My brother of all people (a non techine) found this through the Syfy’s web website: http://blastr.com/2011/11/1978-computer-mag-explain.php#1 It is in...
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Mike Loewen
mloewen16823
Nov 17, 2011 1:39 pm
... I'ts too bad that the B205 was destroyed in the fire. I believe Stan Brewer has (or had) a Flexowriter that was connected to Claude's B205. Mike Loewen...
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system@...
Nov 17, 2011 1:49 pm
A brief history of time WRT computer timekeeping. http://h71000.www7.hp.com/openvms/products/year-2000/leap.html http://www.inwap.com/pdp10/usenet/julian-day...
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Mike Loewen
mloewen16823
Nov 17, 2011 8:29 pm
... Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:18:51 -0800 (PST) Subject: AT&T 6300 computer in your area Gentlemen; This person has an old computer to part with in Exton, PA ...
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dfnr2
Nov 18, 2011 1:00 am
I just discovered this group after listening to the retrocomputing roundtable podcast. I'm in Dallas, and it's hard to find other engineers to BS with here,...
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Evan Koblentz
ekoblentz
Nov 18, 2011 1:08 am
... Welcome! Being a "member" here simply means participating. Thus, you are now a member. We don't charge any dues, but we request a modest annual donation....
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system@...
Nov 18, 2011 1:15 am
... Well, then he's not far... but I've been in Arlington in the summer. It's hot enough there to cook a CPU without even powering it on. ;)...
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Mike Loewen
mloewen16823
Nov 18, 2011 1:40 am
... Hi, Dave: Similar experience here, except the machine was an IBM 360/67. ... I believe Bill Sudbrink is our resident OSI expert. You guys should get along...
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nicodemus_nj
Nov 18, 2011 4:49 pm
On Monday, IXR is getting in a shipment of common-value electrolytic capacitors, so if you need a replacement, we can see if we have one that's close. -DW...
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B Degnan
billdeg
Nov 18, 2011 5:52 pm
First someone needs to determine with confidence exactly what is wrong. You don't want to start replacing capacitors willy nilly. The easiest way to start is...
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Mike
mwillega
Nov 18, 2011 7:22 pm
Video timing is entirely digital, final mixing of sync/color/video is done with the three resistors on the right side of the board. There is a bit more signal...
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Mike Loewen
mloewen16823
Nov 18, 2011 9:19 pm
For those of you who never had the (dubious) pleasure of working on removable pack disk drives, here are some pictures of a carriage assembly with 6 heads and...
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c f
theeeingeek
Nov 18, 2011 9:23 pm
Oy! I just spend a summer figuring out to read one of those disk packs! ( http://chrisfenton.com/cray-1-digital-archeology/)...
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enrlaz
Nov 21, 2011 8:04 pm
Hi at all, http://elazzerini.interfree.it/FergusonOK/Foto2862.jpg http://elazzerini.interfree.it/FergusonOK/Foto2863.jpg ...
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B. Degnan
billdeg
Nov 21, 2011 8:32 pm
Looks great, thanks for keeping us posted on your project Bill Degnan...
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Bill Sudbrink
bsudbrink
Nov 21, 2011 10:56 pm
... Thanks for the plug... I don't know about "expert"... I know enough to be dangerous as they say. The last few weeks have been very busy for me, hoping...
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B Degnan
billdeg
Nov 21, 2011 11:56 pm
... Don't forget Bill Dromgoole too -- Sent from my PDP 8/e....
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Christian Liendo
christian_li...
Nov 22, 2011 11:43 pm
Double checking Festivus is this Sat?...
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Evan Koblentz
ekoblentz
Nov 22, 2011 11:46 pm
... Nope. Dec. 10-11....
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Dave McGuire
purringdave
Nov 22, 2011 11:46 pm
... I thought it was 12/11-12/12...? -- Dave McGuire New Kensington, PA...
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system@...
Nov 22, 2011 11:59 pm
... That'd make it Sunday/Monday. 10th-11th are a Saturday/Sunday which makes much more sense....
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Dave McGuire
purringdave
Nov 23, 2011 12:01 am
... Yes yes, brain fart. I'm hip deep in assembler, that's my excuse! ;) -Dave -- Dave McGuire New Kensington, PA...
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system@...
Nov 23, 2011 12:37 am
... I'm always hip deep or deeper in assembler....
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Evan Koblentz
ekoblentz
Nov 23, 2011 1:12 am
Sorry for the late report this week. I wasn't there, but Jeffs B./J. and Brian all sent me updates. Jeff J. assembled the first of our five new shelving units....
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Mike Loewen
mloewen16823
Nov 23, 2011 2:05 am
Calling all TRS-80 experts... This system has a couple of modifications that I've not seen before. It appears to have the Tandy lower-case option, but there's...
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Mike Loewen
mloewen16823
Nov 23, 2011 3:07 am
... It turns out that what I thought was the lower-case option was the Level II ROM daughterboard. The lower-case mod is definitely installed, as a "POKE...
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Evan Koblentz
ekoblentz
Nov 23, 2011 3:22 am
Hellooooooooooooo MARCHins. There are less than three weeks to our holiday party, aka the Vintage Computer Festivus. This year's "house contribution" will be...
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B Degnan
billdeg
Nov 23, 2011 4:28 am
Anyone using the Zoomfloppy yet? Tonight I was messing around with it, moved some programs to the Plus/4 system. Works pretty good, but you have to be...
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B Degnan
billdeg
Nov 23, 2011 4:31 am
... 2. Bill...
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Dave McGuire
purringdave
Nov 23, 2011 4:38 am
... And you have a calendar. ;) I usually find myself n-body-parts-deep in either C, schematics, PCB layout software, or solder. I do enjoy assembler (mostly...
