They are internal. The DSD-880 has an 8" floppy drive and an 8" hard drive (SA-1000 interface if I remember correctly) and an in-chassis controller,...
27627
Neil Cherry
linuxhomeaut...
Oct 4, 2012 11:29 pm
... Very cool! -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry ncherry@... http://www.linuxha.com/ Main site ...
27628
Aliaga, Daniel G
aliaga@...
Oct 5, 2012 2:09 am
Detailed question: When the 880 is powered on should the fixed drive begin spinning immediately or after 15-20 seconds of some diagnostics. And how can I tell...
27629
Aliaga, Daniel G
aliaga@...
Oct 5, 2012 2:09 am
I have all the original manuals-- they are online too. D. On Oct 4, 2012, at 5:57 PM, "Dave McGuire" <Mcguire@...<mailto:Mcguire@...>>...
27630
Evan Koblentz
ekoblentz
Oct 5, 2012 2:16 am
... Dan, Welcome to our list. Please introduce yourself. Also, we prefer bottom replies. - Evan K. / list benign dictator...
27631
Dave McGuire
purringdave
Oct 5, 2012 2:18 am
... I seem to recall them spinning up on powerup. ... Those drives are pretty loud. You should hear the "spin-up whine". ... Oh, wait...Nearly all of the...
27632
Dave McGuire
purringdave
Oct 5, 2012 2:19 am
... Oh really?? The last time I looked around (at Bitsavers first) I found nothing. I guess, wow, that was probably 7-8 years ago though. 8-/ -Dave -- Dave...
27633
Dave McGuire
purringdave
Oct 5, 2012 2:20 am
... (translation: EVAN prefers bottom replies ;)) -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA...
27634
jon_strack5940
Oct 5, 2012 2:29 am
Hello Guys, I've been reluctant to do this for a while, but I'm giving away my PDP-11. I just never use it! In fact, it's been so long since I've last fired...
27635
Aliaga, Daniel G
aliaga@...
Oct 5, 2012 3:13 am
Ok :) I am a vintage aficionado as you guys :). Have about ~50 computers in my collection, all worked when placed in collection and some I use for demos. Have...
27636
Aliaga, Daniel G
aliaga@...
Oct 5, 2012 3:13 am
Here you go: ftp://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/dsd/040034-01_DSD880x_Nov81.pdf D. From: midatlanticretro@yahoogroups.com...
27637
Aliaga, Daniel G
aliaga@...
Oct 5, 2012 3:14 am
Any pictures? VT100? D. From: midatlanticretro@yahoogroups.com [mailto:midatlanticretro@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of jon_strack5940 Sent: Thursday, October...
27638
Dave McGuire
purringdave
Oct 5, 2012 3:17 am
... And of course, the darned thing has been sitting on one of my own damn disk arrays for months. ;) (I have a bitsavers mirror here) -Dave -- Dave McGuire,...
27639
Al Hartman
alhartman
Oct 5, 2012 3:25 am
I really wanted it, but the shipping was twice what was reasonable. and the unit sold for just under $600.00. I have an LNW-80 Model I, but I'd really like a...
27640
Dave McGuire
purringdave
Oct 5, 2012 3:38 am
... Cool. Welcome! What sort of machines do you have, aside from that PDP-11? -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA...
27641
Matt Patoray
matt_patoray
Oct 5, 2012 4:06 am
Hi, Any idea what would be required to pick this up? Thanks, Matt Sent from my iPhone...
27642
Aliaga, Daniel G
aliaga@...
Oct 5, 2012 4:29 am
So, after some debugging tonight, I am pretty sure: 1. The fixed drive does not spin on powerup or ever. 2. I think it waits to see if it spins,...
27643
Aliaga, Daniel G
aliaga@...
Oct 5, 2012 4:35 am
DEC PDP 8 and 11 Heathkit H89 Commodore/CBMs (e.g., PET 2001, etc) TRS 80 Model I Apple IIs, Apple III, Mac's, etc. IBMs: 5150, XT, PCJr, PS/2 Luggables:...
27644
joshbensadon
Oct 5, 2012 12:48 pm
... I would love to add an 11/23 to my collection, however, I'm quite far away in Toronto. I'm sure you'll have takers that are closer. If not, then would...
27645
Evan Koblentz
ekoblentz
Oct 5, 2012 11:45 pm
See below, from cctalk. ... Subject: Toronto: APL@50 Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2012 01:39:37 -0500 From: Jason T <silent700@...> Reply-To: General Discussion:...
27646
joshbensadon
Oct 5, 2012 11:51 pm
... I intend to go. But then again, it's 10 minutes away from my place. My big event will be to come to VCF East in May!...
27647
Evan Koblentz
ekoblentz
Oct 5, 2012 11:59 pm
... moorings today. The REALLY good news is that once they succeeded at that, they were able to move the dish in elevation by a small amount. It is not longer...
27648
Matt Patoray
matt_patoray
Oct 6, 2012 12:20 am
Evan, That is awesome news!! Sent from my iPhone...
27649
Dave McGuire
purringdave
Oct 6, 2012 1:27 am
... SuhWEEEET! -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA...
27650
joshbensadon
Oct 6, 2012 3:01 am
... Umm, Please excuse my ignorance. I don't get it? How big is this dish and why was it stuck? Couldn't a little WD-40 do the trick? Ok, the WD-40 is...
27651
Dave McGuire
purringdave
Oct 6, 2012 3:03 am
... Umm...That dish is sixty feet (!) in diameter. One doesn't just "get it unstuck". -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA...
27652
Neil Cherry
linuxhomeaut...
Oct 6, 2012 3:20 am
... 1960's NASA antenna (as Dave said 60 ft) ... can we the Playboy channel on that thing ? (yes just joking). This is very cool! -- Linux Home Automation...
27653
Evan Koblentz
ekoblentz
Oct 6, 2012 4:15 am
... Right. Josh: Our museum is co-located at the InfoAge Science Center, which is a 100-year-old campus. It was originally a Marconi wireless telegraph ...
27654
Dave McGuire
purringdave
Oct 6, 2012 5:45 am
... Nice, which models? (we know about the 11/23) ... Do you know of the SEBHC mailing list? ... Excellent! ... Cray YMP-EL94 (runnable) Cray YMP-EL98 (2x) ...
27655
Dave McGuire
purringdave
Oct 6, 2012 5:58 am
... Have you checked for a shipping lock? ... Ahh ok, so no spindle lock at least. Check for a shipping lock on the head carriage. BUT...be very careful...
