InfoAge is closed for a while due to power failure. I don't know for how long. Rumor has it that a transformer croaked, so it could be a while. Will send...
I have started the de-hacking of the system... I removed all the cards and the personality module. First step, I hooked the keyboard back up using the correct...
Hi Bill, ... Athana said that some of their staff is out for the holidays, so the disks won't ship until next week. There's a week transit from CA and perhaps...
Herb and I, with a few minutes of Lee peeking over our shoulders, systematically walked through the schematic. We made I though to the ROM and stopped. Ran...
... Correction - I have 4 disk packs for my two RK05's. They're set up in tandem as drive 0 and 1. http://vintagecomputer.net/browse_thread.cfm?id=314 ... a...
... If you think the head alignment is off I'd start with a new pack and try formating in then running the standalone diagnostics. That way the alignment won't...
... Dave - Assuming my battery pack is long dead, if it's there at all, are they prone to leakage and cause damage - should I attend to this immediately? Bill...
They'd be willing to sell that I can drive to meet you and pickup. Need one that is known to work. Before I invest in a "date" correct ceramic white one for...
... They are nickel cadnium so will leak after enough time though not as bad as some other types and only metal below them. The origional has a plastic sleve...
Hi Dave, ... get to that point. Need to reform/checkout/fix the power supplies and deal with the decaying foam. The foam collar between the blower and the card...
Hi Corey, I have extra 8080's I can test in my IMSAI, but I have to mail it to you. If you have trouble getting it locally, then I can be your plan-B. Cheers, ...
Corey, Have you heard of Unicorn Electronics? http://www.unicornelectronics.com/ I have bought stuff from them when I used to live in S NJ and was very happy....
Yep, I've bought stuff from them in the past... I just didn't have $25 in stuff they carry right now. Too bad mouser doesn't carry the 8080, I need some...
... Between minimum order fees and overpriced shipping on single items, I have spent so much $ that I didn't need to, just because I forgot to order something....
Still no power at InfoAge, nor any real news on when it'll be fixed. But there are four or five small generators on campus for short-term use. For example, IXR...
Evan, Which if any historical computer magazines does MARCH want? Is there space in MARCH's library for journals (ACM, SIGPLAN, Microcornucopia and other ...
... As I understand it, the issue -- which Fred etc. are just starting to address -- is who'll pay. A modern transformer, etc., can cost tens of thousands of...
... We already have most of the mainstream stuff, so it would be good to get some of the more obscure and/or specific titles. Date range is anything pre-1990...
I have about 10 Silicon Graphics CD's - Developer's Toolbox 3.0 and 3.1-era stuff. Visual Magic, Hotmix 2,3,4. Indy Irix 5.1.1. Are these of any interest? ...
... the date ranges? ... some of the more obscure and/or specific titles. Date range is anything pre-1990 but that is a * very general * rule. ... see it. :) ...
From: evan@... Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 10:16 PM ... Spending a lot of focused time working on the storage area can be a good thing. Although we...
... Seconded! It's great stuff. In fact when I first met you in person at VCF-E in 2011, I felt a bit of "celebrity shock". :) -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ ...
... This may have been unclear. It is referring to the reader run mod. Teletypes had lots of options so it can be configured such that it doesn't work. The ...
... characters ... Teletypes ... The ... closure). ... I understand what you're saying about the reader control. I may be able to load the absolute loader...
... Since the instructions are just more a to b without diging out more documentation I can't tell what the changes really do. If you decide you need help I...
