Re: MFM Emulator

2015-10-08 Thread simon
with those machines. :-) ) simon On 08-10-15 20:38, Ian Finder wrote: That's my pet project at this point. We are having some issues with the space so it will probably (hopefully) open as appointment-only early next year. The idea is to find trustworthy people who we can give access t

Re: Calcomp 1039 plotter docs?

2015-10-13 Thread simon
Hmm, that may com handy... first I need a little time to build a 2114 tester from a sanguino (arduino clone at hand) On 12-10-15 20:30, Erik Baigar wrote: Hi Simon, just came accross, what might be helpful for you: I found some pages with my spare 906 controller (unfortunatley not working

looking for Siemens T100 telexes in the US

2015-10-22 Thread simon
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looking for Siemens T100 telexes in the US

2015-10-24 Thread simon
meone willing to part of their broken or otherwise non/half functional T100 in the usa. they need the machines for a movie in the New York area. -- Met vriendelijke Groet, Simon Claessen drukknop.nl

testing...

2015-10-26 Thread simon
Please ignore. it seems my mail does not get through the last couple of times. -- Met vriendelijke Groet, Simon Claessen drukknop.nl

Re: testing...

2015-10-26 Thread simon
hmm. strange.. this seems to work. thanks for ignoring this. simon On 26-10-15 08:47, simon wrote: Please ignore. it seems my mail does not get through the last couple of times. -- Met vriendelijke Groet, Simon Claessen drukknop.nl

looking for Siemens T100 telexes in the US

2015-10-26 Thread simon
T100 in the usa. they need the parts for a movie. -- Met vriendelijke Groet, Simon Claessen drukknop.nl

filtering?

2015-10-26 Thread simon
Hi All, it seems that some of my messages do not get through to the list. Is there a filter on this list of some sort? -- Met vriendelijke Groet, Simon Claessen drukknop.nl

Siemens T100?

2015-10-26 Thread simon
T100 in the usa. they need the parts for a movie. -- Met vriendelijke Groet, Simon Claessen drukknop.nl

Re: Siemens T100?

2015-10-26 Thread simon
be found and no filters are active on any of this. I Apologize for these multiple posts. simon On 26-10-15 09:31, Rik Bos wrote: -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] Namens simon Verzonden: maandag 26 oktober 2015 9:18 Aan: On-Topic and Off-Topic

Re: Model 152 PSU dummy loads - Re: NeXT Cube - powers on briefly then off again

2015-10-26 Thread simon
, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA http://plymouthcolony.net/starcityeng/index.html -- Met vriendelijke Groet, Simon Claessen drukknop.nl

Re: filtering?

2015-10-26 Thread simon
"imagine traveling beyond time, you entering the cctalk-zone!" OOooOOOoohhh ;-) On 26-10-15 22:06, Lawrence Wilkinson wrote: On 26/10/15 21:58, Eric Christopherson wrote: On Mon, Oct 26, 2015, simon wrote: Hi All, it seems that some of my messages do not get

Caps. Was: Mac IIsi - SoG?

2015-10-27 Thread simon
did you replace the caps on the motherboard. those machines are in the suspect zone, like the IIci, IIcx and the like. On most of them the aluminium caps have gone bad and are leaking on the board, inflicting all kinds of damage. simon On 27-10-15 06:54, Sean Caron wrote: AFAIK there&#

Re: Distilled water (was re: Model 152 PSU dummy loads)

2015-10-28 Thread simon
iated into H+ and OH- ions. However, as others have stated, the effective value of the water resistor, compared to the load resistor(s), will be negligible. -- Met vriendelijke Groet, Simon Claessen drukknop.nl

Nextstep: Visions in black

2015-11-16 Thread simon
- Met vriendelijke Groet, Simon Claessen drukknop.nl

[cctalk] was: Could someone make the list do the thing in the subject line?

2015-11-18 Thread simon
ome of the mail headers. So make a procmail/Sieve/whatever rule and sort the Classiccmp mails into another folder automatically. There is really no need to touch the subject. Christian -- Met vriendelijke Groet, Simon Claessen drukknop.nl

[cctalk] Re: Could someone make the list do the [cctalk] thing in the subject line?

2015-11-18 Thread simon
On 18-11-15 02:29, couryho...@aol.com wrote: DO NOT THINK I CAN MAKE THE AOL MAIL FILTER THAT WAY.. Hi Dave, There seems to be something wrong with your keyboard. is the caps key stuck? better replace it before someone misinterpret your messages. -- Met vriendelijke Groet, Simon

[cctalk]Re: Could someone make the list do the thing in the subject line?

2015-11-18 Thread simon
MAIL NOOB ;-) Or is using a Model 33 ASR (or KSR) :-) -tony MY INFOTON TERMINAL IS UPPERCASE ONLY! -- Met vriendelijke Groet, Simon Claessen drukknop.nl

Re: Query for dec teleprinter roms

2015-11-21 Thread simon
I am very curious as what you are talking about. Is it something with html in mail? I configured thunderbird to only show me plain text so I can focus on the content and not some graphic noise. simon On 20-11-15 23:06, Peter Coghlan wrote: Just a hit . . scanning/printing without having to

Re: DEC Papertape Readers

2015-11-28 Thread simon
card. I'm amazed it held together enough to play, and I suspect it's not going to survive more than a handful of plays at best. -- Met vriendelijke Groet, Simon Claessen drukknop.nl

Re: papertape repair tape or kit wanted

2015-11-30 Thread simon
located in Landenberg, PA USAContact me privately if you can help. -- Met vriendelijke Groet, Simon Claessen drukknop.nl

Re: TOP POSTING (was: RE: Best 200 buck I have ever spent!!! Deal of a lifetime!!!

2015-12-10 Thread simon
sudo mv thread /dev/null On 09-12-15 22:58, Jay West wrote: Please make an effort not to top-post :| J -- Met vriendelijke Groet, Simon Claessen drukknop.nl

Re: TOP POSTING

2015-12-12 Thread simon
ongly agree. Adrian, if your email client doesn't let you bottom-quote properly, it's broken. The only desktop client I've seen that is so completely broken is MS Outlook. -- Met vriendelijke Groet, Simon Claessen drukknop.nl

Bye for now... was:

2015-12-12 Thread simon
could refrain from "biting the troll". I am truly not interested in top, bottom posting, and other non classic computer blabla. Bye -- Met vriendelijke Groet, Simon Claessen drukknop.nl

Re: DEC Logo

2015-06-28 Thread simon
. http://i.imgur.com/HJki7WI.jpg (Atari 2600 cartridge for scale) -- Follow me on twitter: @FozzTexx Check out my blog: http://insentricity.com -- Met vriendelijke Groet, Simon Claessen drukknop.nl

Re: DEC Logo

2015-06-29 Thread simon
. the y in maynard is a rounded version, but both futura and avant garde hve a straight y. "...the search continues..." On 29-06-15 04:50, Toby Thain wrote: On 2015-06-28 10:12 PM, Toby Thain wrote: On 2015-06-28 6:34 PM, simon wrote: It seems to me that pdp8 is written in futura bo

Re: DEC Logo

2015-06-29 Thread simon
;insignia" but having the wrong letter t On 29-06-15 04:50, Toby Thain wrote: On 2015-06-28 10:12 PM, Toby Thain wrote: On 2015-06-28 6:34 PM, simon wrote: It seems to me that pdp8 is written in futura bold ITC Avant Garde would probably be closer. (released circa 1970) Oops, I was lookin

Re: DEC Logo

2015-06-30 Thread simon
On 29-06-15 14:56, Toby Thain wrote: On 2015-06-29 3:54 AM, simon wrote: the front of the internal bus options maintenance manual in front of me. But looking at the f in 8/f gives me the impression they mixed some fonts for the logo and taking a closer look at the line: "digital equi

Re: Logos and typefaces and fonts (oh, my!) [was: RE: DEC Logo]

2015-07-01 Thread simon
yeah, font, typeface, whatever. 30-06-15 21:21, Rich Alderson wrote: From: Dave G4UGM Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 8:43 AM From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Toby Thain Sent: 30 June 2015 14:10 On 2015-06-30 4:44 AM, simon wrote: On 29-06-15 14:56, Toby

Re: DEC Logo

2015-07-01 Thread simon
On 30-06-15 15:10, Toby Thain wrote: On 2015-06-30 4:44 AM, simon wrote: On 29-06-15 14:56, Toby Thain wrote: On 2015-06-29 3:54 AM, simon wrote: the front of the internal bus options maintenance manual in front of me. But looking at the f in 8/f gives me the impression they mixed some

what IBM system is this?

2015-07-04 Thread simon
found in the archives of CERN, this image is beautiful! but what IBM system is this. https://cds.cern.ch/record/1847692 -- Met vriendelijke Groet, Simon Claessen drukknop.nl

Re: what IBM system is this?

2015-07-04 Thread simon
It is a mixed system. note the IBM 360 tapedrives in the background. there are more photos of this room on the site. Toby pointed to some documents about the computer history at cern. his link is very nice to read. simon On 05-07-15 02:13, Chuck Guzis wrote: On 07/04/2015 04:37 PM, simon

Re: Fwd: How to disassemble the DEC PC05 puncher unit?

2015-07-13 Thread simon
re posting? http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/dec/papertape/ Johnny -- Met vriendelijke Groet, Simon Claessen drukknop.nl

Re: Front Panels Sample layout.

2015-07-18 Thread simon
Hi Rod, that sounds like a good idea. we have a 8/f here and i could try to match your version with it. simon On 18-07-15 00:14, Rod Smallwood wrote: White layer 8/e front panels A and B On 17/07/2015 22:23, Adrian Stoness wrote: Sure On Friday, July 17, 2015, Rod Smallwood wrote: Hi

Re: Front Panels Sample layout.

2015-07-19 Thread simon
ours is visible on flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/simski/15171396948/ On 19-07-15 00:00, Rod Smallwood wrote: Hi I am working on an 8/f version. Its not far along enough to send out just yet . Rod On 18/07/2015 12:34, simon wrote: Hi Rod, that sounds like a good idea. we have a 8

Re: Front Panels Sample layout.

2015-07-19 Thread simon
Oh, they are merely scratches from the key. We decided to keep the labels for history's sake and yes the printset is in good condition, but not better than te scans available on bitsavers. On 19-07-15 12:38, Rod Smallwood wrote: Hi Simon Yes thats what I am working on right now. I ca

Dec 8235 IC?

2015-09-03 Thread simon
, I made a list of suspect chips on which some pins got-15v or +15v... The M8330 board got most of the blast, resulting in 4 burned chips, but other boards could well be affected. -- Met vriendelijke Groet, Simon Claessen drukknop.nl

Dec 8235 IC?

2015-09-05 Thread simon
s on those connectors, I made a list of suspect chips on which some pins got-15v or +15v... The M8330 board got most of the blast, resulting in 4 burned chips, but other boards could well be affected. -- Met vriendelijke Groet, Simon Claessen drukknop.nl

DEC 8235 IC? (repost)

2015-09-07 Thread simon
st of the blast, resulting in 4 burned chips, but other boards could well be affected. --- -- Met vriendelijke Groet, Simon Claessen drukknop.nl

list troubles. was: DEC 8235 IC? (repost)

2015-09-08 Thread simon
On 07-09-15 19:29, David Gesswein wrote: On Mon, Sep 07, 2015 at 11:10:26AM +0200, simon wrote: As something went wrong in posting this question, I try to repost it here. please don't be offended by this. - Hi all

Re: BBC Model B with Raspberry Pi Internals

2015-09-08 Thread simon
ith a traditional interface? I don't even know if there is a word for these kind of projects? Thanks, Mark. That is called a hack and that is what hacking is about: http://hackaday.com/blog It't fun! -- Met vriendelijke Groet, Simon Claessen drukknop.nl

punchcard svg file available

2015-09-10 Thread simon
Hi All, just to let you know that i've made a vector graphics file for A hollerith punchcard. https://hack42.nl/wiki/Bestand:Punchcard.svg enjoy -- Met vriendelijke Groet, Simon Claessen drukknop.nl

Re: punchcard svg file available

2015-09-10 Thread simon
A nice guy at greenkeys spotted an error in the printed characters. the c cedille should actually be a cent char. I fixed it. Simon On 10-09-15 17:54, Simon Claessen wrote: Hi Lee. Thanks. feel free to rename the file to anything you like. :-) I decided to ignore rude yelling people

Re: punchcard svg file available

2015-09-10 Thread simon
drawings, but I foud out that the dots are not separate. oh well, not a big issue. Use the grid. btw, I work in Inkscape. not the best program around, but it does the job. Simon On 10-09-15 20:01, Chuck Guzis wrote: On 09/10/2015 09:53 AM, simon wrote: A nice guy at greenkeys spotted an error in

Re: punchcard svg file available

2015-09-10 Thread simon
is a specialized stock that is extremely difficult to make. What is different about it? Thickness? Weight/square metre? Density? Impregnated with something? -tony -- Met vriendelijke Groet, Simon Claessen drukknop.nl

Re: punchcard svg file available

2015-09-10 Thread simon
, I changed the format to svg for portability. in translation, the dot matrix font was lost (or it did'nt exist in the first place. I could have made the font with separate dots) simon On 11-09-15 00:39, Marc Howard wrote: Question: Is there a way to edit the SVG file to produce a custom mes

Re: punchcard svg file available

2015-09-12 Thread simon
r le logiciel antivirus Avast. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- Met vriendelijke Groet, Simon Claessen drukknop.nl

Re: Cryptolocker (was RE: Is tape dead?

2015-09-16 Thread simon
ckup system was put in place immediately thereafter. I've also talked to a few of my associates who own IT consulting firms, and any of them that decided to pay the ransom did in fact get a working decryption key. ZFS is a good solution :) Best, J -- Met vriendelijke Groet, Simon Claessen drukknop.nl

Calcomp 1039 plotter docs?

2015-09-20 Thread simon
as per the user guide. anyone with documentation on this thing? -- Met vriendelijke Groet, Simon Claessen drukknop.nl

Re: Calcomp 1039 plotter docs?

2015-09-21 Thread simon
t? If so, check and/or replace them. I've foudn such RAM in printers/plotters from many manufacturers and perhaps 90%+ of electronic problems are caused by them. -tony -- Met vriendelijke Groet, Simon Claessen drukknop.nl

Re: Calcomp 1039 plotter docs?

2015-09-21 Thread simon
Sounds good. Docs are much appriciated. Our printer has three boards inside, one processor, one pen driver and i forgot what the thirdt was. Next time i will take photo's of that card as well. simon On 21-09-15 08:45, Erik Baigar wrote: Hi All, the 1039 is an interesting plotter I

Re: Calcomp 1039 plotter docs?

2015-09-22 Thread simon
ijke Groet, Simon Claessen drukknop.nl

Re: Thoughts on manual database design?

2015-09-23 Thread simon
d for lots of reasons). After those are done (hopefully by the end of the year - I am retired and this will be my primary focus for a while) comes the design for a database for SMS cards and for the IBM 1410 use of SMS cards. JRJ -- Met vriendelijke Groet, Simon Claessen drukknop.nl

Re: Calcomp 1039 plotter docs?

2015-10-04 Thread simon
board. on ours there seems to be two missing. I'm thinking about a setup to test the socketed 2114 RAM chips based on a microcontroller with just a simple good or fault indicator. On 03-10-15 20:18, Erik Baigar wrote: Hi Simon, Hello to the group, this weekend I went digging for the Calcomp

Re: Calcomp 1039 plotter docs?

2015-10-05 Thread simon
Hey this is interesting. we have a different controller, indicating that a change from a 1038 to a 1039 involved changing the controller as well. see my pics. https://hack42.nl/gallery/v/Museum/2015-09-18-138.jpg unfortunately i cannot find a picture of the back of the controller. simon On

Re: Writing SCSI 9-Track Mag Tapes from Windows/DOS

2015-10-05 Thread simon
well, we at hack42 are discussing a pertec to usb converter based on a microcontroller. pertec seems straightforward, now how to present the drive to the os... Simon On 03-10-15 10:20, Mike Ross wrote: Question: will this kind of hookup work with a USB-SCSI converter? If so, are there any

pdp8/e /f /m Omnibus legenda available

2015-06-05 Thread Simon Claessen
a.pdf -- Met vriendelijke Groet, Simon Claessen drukknop.nl

Omnibus pcb layout. Was: pdp8/e /f /m Omnibus legenda available

2015-06-07 Thread Simon Claessen
Oh and i've made a omnibus pcb layout in Kicad with a corresponding schematic part with all signals. I will put it on our hack42 github account. As i have not mastered the art of making a template, it is a kicad project. On 05-06-15 23:31, Simon Claessen wrote: Hello all, As part of my e

Re: Front Panel Update

2015-06-10 Thread Simon Claessen
work for them mostly I think on gas chromatographs... A number of scientific instrument companies made computers too, of course. The most obvious being HP. -tony Dave -- Met vriendelijke Groet, Simon Claessen drukknop.nl

Re: PDP-8/S

2015-06-13 Thread Simon Claessen
eople this month that have to worry about theft are those with Apple I systems after this months news story on values.. Ed# -- Met vriendelijke Groet, Simon Claessen drukknop.nl

using new technology on old machines. Was: PDP-12 Restoration at the RICM

2015-06-15 Thread Simon Claessen
available at the time. It's not as if a programmable buad rate generator is hard to make from TTL either. In fact given the Arduino thing needed 'some debugging' it might well have taken less time to do it in hardware. -tony -- Met vriendelijke Groet, Simon Claessen drukknop.nl

Re: punchcard svg file available

2015-09-10 Thread Simon Claessen
one box of fresh cards and one box of used cards with our IBM 029. Of course the unused cards stay in the depot until we can do something usefull with them. That is why I made this file. As soon as I find a good local supply of the right type of paper, the cards can be reproduced. :-) Simon

Re: DEC 8235 IC? (repost)

2015-09-10 Thread Simon Claessen
To answer my own question, DEC 82xx type IC's are actually Signetics N82xx IC's. On 07-09-15 11:10, simon wrote: As something went wrong in posting this question, I try to repost it here. please don't be o