Re: Look to get a copy of a Multi-Tech FM300 Modem manual

2017-10-31 Thread Ed via cctalk
https://www.multitech.com/about-us/history How accurate is this Multi-Tech history? Ed# In a message dated 10/30/2017 11:07:17 P.M. US Mountain Standard Tim, cctalk@classiccmp.org writes: That would be great. Next year as one of my teleprinter demonstrations I want to have a Teletype 33

Re: Tubbs fire consumed the collected archives of William Hewlett and David Packard

2017-10-31 Thread Evan Koblentz via cctalk
This article has more details about the archive situation and, more important, it has a comment from HP at the end. https://spectrum.ieee.org/view-from-the-valley/tech-history/silicon-revolution/loss-of-hewlettpackard-archive-a-wakeup-call-for-computer-historians

Re: Look to get a copy of a Multi-Tech FM300 Modem manual

2017-10-31 Thread Ed via cctalk
they claim FIRST ACOUSTIC COUPLER IN 1970 nah... GE 1968 My customer has an Olivetti terminal that he wants to use on GE Time-Sharing Service. How much does our acoustic coupler cost and what is the rental fee? The TDM 114 acoustic coupler rents for $25 a month (including mainte

Re: Tubbs fire consumed the collected archives of William Hewlett and David P...

2017-10-31 Thread Ed via cctalk
I think there are some people that will state anything at this point at Corp. to cover their ass's over this debacle... Ed# In a message dated 10/31/2017 12:19:44 A.M. US Mountain Standard Tim, cctalk@classiccmp.org writes: This article has more details about the archive situation an

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

2017-10-31 Thread Pontus Pihlgren via cctalk
Hi Do you have a BA11-VA ? Thank you, Pontus. On Tue, Oct 31, 2017 at 01:54:24AM -0500, Paul Anderson via cctalk wrote: > I have several Q-bus boxes available: > > BA11-M 4x4 > MA11-N 4x9 > BA11-S > BA23- no cases right now, a few have rack mount kits, some I'll hang on to > till I find the >

Yet More New Items For Sale from Ye Olde VintageTech archives

2017-10-31 Thread Sellam Ismail via cctalk
Here is yet another batch of items for sale. Full running list with updates is here: http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?58709-New-Items-For-Sale-Check-the-List-and-Make-an-Offer-or-Request&p=483525#post483525 New items for October 31, 2017: Boards Problem Solver Systems, Inc. Model RAM16

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

2017-10-31 Thread emanuel stiebler via cctalk
On 2017-10-31 00:54, Paul Anderson via cctalk wrote: There is another list member coming through here from the east coast and going to Denver and back. Hopefully he'll junk in here... Thanks, Paul Who is it, and where on the east coast is he?

Re: Which Dec Emulation is the MOST useful and Versatile?

2017-10-31 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Oct 27, 2017, at 5:00 PM, Phil Blundell via cctalk > wrote: > > On Fri, 2017-10-27 at 13:38 -0700, Brent Hilpert via cctalk wrote: >> I wonder if they were just trying to draw an analogy between the >> inherent dynamic operation requirements of magnetic logic and the >> dynamic operation r

BBS software was Re: looking at buying a pocket PC / PDA

2017-10-31 Thread tom sparks via cctalk
I am looking for BBS software to run on my linux computer that i can use to down/up-load stuff for my psion 5mx I have 2 xbees[1] to make the link PS: I know there is pswin[2] [1]: they are radio modems, see https://www.sparkfun.com/pages/xbee_guide [2]: http://psion.info/GJ5/psiwin233_32.html

Re: H7861 PSU issues

2017-10-31 Thread Aaron Jackson via cctalk
Just had another look after watching a video about how switch mode power supplies work On the small control board connecting to J4, there are two D44Q1 transistors. As expected, there is about 65KHz going into the base of the transistor for the 5V side. However, there is no signal going into th

H7861 PSU issues

2017-10-31 Thread Aaron Jackson via cctalk
Hi everyone, I've been trying to figure out what is wrong with the 12V rail on my H7861 (BA11-S) power supply. It's showing about 4.2V. The 5V rail is spot on. Page 39 of the following schematics is the main part board of the PSU. http://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/qbus/MP01233_BA11-S_schem_Mar81.pdf

Re: Which Dec Emulation is the MOST useful and Versatile?

2017-10-31 Thread allison via cctalk
On 10/30/2017 12:43 PM, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote: >> On Oct 27, 2017, at 5:00 PM, Phil Blundell via cctalk >> wrote: >> >> On Fri, 2017-10-27 at 13:38 -0700, Brent Hilpert via cctalk wrote: >>> I wonder if they were just trying to draw an analogy between the >>> inherent dynamic operation req

Re: BBS software was Re: looking at buying a pocket PC / PDA

2017-10-31 Thread william degnan via cctalk
I'd get a RS232toWIFI dongle, they're cheap and easy to make a connection via simple terminal software to an outside telnet target. On Tue, Oct 31, 2017 at 6:02 PM, tom sparks via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > I am looking for BBS software to run on my linux computer that i can use > t

Re: Which Dec Emulation is the MOST useful and Versatile?

2017-10-31 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 10/30/2017 03:44 PM, Paul Koning wrote: > The timing is carefully orchestrated, including of course provision > for cable delays. I'm reminded of a unit manager at CDC that I worked with for a time. His first job at CDC as a fresh EE out of UofMinn was to measure all the loops of cable on the

DEC RX03 RT11A file extractor

2017-10-31 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
List: This is the first time I've run across a bunch of double-sided 8" double-density floppies in RX02 encoding. I'm assuming that this is what's known as the RX03. The system is identified on disk as RT11A. Does anyone know of a program to extract the files from images of this sort (1,025,024

RE: H7861 PSU issues

2017-10-31 Thread Rob Jarratt via cctalk
I had a dead 555 on a completely different PSU, so it could be worth checking. I socketed it when I replaced it so it was easy to replace again. Also, just because a capacitor doesn't appear swollen or show signs of leakage, it seems that this doesn't necessarily mean that it doesn't need replacin