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,...
... Very cool! -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry ncherry@... http://www.linuxha.com/ Main site ...
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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...
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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@...>>...
... 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...
... 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...
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
... 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,...
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...
Hi, Any idea what would be required to pick this up? Thanks, Matt Sent from my iPhone...
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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,...
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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:...
... 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...
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:...
... 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...
... 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...
... 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...
... 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 ...
... 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) ...
... 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...
