... I wish I could've been there! I will make it next time. For the past several days, I've been rendered completely exhausted by a major, ...
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Christian Liendo
christian_li...
Jul 1, 2012 5:54 am
Sorry I have been at work since 6:30am and I am still here... I am trying to get out of here to make it tomorrow. ________________________________ From: Evan...
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Evan Koblentz
ekoblentz
Jul 1, 2012 5:46 am
Everyone who skipped today's tech session missed a great time! Today was one of our most successful tech days. PDP-8s, SOL-20s, IBM card puncher, Burroughs...
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Systems Glitch
systems.glitch
Jun 30, 2012 11:55 pm
... George get you fixed up with the radiator bracket, then? Thanks, Jonathan...
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Dan Roganti
ragoo_sauce
Jun 30, 2012 8:10 pm
... sounds like you guys are having fun there wish I was there =Dan...
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Evan Koblentz
ekoblentz
Jun 30, 2012 8:08 pm
And .... Thank you David Gesswein for teaching me to use a solder sucker. Until today I've only used braids. But the sucker was ridiculously easy to use,...
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Evan Koblentz
ekoblentz
Jun 30, 2012 7:31 pm
This weekend's "first to smoke" award goes to me! Osborne 1 ... Sizzle, smoke, boom!...
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joshbensadon
Jun 30, 2012 4:34 pm
Hi, I found two tape drives for sale at my local surplus store. They are Reel to Reel drives, about 19" wide, 30" deep and 11" high. They have INTERTECHNOLOGY...
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Evan Koblentz
ekoblentz
Jun 30, 2012 2:51 pm
Jeff J. and I will arrive around 11:30-12:00. Insane traffic....
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s100doctor
Jun 30, 2012 2:32 pm
Glad Ian has done a fair amount of testing and diagnosis down to the chips. But...it's too much work to diagnose chips by email. (shrug) so I respect his...
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Mr Ian Primus
ian_primus
Jun 30, 2012 1:24 pm
Me too - just tossing the last things in the van now. Very much behind schedule - I wanted to be on my way earlier. I will probably be there around 1:30 or 2...
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David Gesswein
dgesswein
Jun 30, 2012 1:14 pm
Car overloaded with stuff I won't need. Important piece still in basement. Expect to arrive 1:30-2....
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system@...
Jun 30, 2012 12:43 pm
... There used to be a great place called Atkinson & Smith in Eatontown. I used to go there to get parts and get lost in the collection of surplus equipment...
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Evan Koblentz
ekoblentz
Jun 30, 2012 3:15 am
... All I told him was "my guys have a circuit board cleaning technique"....
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B Degnan
billdeg
Jun 30, 2012 3:09 am
If you told him it was to wash a rats nest? -- Sent from my PDP 8/e....
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J. Alexander Jacocks
caliphalexander
Jun 30, 2012 3:02 am
... I'm looking for a 0.1uF 250v cap, to replace the blown poly cap, in the attached photo. I actually want 2, so that I can go ahead and replace the other...
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Evan Koblentz
ekoblentz
Jun 30, 2012 2:25 am
... I asked Fred but haven't heard back....
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David Gesswein
dgesswein
Jun 30, 2012 1:40 am
... What value and type are you looking for?...
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J. Alexander Jacocks
caliphalexander
Jun 30, 2012 1:23 am
I'm looking to try to pick up that big filtering cap that I'm still short, and I neglected to order from online, in time. If anyone has a suggestion for a...
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Dave McGuire
purringdave
Jun 29, 2012 8:33 pm
... 11/05 CPU cards don't. Precisely three have hit eBay in the past 4-5 years. The 11/05 is one of the earliest PDP-11s, from 1972. Not many of these...
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Mr Ian Primus
ian_primus
Jun 29, 2012 4:27 pm
... Oh, yes - very much so. On a situation like this you need to more than just "blow it out". You have to completely disassemble and clean every piece. And,...
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Mr Ian Primus
ian_primus
Jun 29, 2012 4:22 pm
... I've already done a fair bit of troubleshooting. The only thing I lack is card extenders. I've got the schematics and the microcode listings printed out,...
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B. Degnan
billdeg
Jun 29, 2012 4:14 pm
It's the mouse urine that is most destructive. May not be salvagable. A vacuum is just the start...you need detergent and who knows what else. Bill ... From:...
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nicodemus_nj
Jun 29, 2012 3:52 pm
Also, make sure you are sending from an email address that matches your Yahoo profile. If an email comes in from an email address that is not a MARCH group...
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Evan Koblentz
ekoblentz
Jun 29, 2012 3:37 pm
... Ewww ... Well it can't be worse than the PDP-8 when we got that from Claude's barn. (Of course, in the 8, there's a lot more room to clean with blunter...
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s100doctor
Jun 29, 2012 3:35 pm
... You will have to be specific about which "Herb's comment" you are talking about. I've posted here a few times, and I responded to you from an email you...
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Mike Loewen
mloewen16823
Jun 29, 2012 3:26 pm
I don't need these for my projects, but I can bring any of the following: Tektronix 485 scope (dual-trace, 350MHz analog) HP 1650B Logic Analyzer Advantest...
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s100doctor
Jun 29, 2012 3:21 pm
... And I'll bring a Northstar Horizon and as time permits I can format and test diskettes made. Bring clean media - look for wear and mold. I can explain...
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Richard Cini
racinijr
Jun 29, 2012 3:19 pm
Guys -- Look at ebay 271007463612. It looks like a modified C64 with some sort of Activision development system board. I did some Googling and nothing came up ...
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s100doctor
Jun 29, 2012 3:06 pm
... There's really no time to Q&A you about "the problem". Here's my unasked for advice. You will need an oscilloscope, docs for BOTH boards with schematics, a...
