Re: Original DEC logo in PostScript

2019-11-03 Thread Stefan Skoglund via cctalk
tis 2019-10-29 klockan 17:48 + skrev Rob Jarratt via cctalk: > I know next to nothing about PostScript and fonts, is it possible to > convert this to a font that can be installed on Windows? I found a > site that says it converts it (convertio.co), but I am suspicious of > free sites like that.

Re: 50 yrs. ago today

2019-11-03 Thread Stefan Skoglund via cctalk
ons 2019-10-30 klockan 13:17 -0400 skrev Paul Koning via cctalk: > > > In some countries, at least in the early 1980s (Sweden?) the law said > that private organizations could run communication wires on a floor > of a building, but to wire from one floor to another was the monopoly > of the govern

Re: OT(?): Emulation XKCD

2019-11-03 Thread Stefan Skoglund via cctalk
ons 2019-10-30 klockan 16:01 -0700 skrev Zane Healy via cctalk: > > > I rebuilt the system recently, and now the error seems > intermittent. I will say, that backing up my directory of files, and > restoring it to the new system was a lot easier than fighting with > the tape drives we had on the

RE: Original DEC logo in PostScript

2019-11-03 Thread Rob Jarratt via cctalk
> -Original Message- > From: Stefan Skoglund > Sent: 03 November 2019 13:37 > To: r...@jarratt.me.uk; Rob Jarratt ; General > Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts ; 'Jason T' > > Subject: Re: Original DEC logo in PostScript > > tis 2019-10-29 klockan 17:48 + skrev Rob Jarratt

Re: Original DEC logo in PostScript

2019-11-03 Thread Bill Degnan via cctalk
> > > No I didn't. I did a little bit of searching but didn't find anything > except the convertio.co site, which I am reluctant to try unless someone > knows it to be safe. If anyone knows of a way to get this to a TrueType > font that would be nice. I know so little about fonts, I wonder if there

Re: Cheap minicomputer (Tracor-Northern 1610) on Facebook Markeplace (Allentown, PA) 18 bit?

2019-11-03 Thread Brent Hilpert via cctalk
On 2019-Nov-02, at 2:39 PM, Guy Dunphy via cctalk wrote: > A rack, a Tektronix XY display, > a rack drawer, blanking panels, some neat mysterious instruments, two 8" > floppy drives, > and a probable PDP-something all for $45? For what little it matters, the rack unit immediately below the CRT

Re: Paleontological data fossilized on IBM 8" floppies

2019-11-03 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 11/3/19 1:47 PM, Lyle Bickley wrote: > Antoine, > > It's not too difficult to read most "standard" 8" floppies (DEC RX02's being > the exception). The board below deals with both signal routing between 8" and > standard PC floppy interfaces and the "TG43" signal required by most 8" > drives:

Free font software

2019-11-03 Thread Bob Yates via cctalk
Sorry don't know how to respond directly https://fontforge.github.io/en-US/

RE: Original DEC logo in PostScript

2019-11-03 Thread Bob Yates via cctalk
On 11/3/2019 12:00 PM, cctalk-requ...@classiccmp.org wrote: Send cctalk mailing list submissions to cctalk@classiccmp.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://www.classiccmp.org/mailman/listinfo/cctalk or, via email, send a message with subject or bo

RE: Free font software

2019-11-03 Thread Rob Jarratt via cctalk
> -Original Message- > From: cctalk On Behalf Of Bob Yates via > cctalk > Sent: 03 November 2019 22:30 > To: cctalk@classiccmp.org > Subject: Free font software > > Sorry don't know how to respond directly > > https://fontforge.github.io/en-US/ Thanks, will see if I can understand it.

Re: Cheap minicomputer (Tracor-Northern 1610) on Facebook Markeplace (Allentown, PA) 18 bit?

2019-11-03 Thread Jon Elson via cctalk
On 11/03/2019 02:33 PM, Brent Hilpert via cctalk wrote: On 2019-Nov-02, at 2:39 PM, Guy Dunphy via cctalk wrote: A rack, a Tektronix XY display, a rack drawer, blanking panels, some neat mysterious instruments, two 8" floppy drives, and a probable PDP-something all for $45? For what little

TI994/A Power Supply

2019-11-03 Thread Kevin Parker via cctalk
I may be stating the obvious here but looking for a little advice and reassurance from anyone on the list who may have had experience with these machines. I have a couple of TI99/4A's that I was given quite a long time ago along with about 50 software cartridges (if I understand things correctly