. -- Doug Ingraham PDP-8 SN 1175

Stearns Computer

2017-08-14 Thread Chris Elmquist via cctalk
On Monday (08/14/2017 at 08:16AM -0600), Doug Ingraham via cctalk wrote: > On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 5:14 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > > > Was Warren Stearns connected with Stearns Computer Systems, maker of the > > short-lived Stearns PC? > > > > --Chuck > > >

Re: Stearns Computer

2017-08-14 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 08/14/2017 10:40 AM, Chris Elmquist wrote: > Stearns Computer was here in Minneapolis (Minnetonka actually) and was > started by a bunch of former CPT guys. I'm not sure I ever heard any > history of the name but it may have ties to Stearns County which is > just to the NW of the Cities or it

Re: Stearns Computer

2017-08-14 Thread Chris Elmquist via cctalk
On Monday (08/14/2017 at 01:16PM -0700), Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: > > Yes, I recall that Neil tried to sell us on Stearns, but we elected to > go with the pack and use IBM. Good move that, in retrospect. For sure. The Stearns was (deliberately) not a very good IBM PC clone-- using a true 8

Re: RX02 *.DSK convert to PDP11GUI Image format

2017-08-14 Thread Don North via cctalk
On 8/14/2017 12:40 AM, Ulrich Tagge via cctalk wrote: Hi all, I have tried to find a specification about the DSK Image format, but have only found the the following: http://www.cpctech.org.uk/docs/dsk.html , which looks like the focus is more on CPC related Disks. Is there any detailed descr

Re: RX02 *.DSK convert to PDP11GUI Image format

2017-08-14 Thread Don North via cctalk
On 8/13/2017 4:47 PM, Don North via cctalk wrote: On 8/13/2017 11:34 AM, Jerry Weiss via cctalk wrote: On Aug 13, 2017, at 12:59 PM, Ulrich Tagge wrote: Hi Jerry, I have tried with PDP11GUI, but the first message says "The image contains only 505856 bytes, but disk has 512512 bytes". I have

Re: RX02 *.DSK convert to PDP11GUI Image format

2017-08-14 Thread Glen Slick via cctalk
On Sun, Aug 13, 2017 at 9:00 AM, Ulrich Tagge via cctalk wrote: > Hi all, > > maybe someone can help. > I would like to install TCP/IP on my RT-11 system. > After a short search I have found the following, which I would use: > http://www.classiccmp.org/PDP-11/RT-11/freeware/decus11/110939/rthtml/t

ULTRIX 4.5 on DECstation won't boot into multi-user mode

2017-08-14 Thread Aaron Jackson via cctalk
Hi all, I picked up a DECstation 5000/200 over a year ago, which I haven't really played with until this weekend. I burnt an Ultrix 4.5 iso, as I have a RRD43 cdrom drive. The installation appeared to go fine, and I was very pleased to see that Emacs is available in the unsupported packages. When

RE: DECstation 220. Another Impasse

2017-08-14 Thread Rob Jarratt via cctalk
> -Original Message- > From: Rob Jarratt [mailto:robert.jarr...@ntlworld.com] > Sent: 13 August 2017 20:31 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts (cctalk@classiccmp.org) > > Subject: DECstation 220. Another Impasse > > I have reached another impasse in my attempts to get

Re: RX02 *.DSK convert to PDP11GUI Image format

2017-08-14 Thread Ulrich Tagge via cctalk
Hi All, After all the replays and discussions I was more and more the impression, that the images couldn't be in DSK, as this would mean some extra work, as this format can't be created on a PDP. To be more or less sure I have tried to open them with some DSK capable tool, which I had on an ol

Re: RX02 *.DSK convert to PDP11GUI Image format

2017-08-14 Thread Ulrich Tagge via cctalk
Hi Glen, a mirror is here: http://rtk.mirrors.pdp-11.ru/_pdp-11/shop-pdp.net/pub/tcpip/tcpip/ Please have a look onto my last reply, as the problem seams to be solved. Many Greetings Ulrich Am 15.08.17 um 06:49 schrieb Glen Slick: On Sun, Aug 13, 2017 at 9:00 AM, Ulrich Tagge via cctalk wro

Re: SOLVED: PDP-11/84 Bootstrap for TSV05 (Dilog DU142)

2017-08-14 Thread Ulrich Tagge via cctalk
Hi All, It was possible to solve the issue with much help from Jerry and Paul. 1. Bootstrap Loader as printed in the Dilog Documentation is wrong and was fixed. Here is the fixed and running version: Device name = MS New = Beginning address = 001000 New = Last byte address = 001400 New = Sta