There's a complete set of Ciarcia books on eBay right now, $75 BIN. This is a really, really good deal on some awesome books. There's much to be learned and...
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Mike
mwillega
Dec 15, 2012 8:03 pm
I use a drill press, with the jaws in the chuck moved fully back into the chuck. I'll mount the connector in a way that it is not going to be damaged. ...
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B. Degnan
billdeg
Dec 15, 2012 8:07 pm
Too late! Gone....
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Jeff Jonas
jeff_s_jonas
Dec 15, 2012 8:17 pm
... My grandfather and his brothers ran a linotype business, but I found nothing remains of it. My grandpa claims he & his brothers invented a quadding add-on...
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B. Degnan
billdeg
Dec 15, 2012 8:36 pm
Next workshop bug me, I would be happy to make cables using the press for anyone who wants them, I have a large box full of parts, ends, cables, etc for (I...
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Dave McGuire
purringdave
Dec 16, 2012 7:06 pm
... Calligraphy is cool. I was interested in it years ago but never went anywhere with it, but I still love to see it. ... Nice. ;) I worked at a company...
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Jeffrey Brace
arkaxow
Dec 17, 2012 2:34 am
Today was the last day of the holiday event at Infoage. But it was raining, so less than expected came. But we got a good number of visitors maybe a dozen or...
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corey986
Dec 17, 2012 11:20 am
OK, So I got a great deal on a Sol-20 that needs some work. It's in the mail and should arrive shortly, but it's missing a few things that have been noticed...
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evan@...
ekoblentz
Dec 17, 2012 11:26 am
... We have two....
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corey986
Dec 17, 2012 2:32 pm
In case anyone was wondering what was wrong with the Apple, when I moved it to the new bent plexiglass case I lowered the video signal level and raised the...
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DuaneCraps
dcraps
Dec 18, 2012 5:46 pm
All, A little history of your 1219B computers, from: When Computers Went to Sea I was involved in that first installation at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. Yes the,...
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Mr Ian Primus
ian_primus
Dec 19, 2012 1:59 pm
I am searching for a .125 spacing 22/44 edge connector to mate with a board I have here. I've already checked the usual suppliers and haven't found anything,...
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Christian Liendo
christian_li...
Dec 19, 2012 2:54 pm
http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2012/12/zork-infocom-pioneer-award  Marc Blank and Dave Lebling, two of the co-founders of Infocom and co-creators of Zork, will...
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Mike
mwillega
Dec 19, 2012 2:55 pm
what is the row spacing and what type of pins do you need? Take a look at the following pdf to see if EDAC makes something suitable. ...
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B. Degnan
billdeg
Dec 19, 2012 3:37 pm
Dave, Still working on peek [65] 4.8 and 4.12. Hard to get everything done, sorry about the delay. Bill ... proper PDF. It took a while, since I was unable...
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Bill Dromgoole
willie5015
Dec 19, 2012 3:55 pm
One company that supplies this connector is Sullins, DigiKey carries their line of connectors. http://www.sullinscorp.com/category208/ There are about four...
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dfnr2
Dec 19, 2012 10:44 pm
No problem, Bill. Believe me, I'm experiencing the same thing myself--so much to do, so little time. I am quite happy that you have it on your list....
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B. Degnan
billdeg
Dec 20, 2012 12:44 am
Yes...Bill Dromgoole and Jon Chapman and I plan to lead an OSI-themed workshop event this Winter at our headquarters in NJ perhaps some time between early Feb....
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evan@...
ekoblentz
Dec 20, 2012 1:00 am
... How about one day of each? Of course, having a theme doesn't exclude anyone from working on other systems at the workshop. It's also wonderful when club...
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B. Degnan
billdeg
Dec 20, 2012 2:03 am
No I mean OSI is with notable exceptions primarily 6502, so I am suggesting the theme would be 6502 leaning towards OSI. We never stick very strictly to any...
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Dave McGuire
purringdave
Dec 20, 2012 8:38 pm
... "Apprentice", eh? ;) -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA...
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Dave McGuire
purringdave
Dec 20, 2012 8:39 pm
... I'm up for that! (nothing against the OSI of course...) -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA...
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evan@...
ekoblentz
Dec 20, 2012 9:50 pm
... For that particular computer, yes....
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evan@...
ekoblentz
Dec 20, 2012 9:52 pm
A thought: before we jump into restoring our Straight 8, DG may prefer to work on our 8/E some more. I defer to him....
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David Gesswein
dgesswein
Dec 21, 2012 3:28 am
... The straight 8 is impractical to do anything useful with a couple weekends a year. It would need to come home for several months for the electrical...
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evan@...
ekoblentz
Dec 21, 2012 4:27 am
... I think you mean the 11/20 setup in our museum. I agree that it's a good demo system. ... people some while working on the 8/E but to really be useful that...
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Brian Schenkenberger,...
VAXman@...
Dec 21, 2012 1:07 pm
I thought you MARCHkins might find this amusing; especially, those pining for their IBM 029s and 360s days. (This link was posted on comp.os.vms.) ...
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B. Degnan
billdeg
Dec 21, 2012 1:28 pm
Evan I want to re-emphasize the point that you can't just "fix" a pdp 11/20 or 8e, or 8 over a weekend. A permanent workspace should be established, and a...
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David Gesswein
dgesswein
Dec 21, 2012 2:31 pm
... The 11/20 is similar to the 8/E its paper tape only. You have the paper tapes and that was how we think it was used so its a period demo. The tapes used...
