Re: Philips mini computers

2019-10-28 Thread nico de jong via cctalk
Bedankt Fred Jan, Op XS4ALL vond ik 1 manual die ik nog niet had (VDU). Theo's website had ik al "gemelkt" :-) Bedankt voor de hulp Groeten Nico On 2019-10-27 18:39, Fred Jan Kraan via cctalk wrote: Hi, Some manuals are available at: http://electrickery.xs4all.nl/comp/divcomp/doc/index.htm

Re: Philips mini computers

2019-10-28 Thread Christian Corti via cctalk
On Sat, 26 Oct 2019, nico de jong wrote: As for documentation I have the CPU (only) technical manual for the P850, the 2 volumes of schematics for the P851 and the preliminary manual (alas without the microcode source) for the P854. Some other schematics for things like the P854's PSU, the 4 chan

Re: Philips mini computers

2019-10-28 Thread Christian Corti via cctalk
On Sun, 27 Oct 2019, nico de jong wrote: Then you could generate turnkey systems, where the "operating system" could be floppy or cassette (ECMA34) based, Turnkey systems typically controlled process equipment and the like, where operator intervention was very limited, normally limited to push

Re: Philips mini computers

2019-10-28 Thread nico de jong via cctalk
On 2019-10-28 09:37, Christian Corti via cctalk wrote: On Sat, 26 Oct 2019, nico de jong wrote: As for documentation I have the CPU (only) technical manual for the P850, the 2 volumes of schematics for the P851 and the preliminary manual (alas without the microcode source) for the P854. Some

Re: Can't contact Dave McGuire AK4HZ

2019-10-28 Thread Warner Losh via cctalk
On Mon, Oct 28, 2019, 3:42 AM Jules Richardson via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On 10/26/19 10:19 AM, Jon Elson via cctalk wrote: > > Dave McQuire keeps emailing me about the CAMAC controller boards, but he > > obviously is not getting my replies. > > Anybody know how to contact him? >

ck703 - ge g11 first transistor -- prototypes of first bell transistors pt contact and grown junction and solar cells and more and mroe and more

2019-10-28 Thread ED SHARPE via cctalk
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Re: Philips mini computers

2019-10-28 Thread nico de jong via cctalk
On 2019-10-28 09:43, Christian Corti via cctalk wrote: On Sun, 27 Oct 2019, nico de jong wrote: Then you could generate turnkey systems, where the "operating system" could be floppy or cassette (ECMA34) based, Turnkey systems typically controlled process equipment and the like, where operat

Re: Philips mini computers

2019-10-28 Thread nico de jong via cctalk
On 2019-10-28 09:43, Christian Corti via cctalk wrote: On Sun, 27 Oct 2019, nico de jong wrote: Then you could generate turnkey systems, where the "operating system" could be floppy or cassette (ECMA34) based, Turnkey systems typically controlled process equipment and the like, where operat

Re: Coleco & Atari

2019-10-28 Thread Ethan O'Toole via cctalk
old? 1983. Coleco ADAM, my favourite, and Atari 600XL, not so much. I still have my ADAM. No not why. But isn’t this why we all belong to classiccomp. And $600. How quaint! BTW(sorry), it had an update on CP/M called CP/M Plus. Gosh, I miss those old days. Oh man, the Atari 8bit is second to the

Vintage Computer Warehouse Liquidation

2019-10-28 Thread Thomas Raguso via cctalk
This is a picture of the IBM 4505 display station. https://photos.app.goo.gl/iQXPGLS8zdD3JHyF8 Thomas Raguso

Re: Can't contact Dave McGuire AK4HZ

2019-10-28 Thread Jon Elson via cctalk
On 10/28/2019 05:11 AM, Warner Losh via cctalk wrote: If you didn't want him to get the message, there's always the option of leaving him voicemail. Warner cheers All taken care of, now. I don't know why he wasn't getting my replies. Jon

Re: Vintage Computer Warehouse Liquidation

2019-10-28 Thread William Donzelli via cctalk
OK, not the thing I thought it was. -- Will On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 11:28 AM Thomas Raguso via cctalk wrote: > > This is a picture of the IBM 4505 display station. > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/iQXPGLS8zdD3JHyF8 > > Thomas Raguso

IBM 2321 Data Cell

2019-10-28 Thread Peter Van Peborgh via cctalk
Hello again everyone! This is my regular visit to CCTECH trying to find an example (or two) of this weird and wonderful piece of IBM mass storage for my ancient computer collection. For a description, seehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_2321_Data_Cell . Hope springs eternal, thank you for

Original DEC logo in PostScript

2019-10-28 Thread Adrian Graham via cctalk
Hi folks, An interesting article on adafruit about the digitalisation (hem) of the original hand drawn DEC logo, including the PS file itself - https://blog.adafruit.com/2019/10/28/the-digital-equipment-corporation-dec-logo-ancient-digitalization-found-dec-logo-nedbat/

Re: a bunch of decus pdp-8 writups

2019-10-28 Thread Torfinn Ingolfsen via cctalk
On Sun, Oct 27, 2019 at 2:36 AM Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > > and whoever is doing it assumes storage is free > they are on the order of 800 mb EACH Seems to be because they added "SINGLE PAGE PROCESSED JP2 ZIP " as one of the formats. The other formats (PDF, epuf, etc) seems to be of a much sm

Re: Original DEC logo in PostScript

2019-10-28 Thread Jason T via cctalk
On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 1:46 PM Adrian Graham via cctalk wrote: > This news must have done the rounds back in 2007 though, because I have the > file in question (declogo17.ps) on my Mac already…hmm... 2007 is about right: https://nedbatchelder.com/blog/200712/ancient_history_the_digital_logo.h

IBM 1500 [was RE: Vintage Computer Warehouse Liquidation]

2019-10-28 Thread Rich Alderson via cctalk
From: William Donzelli Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2019 6:45 PM > PICTURES! PICTURES! PICTURES! >> I have been unable to find anything about the 4505 display station. Does >> anyone know any details about this item? It resembles an IBM 2260, but the >> keyboard is not built-in, as in the 2260. >