... Oh! I hadn't heard about that, and it hasn't been mentioned on the HECnet list. And here I was thinking it was an original idea. ;) I just emailed the...
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B. Degnan
billdeg
Dec 11, 2012 9:47 pm
... was wrong, perhaps ... his post that he did ... for the ... was told ... Did anyone see the photos of the Linotype I rescued? "Line o(f) Type" ...
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joshbensadon
Dec 11, 2012 10:03 pm
... Don't forget the big metal pot, that ran on 240V. There where other companies that later copied and improved upon the Linotype. The ones I know are...
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joshbensadon
Dec 11, 2012 10:26 pm
... Yes, that is definitely an old Linotype. I usually only got to see the newer Intertype machines. Have you seen the new movie on these machines?...
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Mike
mwillega
Dec 11, 2012 10:33 pm
FYI, The correct term for ordering sectors in a non-contiguous manner as you describe is "interleaving" regards, Mike W....
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Neil Cherry
linuxhomeaut...
Dec 11, 2012 10:56 pm
... The AS500 (I think that's what it's called) is a BA Terminal server. :-) It's based on the Cisco AGS (I think I upgraded it to a CSC4 processor). I also...
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Neil Cherry
linuxhomeaut...
Dec 11, 2012 11:03 pm
... Yup, just after I posted my Linotype message. Dave is quite correct. The device I mentioned doesn't seem to have any relations to your printing presses....
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joshbensadon
Dec 11, 2012 11:08 pm
... Right, I remember that from my days of low level formating on the MFM hard drives. But I was using a term that is more appropriate to the era of CP/M....
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B Degnan
billdeg
Dec 11, 2012 11:09 pm
I have not seen that documentary -- Sent from my PDP 8/e....
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joshbensadon
Dec 11, 2012 11:28 pm
... It's for sale on their website, well worth the $25. You can check out the film trailer on Youtube. The actual film runs 76 minutes with another 70...
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Dave McGuire
purringdave
Dec 11, 2012 11:39 pm
... It is said that, before the development of the Linotype, that no daily newspaper was larger than eight pages. Historically speaking, this machine is a...
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Al Hartman
alhartman
Dec 12, 2012 1:17 am
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...
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Dave McGuire
purringdave
Dec 12, 2012 2:46 am
... Mmm-hmm. ;) All in good time. ... Yup! ... Yes. Even that is pretty amazing, given HP's short memory. ... I am SO there. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New...
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Dave McGuire
purringdave
Dec 12, 2012 2:47 am
... What sort of serial connectors does that beast have? I am pretty much set for terminal servers; I'll have a few DECserver-200s with me, but I'm interested...
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Dave McGuire
purringdave
Dec 12, 2012 2:48 am
... ;) ... Yup. Some of the guys on the HECnet list seem pretty excited about it. Area 32 is reserved for "special events", and Johnny has blessed the use of...
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LarryS
lschear
Dec 12, 2012 3:06 am
There's a 'working' Linotype machine in the Print Shop at the Railroad Museum in Savannah, GA, just West of the historic 'downtown' district, East of I-95. If...
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Ray Sills
raysills
Dec 12, 2012 3:21 am
... Hi Larry: I did not know that about the Railroad Museum in Savannah. I have a second home down there, so I'll have to check that out! And +1 for the...
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Dave McGuire
purringdave
Dec 12, 2012 3:25 am
... I ate at that very Cracker Barrel two weeks ago! -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA...
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Neil Cherry
linuxhomeaut...
Dec 12, 2012 3:49 am
... Dang, just recalled the correct name: Cisco ASM http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ciscosystemsrouteratcern.jpg These have telco harmnica ports on the back....
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Mike Loewen
mloewen16823
Dec 12, 2012 3:51 pm
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...
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joshbensadon
Dec 12, 2012 6:40 pm
Hi Evan / Bill, Several months ago you provided a link to your HOPE lecture (Hacking & Portable Computers). I got the impression this wasn't your only lecture...
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B. Degnan
billdeg
Dec 12, 2012 7:11 pm
Here's a directory with something similar to what we did for HOPE in 2010 http://vintagecomputer.net/PACS/ ... Portable Computers). ... you had the other...
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joshbensadon
Dec 12, 2012 7:50 pm
... I am guessing you are referring to the PACS Evolution? Is there an audio narration to go with that file? I just really liked how you guys did the HOPE...
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evan@...
ekoblentz
Dec 12, 2012 7:57 pm
... Someone posted a video/torrent of our 2010 talk. I forget where. It's probably in the list archive from that timeframe. There is official audio at...
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evan@...
ekoblentz
Dec 12, 2012 8:00 pm
Found it, from July 27, 2010: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/midatlanticretro/message/17878...
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evan@...
ekoblentz
Dec 12, 2012 10:33 pm
"The Americans" airs Wed., Jan. 30, at 10pm on the FX channel, and later on Hulu/Netflix. Check your local listings. I'm told that the eight DEC terminals from...
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evan@...
ekoblentz
Dec 12, 2012 10:37 pm
... ... And Jeff B.'s PET and various InfoAge desks....
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Bill Sudbrink
bsudbrink
Dec 12, 2012 10:40 pm
Was MARCH able to acquire them?...
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evan@...
ekoblentz
Dec 12, 2012 10:42 pm
... No. I called twice. Didn't hear back....
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joshbensadon
Dec 13, 2012 4:27 am
I'm curious, how many of you installed a switch to override the need to put a black tab on the write protect notch?...
