... But I'd still wager you wouldn't know the town. ;) ... It's a small flat trailer that I use to tote my Guinness kit and extra cans to and from concert...
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Jason Howe
mechanicjay
Jan 4, 2013 8:07 pm
Don't want to step on any toes -- but if it's easier, I have a brand new 3Kw generator which was purchased for and then used during the Sandy aftermath. It...
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evan@...
ekoblentz
Jan 4, 2013 8:18 pm
... aftermath. It probably has less than 50 hours on it. I'm only an hour or so away from InfoAge in North Jersey. So, logistically it might be easier than...
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Brian Schenkenberger,...
VAXman@...
Jan 4, 2013 8:21 pm
... Will it power the Univac? :) :) :) -- VAXman- A Bored Certified VMS Kernel Mode Hacker VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)ORG Well I speak to machines with the voice...
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William Donzelli
toober00
Jan 4, 2013 8:23 pm
... I assume this is the transformer in the building, rather than the transformer on the pole. What is the size of the transformer? -- Will...
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evan@...
ekoblentz
Jan 4, 2013 8:24 pm
... Oddly enough, we do have the generator that came with that system. But I would not trust it......
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Mike Loewen
mloewen16823
Jan 4, 2013 8:28 pm
... Wouldn't that be a motor-generator? Mike Loewen mloewen@... Old Technology http://sturgeon.css.psu.edu/~mloewen/Oldtech/...
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Brian Schenkenberger,...
VAXman@...
Jan 4, 2013 8:28 pm
evan@... ... You just need to get MARCH one of these: http://tinyurl.com/a9msog6 -- VAXman- A Bored Certified VMS Kernel Mode Hacker...
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evan@...
ekoblentz
Jan 4, 2013 9:12 pm
... Nope - pole! The one that supplies all of InfoAge. It's (literally) WW2 equipment and, I'm told, is highly inefficient....
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Dave McGuire
purringdave
Jan 4, 2013 9:25 pm
... Probably not. ;) I wasn't there all that long. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA...
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Dave McGuire
purringdave
Jan 4, 2013 9:26 pm
... That sounds MUCH less painful than trekking this one across PA! Evan, if you need *another* one, mine will remain available. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ ...
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Christian R. Fandt
cfandt
Jan 4, 2013 9:32 pm
One thing I forgot to mention last evening in my email about the Kaypro, etc. rescue..... The person mentioned there are at least two or three daisy wheel...
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Dave McGuire
purringdave
Jan 4, 2013 9:36 pm
... I emailed you privately last night, but didn't hear back. I also emailed you on another matter a week or so ago and didn't hear back...I'm wondering if my...
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evan@...
ekoblentz
Jan 4, 2013 10:22 pm
I'm picking up the generator from Jason H. tomorrow, so we can have a warehouse workday this Sunday and on several future Sundays, since it appears InfoAge...
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Christian R. Fandt
cfandt
Jan 5, 2013 1:57 am
Recall I suggested I had fear last night when I posted the message saying there could be a rescue but time was critical as the ownership of the building could...
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joshbensadon
Jan 5, 2013 3:44 am
... Thanks Dave, I've set it to 250V but it still does not scan. Jeff Jonas sent me the data, theory and application data. I've reversed engineered the...
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Evan Koblentz
ekoblentz
Jan 5, 2013 7:05 pm
See below. Curt's been a good friend to MARCH and to many of us personally. ... Subject: World's largest Mindset Computer Corp Collection available Date:...
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Jeff Jonas
jeff_s_jonas
Jan 5, 2013 8:17 pm
While researching Burroughs self-scan displays, I found some things of interest to MARCH, now available at http://ferretronix.com/march/pdf/ Building and...
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evan@...
ekoblentz
Jan 5, 2013 11:50 pm
We're all set for tomorrow and beyond. Alise and I picked up the generator from Jason H. tonight. He showed me how to use it -- very simple. Tomorrow morning...
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midatlanticretro@yaho...
Jan 6, 2013 3:19 pm
MARCH frequently asked questions -- updated Feb. 27, 2012 1. What is MARCH? MARCH is a user group for people who enjoy collecting, restoring, using, and...
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Stephen L
shlafferty
Jan 6, 2013 7:08 pm
... Thanks for the post, Jeff. Enjoyed reading about the "Tiny PDP-8". I was looking for a schematic and couldn't find it in the pdf or his website. Did I miss...
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s100doctor
Jan 6, 2013 8:22 pm
... Speaking for myself, Herb Johnson: http://www.retrotechnology.com/restore/sol_1.html http://www.retrotechnology.com/restore/marchfixit5_12.html Of the two...
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evan@...
ekoblentz
Jan 7, 2013 1:16 am
Jeff B., me, and Alise worked in the museum warehouse for five solid hours today, thanks to Jason H. loaning us the generator. We built four more shelving...
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who88777
Jan 7, 2013 5:55 pm
Hi Everyone, I've been spending the past while working on a web based emulator for the Altair 8800. It has gotten to the point where it is useable but not ...
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B. Degnan
billdeg
Jan 7, 2013 9:28 pm
... The backspace key does not work on the real terminal when using 4K BASIC. You may be able to backspace but then you'll get an error. So you're ok. why...
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who88777
Jan 8, 2013 1:34 am
I would still like for backspace to not leave the page even if it won't be read properly by the software. Paste is obviously not a feature of the original...
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billdeg
Jan 8, 2013 1:59 am
... I feel as if you're missing the point of the Altair, you're not supposed to have it so easy. :-) Loading BASIC with papertape took almost an hour before...
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who88777
Jan 8, 2013 2:14 am
... Haha, I feel like I got a taste of it toggling in those test programs on the front panel. I thought of not-preloading RAM with the JMP 0x8000 but the less...
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joshbensadon
Jan 8, 2013 3:13 am
... Hi Bill, Did it really take nearly an hour to load the paper tape? I have a paper tape reader and it doesn't take long to go through a role of tape. But...
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billdeg@...
billdeg
Jan 8, 2013 5:25 am
Sent from Windows Mail From: joshbensadon Sent: ‎January‎ ‎7‎, ‎2013 ‎10‎:‎13‎ ‎PM To: midatlanticretro@yahoogroups.com Subject:...
