Re: Convex C220 lives

2017-09-13 Thread Laurens Vets via cctalk
On 2017-09-12 06:15, Camiel Vanderhoeven wrote: On 9/12/17, 3:09 PM, "Laurens Vets" wrote: On 2017-09-11 22:16, Camiel Vanderhoeven via cctech wrote: On 9/12/17, 2:04 AM, "Laurens Vets" wrote: There's something seriously wrong with your site http://www.vaxbarn.com/index.php/other-bits/60

Re: Convex C220 lives

2017-09-13 Thread Camiel Vanderhoeven via cctalk
On 9/12/17, 6:54 PM, "Laurens Vets" wrote: >On 2017-09-12 06:15, Camiel Vanderhoeven wrote: >> On 9/12/17, 3:09 PM, "Laurens Vets" wrote: >> >> >>> On 2017-09-11 22:16, Camiel Vanderhoeven via cctech wrote: On 9/12/17, 2:04 AM, "Laurens Vets" wrote: > There's something s

Re: Convex C220 lives

2017-09-13 Thread Curious Marc via cctalk
Awesome work! Congratulations! Marc On Sep 11, 2017, at 8:47 AM, Camiel Vanderhoeven via cctech wrote: For a change, rather than a request for help, here¹s a success story: I managed to bring a Convex C220 (dual vector CPU mini supercomputer from 1988) back to life. Both CPUs are working, but I

Re: Convex C220 lives

2017-09-13 Thread jim stephens via cctalk
On 9/12/2017 6:09 AM, Laurens Vets via cctech wrote: You can still see a version of it via Google Cache: https://www.google.ca/search?q=http://www.vaxbarn.com/index.php/other-bits/603-convex-c220&ie=UTF-8&sa=Search&channel=fe&client=browser-ubuntu&hl=en&gws_rd=cr&dcr=0&ei=Qdy3Wa6fE4ie0gLVl56

CDC Omega 480

2017-09-13 Thread Ron Tetu via cctalk
*Yes, Chuck, the CDC Omega 480 is real*.  Control Data sold 240 Omega 480 systems.  It competed with the IBM 370-145 and 370-148.  This computer was totally plug-compatible including operating system and software.  We could install a system on a weekend and it was operational Monday morning.  V

Re: Does anyone need any before I list them on eBay?

2017-09-13 Thread Paul Anderson via cctalk
Here are a few more to add to the list: M7504 DEQNA $30 M7546 TK50 25 M7559 TQK7030 M7940 DLV1125 M7944 MSV11-B 20 M7946 RXV11 M7954 IBV11 M8021 MRV11 M8027 LPV1140 M8044 MSV11-DD 25

Re: Sun Enterprise 3500 FC-AL disks not recognized

2017-09-13 Thread OLD via cctalk
Are you using the built in GBIC's on the I/O board? Pretty sure OpenBSD does not support those. On 2017-09-12 20:16, Digital Aeon via cctech wrote: I picked up a Sun Enterprise 3500 at VCFMW fully loaded Got it booting to Open firmware.The 8 internal FC-AL drives arent detected. From wha

Looking for a VT-100 'break' keyboard key.

2017-09-13 Thread E. Groenenberg via cctalk
Hello. Can someone maybe help me with a VT-10x 'break' keyboard key? I was able to get a keyboard for my VT-102, but this key is missing. Thanks, Ed -- Ik email, dus ik besta.

RIP Lofti Zadeh, often attributed with "Fuzzy Logic"

2017-09-13 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
Sometimes called, "the father of Fuzzy Logic" Dealing with mathematically assessing things with inexact or inadequate quantification https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/11/science/lotfi-zadeh-father-of-mathematical-fuzzy-logic-dies-at-96.html One of my profs (William Cooper) had a discussion with

Re: RIP Lofti Zadeh, often attributed with "Fuzzy Logic"

2017-09-13 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 09/13/2017 12:12 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: > One of my profs (William Cooper) had a discussion with him about the > mathematical combination of multiple inexact items. After Zadeh talked > about mathematically combining the uncertainties, Cooper asked, "Isn't > that just probability?" >

Re: CDC Omega 480

2017-09-13 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 09/12/2017 10:16 AM, Ron Tetu via cctalk wrote: > *Yes, Chuck, the CDC Omega 480 is real*. Control Data sold 240 Omega > 480 systems. It competed with the IBM 370-145 and 370-148. This > computer was totally plug-compatible including operating system and > software. We could install a system