Guess the PDP is coming home with me after all. Actually, I'm planning to drop it off at work and futz with it there. Now I just have to coordinate a short...
28418
Dave McGuire
purringdave
Dec 4, 2012 1:45 am
... Most excellent. :-) ... No doubt! -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA...
28417
J. Alexander Jacocks
caliphalexander
Dec 4, 2012 1:23 am
On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 7:54 PM, Brian Schenkenberger, VAXman- < ... I'll be bringing an Atari 1040STF (with color monitor), an Amiga 1000, and I'm not sure...
28416
Brian Schenkenberger,...
VAXman@...
Dec 4, 2012 12:54 am
... Well, I do have DECtalks too. DTC01 and 2 fully (8) populated DTC03s. The voice of Stephen Hawking is always fun at parties. -- VAXman- A Bored Certified...
28415
Bob Schwier
schwepes2002
Dec 4, 2012 12:51 am
Parallel processing was a dream. Most machines were von Neuman serial processing machines. Multiple processes were handled sequentially by the machine. ...
28414
Dave McGuire
purringdave
Dec 4, 2012 12:10 am
... At least! ... Sounds great! DECtalk (the activity, not the speech synthesizer) is good for the soul, at least for people like us. -Dave -- Dave McGuire,...
28413
Dave McGuire
purringdave
Dec 4, 2012 12:05 am
... Sounds good to me! -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA...
28412
Evan Koblentz
ekoblentz
Dec 3, 2012 11:52 pm
... +1. We'll have a "real" workshop in the spring....
28411
Evan Koblentz
ekoblentz
Dec 3, 2012 11:50 pm
... Bill was sort of joking. Working on equipment at Festivus is fine, but keep in mind that there will be lots of food, drink, and noise. After all, it's a...
28410
Dave McGuire
purringdave
Dec 3, 2012 11:36 pm
... That's not what this is. This is an auto-justifying electric typewriter, marketed as a "typesetter", from the mid-60s. Its output is beautiful. (though...
28409
s100doctor
Dec 3, 2012 11:25 pm
... I know what this is. In the old days, people connected relays and solenoids to these and turned them into printers. I don't have space or priority for...
28408
s100doctor
Dec 3, 2012 11:16 pm
Stuff to trade at the Fesitivus... ... Bill, you misspelled the model number. That's a nice HP 68K based scientific and lab computer. They were used to collect...
28407
Dave McGuire
purringdave
Dec 3, 2012 11:12 pm
... Ahh I was unaware of the "not supposed to be working" part. While I occasionally make money with PDP-11s and VAXen, my efforts with them are largely...
28406
joshbensadon
Dec 3, 2012 10:33 pm
... Oh well :( It was fun throwing ideas out there just the same. ... Rare or not, it definitely looks much cooler! ... I was hoping to see Bryan on the...
28405
s100doctor
Dec 3, 2012 10:33 pm
... No need to bring stuff for me at the Festivus, but I'd like to talk to you about some Unibus and PDP-8/F cards, I'll send a private email. Hopefully we can...
28404
William Donzelli
toober00
Dec 3, 2012 10:31 pm
... If I manage to make it, I will be bringing the Winters PDP-11T03 and associated stuff. And maybe booze. -- Will...
28403
Mike
mwillega
Dec 3, 2012 8:36 pm
I did some component swapping, between some Apple IIs a few years ago, in order to build a "better" system. In the end, I realized that for my purposes,...
28402
Brian Schenkenberger,...
VAXman@...
Dec 3, 2012 7:00 pm
... Then you and I have, at least, two things in common. ... We'll have to talk about your cache of DEC stuff. I'm not interested in obtaining any as I've...
28401
Dave McGuire
purringdave
Dec 3, 2012 6:40 pm
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...
28400
B. Degnan
billdeg
Dec 3, 2012 4:50 pm
... Maybe I will bring my pdp 11/40 power supply. I bought most of the parts I need to fix, I just have to install them, but I could use an expert eye to ...
28399
Dave McGuire
purringdave
Dec 3, 2012 4:15 pm
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...
28398
Dave McGuire
purringdave
Dec 3, 2012 4:15 pm
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...
28397
B. Degnan
billdeg
Dec 3, 2012 1:16 pm
... Evan so Festivus can begin. I know I look forward to manning the grill and serving up burgers, dogs & brats...and it's nice to know there will be a ...
28396
Bob Applegate
bobk2ut
Dec 3, 2012 10:54 am
... The focus is really on whether you can do this in multiple threads, not which cores they are running on. Unless you're simulating a multi-core machine to...
28395
Jeffrey Brace
arkaxow
Dec 3, 2012 5:50 am
From: Douglas Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2012 3:05 AM ... The best Commodore 64 (and other Commodore computers) is Vice. It is available on many platforms PC...
28394
Jeffrey Brace
arkaxow
Dec 3, 2012 5:48 am
From: joshbensadon Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2012 7:24 PM ... Not really. I just used ordinary household aluminum. It looks like that is what the previous...
28393
Neil Cherry
linuxhomeaut...
Dec 3, 2012 4:32 am
... Yup, that's the beast (a 3300). I had 2 3400's at work but one day they just simply failed. I used to do DECnet (Ph 4 & 5) support for the Managed Network...
28392
Evan Koblentz
ekoblentz
Dec 3, 2012 3:56 am
... Is that a challenge? :)...
28391
Justin Jernigan
jus10j
Dec 3, 2012 3:54 am
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...
28390
Evan Koblentz
ekoblentz
Dec 3, 2012 3:54 am
... Also, if anyone's wondering -- Sellam's company / VCF West has no business / financial connection to MARCH / VCF East. Our finances are fine. However, it's...
