New acquisition - Morrow MD-11 with Z80A, DSDD floppy (Tek FB-503) and a 10MB CMI CM-5412 hard drive. Just had time to take a quick pass at it: hard drive...
My father was a Linotype operator for the Pandick Press in Manhattan until they went out of business in 1990. He used to bring home slugs with our names on...
A coworker is cleaning up his office and produced from a dusty corner, a box of envelopes, containing microfiche, of the VMS 3.3 source listing dating from...
I'm trying to learn something about these old computers. First of all, do they actually follow program steps? I always equated the term computers with...
Whew. Autumn and I got home around 2AM, having left Festivus in the late afternoon, then headed to Cory's place in Glassboro to pick up an HP21MX that he had...
Subject says it all... http://www.ebay.com/itm/200859112804 It looks in fairly good shape and the price isn't bad; however, freight charges from California to...
Whenever you're ready, try http://www.azog.org/?p=931 they mention a "Rubber Keypad Repair Kit" from Mouser electronics. Note that the keyboard in the pics is...
... The screen is broken. (It electronically retracts, but it's jammed. Only goes down halfway. Maybe someone can fix it. InfoAge management would appreciate...
Roll of printed papertape for Herb BASIS 108 stuff to join with system Ian/Kelly have for me from Rubin ADDS Terminal sell to Ian Primus Tektronixs 535 to...
Been *incredibly* busy these last few weeks - to the point of not even being home every night to sleep. I'm way behind on my email, I've been kind of skimming...
Just in case any one is short of a roll or two for their TTYs and are not on green keys.... ... Subject: [GreenKeys] Roll paper - again Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2012...
Video projector? A VCR? A DVD player? Stereo amplifier? Speakers? I don't have a projector, although I will have TV sets. I hadn't planned on bringing any of...
Last year I picked up an eMac (slightly faster version of the original CRT-based iMac) for $30. I thought it would be a decent machine for my living room. I...
FYI - I had to pick up something from the local (South Jersey) Rite Aid this afternoon and noticed a cheap scientific calculator for $9.49. Â Closer...
Hi all, I just recently joined the group, this is my first post to the list I think. I've been lurking a few weeks and I really like what I have seen here. I...
In case any one is interested and not on cctalk ... Subject: Cheap PDP-11/03 on ebay Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:38:40 -0800 From: mc68010 <mc68010@...>...
Did anyone ever find Claude's Intel dev system? He said it was stolen from him. http://www.vintagecomputer.net/tcf_2008/intel_MCBS-10_control_module.JPG I...
I am still trying to nail down whether Autumn and I will make it to Festivus. I will try to commit one way or another today or tomorrow. There's just a lot...
Been looking around at various emulators of systems. I would like to put together my own comprehensive set, probably on a multi-core PC. (suggestions as to...
It's always nice to huddle around the aluminum pole and watch Degnan pin Evan so Festivus can begin. I know I look forward to manning the grill and serving up...
There are a lot of things around here that need to go, but only a few of them will fit in my (tiny) car. These can be brought to Festivus if I end up...
I am working on getting MARCH’s Commodore PET 2001 chiclet keyboard working again. There were some keys that were not working. I disassembled it and cleaned...
Two dental X-ray machines. Both functional, with control panels and mounting hardware. 110V. Nice for post-solder BGA inspection. I will need some cash for...
