Re: QBUS/UNIBUS card handles

2021-05-10 Thread Adrian Stoness via cctalk
vince has some onhis site https://so-much-stuff.com/pdp8/cad/3d.php On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 1:09 AM Dennis Boone via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Folks, > > Does anyone have a design for printing card handles for QBUS / UNIBUS > cards? It seems a natural application. > > Some greppin

Re: Looking for VAXSET Software Engineering Tools for VMS 4.x

2021-05-10 Thread Malte Dehling via cctalk
On Sun, May 09, 2021 at 10:23:19PM +0100, Antonio Carlini via cctalk wrote: > I've now uploaded: ag-mn36e-re.tar.xz, ag-nh37b-re.tar.xz and > el-cdrom-01-rev-L.tar.xz. > > The full set now available are: > > AG-MN36E-RE - VMS Consolidated Software Distribution  1989-07 Disc 1 of 1 > AG-NC67C-RE -

Re: Looking for VAXSET Software Engineering Tools for VMS 4.x

2021-05-10 Thread Antonio Carlini via cctalk
On 10/05/2021 10:05, Malte Dehling wrote: Thanks a lot, Antonio, these are very valuable to have! I've only checked a couple of them under SIMH, so it would be helpful to know if I need to check my workflow or not. I think uploading them to archive.org would be a good long-term solution. I can

Re: QBUS/UNIBUS card handles

2021-05-10 Thread Tom Hunter via cctalk
Just don't expect it to be as tough as the original. On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 3:20 PM Adrian Stoness via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > vince has some onhis site https://so-much-stuff.com/pdp8/cad/3d.php > > On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 1:09 AM Dennis Boone via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.o

Re: QBUS/UNIBUS card handles

2021-05-10 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
That would depend on which material/printer you use. paul > On May 10, 2021, at 8:48 AM, Tom Hunter via cctalk > wrote: > > Just don't expect it to be as tough as the original. > > > On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 3:20 PM Adrian Stoness via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >> vin

Re: QBUS/UNIBUS card handles

2021-05-10 Thread Joshua Rice via cctalk
On May 10, 2021, at 8:48 AM, Tom Hunter via cctalk wrote: Just don't expect it to be as tough as the original. I would assume it would be trivial to do an injection-moulded run of these handles, if 3D print schematics are available. They were definitely well-copied in the hey-day of the

Re: QBUS/UNIBUS card handles

2021-05-10 Thread Fritz Mueller via cctalk
> On May 10, 2021, at 7:14 AM, Joshua Rice via cctalk > wrote: > I would assume it would be trivial to do an injection-moulded run of these > handles... They might also be ideal for silicone mold / resin cast, for smaller/home production runs?

Re: QBUS/UNIBUS card handles

2021-05-10 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 5/9/21 11:09 PM, Dennis Boone via cctalk wrote: Folks, Does anyone have a design for printing card handles for QBUS / UNIBUS cards? how about https://www.essentracomponents.com/en-us/p/pcb-card-pullers

Re: QBUS/UNIBUS card handles

2021-05-10 Thread Vincent Slyngstad via cctalk
On 5/10/2021 9:25 AM, Fritz Mueller via cctalk wrote: On May 10, 2021, at 7:14 AM, Joshua Rice via cctalk wrote: I would assume it would be trivial to do an injection-moulded run of these handles... They might also be ideal for silicone mold / resin cast, for smaller/home production runs?

Re: QBUS/UNIBUS card handles

2021-05-10 Thread Dennis Boone via cctalk
> how about https://www.essentracomponents.com/en-us/p/pcb-card-pullers Two thoughts - * Not sure the mounting hole spacing is correct; the one from Vince's site looks to be about 2" between centers; the Essentra says 1.25". It's entirely possible I don't know diddly about DEC card handles

RE: QBUS/UNIBUS card handles

2021-05-10 Thread Paul Birkel via cctalk
> -Original Message- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Vincent > Slyngstad via cctalk > Sent: Monday, May 10, 2021 1:16 PM > To: cctalk@classiccmp.org > Subject: Re: QBUS/UNIBUS card handles > > On 5/10/2021 9:25 AM, Fritz Mueller via cctalk wrote: > > > >

Re: QBUS/UNIBUS card handles

2021-05-10 Thread Ron Pool via cctalk
I don’t know about the spacing of the holes, but BIVAR has one and two-hole card pull handles. https://www.bivar.com/product/cp-pcb-handles/ Datasheet: http://www.bivar.com/parts_content/Datasheets/CP-1and2.pdf -- Ron Pool

PDP-11 SPACEWAR running again!

2021-05-10 Thread Mattis Lind via cctalk
Today I finally got the SPACEWAR version for PDP-11/10 running again on my PDP-11/05 with AR11 board. I played a couple of rounds together with my daughter. She was better than me. Quite hard game IMHO. https://youtu.be/fTiHRAKjyho Bill Seiler and Larry Bryant wrote this version in 1974 and submi

Re: PDP-11 SPACEWAR running again!

2021-05-10 Thread Lars Brinkhoff via cctalk
Mattis Lind wrote: > Today I finally got the SPACEWAR version for PDP-11/10 running again > on my PDP-11/05 with AR11 board. Congratulations! It's great to watch your video. > But the lines mostly confused the OCR process so a lot of errors was > introduced. It turned out that it was easier to j

Re: Intel iPSC/860 restoration

2021-05-10 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 5/9/21 10:46 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > re. using plastibands for QIC recovery > > Chuck sent me a note about these, thought you'd be interested. > I just got a package in to try. > > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08536J6Y5?language=en_US I've been using them for a couple of week

Re: Intel iPSC/860 restoration

2021-05-10 Thread Dennis Boone via cctalk
> I've been using them for a couple of weeks now. Easy to apply > (compared to plastiands) runs perfectly in DC300-600 sized > cartridges. Is there a size that works for the minicarts? De

Re: Apple II+ Video questions

2021-05-10 Thread David Williams via cctalk
On 2021-05-09 16:53, Brent Hilpert via cctalk wrote: It sounds like the vertical sync pulse may be missing, or 'weak', in the composite video output signal. You 'get it close' with the V-Hold as your adjusting effort brings the monitor frame rate (V frequency) to match the frame rate the Apple I

Re: Intel iPSC/860 restoration

2021-05-10 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 5/10/21 12:11 PM, Dennis Boone via cctalk wrote: > > I've been using them for a couple of weeks now. Easy to apply > > (compared to plastiands) runs perfectly in DC300-600 sized > > cartridges. > > Is there a size that works for the minicarts? Haven't found one yet. --chuck

Apple II PSU

2021-05-10 Thread David Williams via cctalk
Anyone have any idea on how to open this particular Apple II PSU? It is a Astec AA 11040B and has like a rivet on each side in the middle. All the other supplies I've messed with just had screws along the bottom. Trying to remove the bottom of the casing so I can work on the supply itself. Link

Re: Apple II PSU

2021-05-10 Thread Don R via cctalk
In a search on eBay for that Astec p/n seems the power supplies made in Hong Kong have the two rivets you shared in the image. Those manufactured in Malaysia have screws all around. Seems to be an tampering deterrent and or warranty void indicator to me. If they are aluminum pop rivets, the

Re: Apple II PSU

2021-05-10 Thread Adrian Graham via cctalk
Just me that reaches for a 2mm drill then? I realise people may react in horror at this, but your chances of getting swarf in the PSU are slim to negative. Oh and while you’re in there, please remove the 0.47uF RIFA before it explodes, assuming it hasn’t already of course in which case it’d be b

Re: Apple II PSU

2021-05-10 Thread David Williams via cctalk
On 2021-05-10 17:31, Adrian Graham via cctalk wrote: Just me that reaches for a 2mm drill then? I realise people may react in horror at this, but your chances of getting swarf in the PSU are slim to negative. Oh and while you’re in there, please remove the 0.47uF RIFA before it explodes, assuming

Re: Apple II PSU

2021-05-10 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
On Mon, 10 May 2021, Adrian Graham via cctalk wrote: Just me that reaches for a 2mm drill then? I realise people may react in horror at this, but your chances of getting swarf in the PSU are slim to negative. Oh and while you’re in there, please remove the 0.47uF RIFA before it explodes, assumi

Re: Apple II PSU

2021-05-10 Thread Pete Turnbull via cctalk
On 10/05/2021 23:31, Adrian Graham via cctalk wrote: Just me that reaches for a 2mm drill then? Probably. I usually use 3mm or 1/8". I've taken more than one Apple PSU apart that way, long ago. -- Pete Pete Turnbull

Re: Apple II PSU

2021-05-10 Thread David Williams via cctalk
On 2021-05-10 18:18, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: This area is so backward, that metric drill bits are considered esoteric! 1/8" works OK, and will chuck in a Dremel. If it were a damaged screw, rather than a rivet, I would use a left-handed drill bit. Which is pretty much what I ended up wi

DEC PDP-8/e Omnibus backplane lubrication

2021-05-10 Thread Tom Hunter via cctalk
What is the best type of lubricant for Omnibus backplanes? It can be a struggle to insert and remove PDP-8/e boards into the Omnibus. There is a risk of damage to the brittle bakelite connector housings on the Omnibus PCB. Traditional contact sprays should work but have two problems: 1) they rema

Re: PDP-11 SPACEWAR running again!

2021-05-10 Thread Curious Marc via cctalk
Nice! Marc > On May 10, 2021, at 11:26 AM, Mattis Lind via cctalk > wrote: > > Today I finally got the SPACEWAR version for PDP-11/10 running again on my > PDP-11/05 with AR11 board. I played a couple of rounds together with my > daughter. She was better than me. Quite hard game IMHO. > > ht

Re: PDP-11 SPACEWAR running again!

2021-05-10 Thread George Rachor via cctalk
That is very cool! George > On May 10, 2021, at 11:26 AM, Mattis Lind via cctalk > wrote: > > Today I finally got the SPACEWAR version for PDP-11/10 running again on my > PDP-11/05 with AR11 board. I played a couple of rounds together with my > daughter. She was better than me. Quite hard gam

Re: Terminals wiki

2021-05-10 Thread Grumpyx via cctalk
This may help: https://web.archive.org/web/20181103180649/http://terminals-wiki.org/wiki/index.php/User:Legalize On Sun, May 9, 2021 at 7:51 PM s shumaker via cctech wrote: > On 5/9/2021 8:05 AM, Dave via cctech wrote: > > Does anyone have a mirror of the terminals wiki at > https://terminals-w

Re: PDP-11 SPACEWAR running again!

2021-05-10 Thread Boris Gimbarzevsky via cctalk
Thanks Mattis - watching an AR11 making that oscilloscope display brings back a lot of memories from my PDP-11 programming days. Had heard of spacewar in 1980, but was more interested in playing around displaying data on screen of a scope. One of my jobs was to clean up electrophysiology da