... Does the back seat still come out? We were able to get a PDP-11/05 comfortably in the back of the Rabbit with the seat just folded up. Thanks, Jonathan...
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Dave
g4ugm
Feb 25, 2013 3:48 pm
... Nope the nearest thing is the local trams which are about 300yds (two blocks) away. http://www.altrincham.org.uk/PublicTransport.asp I have tried a...
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B. Degnan
billdeg
Feb 25, 2013 4:07 pm
... can ... modern-homebrew-with-vintage-processors project, or my Intel SDK-85. I do have the IMSAI up and going as well. Or I could bring the little 8085 SBC...
29439
Systems Glitch
systems.glitch
Feb 25, 2013 4:37 pm
... Can I bring the Intel SDK-85? That's from 1977 and was popular as a hobbyist controller board and educational tool. It'll talk to a teletype over current...
29440
Kyle Owen
kylevowen
Feb 25, 2013 4:52 pm
... I can certainly check on that. It's definitely the only connector on the printer. I imagine it does have a UART, but I'll have to tear it apart again. ...
29441
ekoblentz
Feb 25, 2013 4:53 pm
... I say yes. Bill, as you often remind me, the homebrew era did not come to an abrupt end when the '77 micros debuted. :)...
29442
Kyle Owen
kylevowen
Feb 25, 2013 4:58 pm
... Thanks Wesley, and thanks to your coworker as well. Here's a better picture of the actual printer I have: http://i.imgur.com/KLROR89.jpg And yes, I expect...
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B. Degnan
billdeg
Feb 25, 2013 5:09 pm
... hobbyist controller board and educational tool. It'll talk to a teletype over current loop too. ... That's perfect, yes. ... to bring yours I can bring a...
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Kelly D. Leavitt
kb2syd
Feb 25, 2013 5:23 pm
... I think a lot of the old Sperry/Unisys stuff was 7-bit even parity. That might be what the printer is expecting for serial data. Try setting the comm port...
29445
diagonalboard
Feb 25, 2013 6:17 pm
I was recently given a small drum plotter, a Strobe 100, with a S-100 based interface card, but no documentation at all on the protocol and commands to make it...
29446
ekoblentz
Feb 25, 2013 6:21 pm
... Hi Carl. Great blog! As you've read, we are a group based on the east coast, but all are welcome to chat here. Let me know if you're ever visiting out here...
Hi Folks, I have been restoring a PDP-8/m and RK05J disk drive. Much has been accomplished and it has come to the point that I need to insert a cartridge, to...
29451
ekoblentz
Feb 25, 2013 10:39 pm
... Nice indeed! I think we've talked about Ziggy Stachniak and MCM on the list. I know Zig, and I vouch for his research. If he and Titus say this one is a...
29452
ekoblentz
Feb 26, 2013 12:41 am
I'm told the Mark 8 arrived today. I will be home in about a half-hour from now. Damn it, bus driver, drive faster! Can't wait to see it. I will take pictures...
29453
Evan Koblentz
ekoblentz
Feb 26, 2013 2:42 am
The computer arrived safely and it's gorgeous! I'm not clear how to remove the front panel without disconnecting a bunch of switches and lights, so I will...
29454
David Gesswein
dgesswein
Feb 26, 2013 2:55 am
... http://www.varx.com/CAT/AIR_FILTERS.HTML...
29455
Wesley Furr
wesleyhfurr
Feb 26, 2013 3:25 am
Well...if you go back far enough before serial and centronics were very standardized... :-) Someone else comment about 7E and presumably 1 for serial...
29456
joshbensadon
Feb 26, 2013 4:11 am
... WOW! That's beautiful! I love the covered power switch, I guess you wouldn't want to turn off the power by accident! Imagine entering 256 bytes of...
29457
joshbensadon
Feb 26, 2013 4:19 am
... I'm going to be seeing Ziggy this week, I'll bring it to his attention....
29458
Evan Koblentz
ekoblentz
Feb 26, 2013 4:20 am
... We have permission to restore the computer to original working condition, and we intend to do so. ... That's a long way off. Bill Deg., Herb, etc. will...
29459
Evan Koblentz
ekoblentz
Feb 26, 2013 4:22 am
... That's great. We talk by email now and then, but I haven't seen him since fall 2009....
29460
joshbensadon
Feb 26, 2013 4:30 am
... I was hoping to drag him down with me to VCF East this year, but I was sorry to hear that it was canceled. We'll have to wait for next year. Hopefully,...
29461
joshbensadon
Feb 26, 2013 4:37 am
... Oh, most definitely! Even though I only have a replica, I still value it and wouldn't think of running it without a crow bar circuit on the +5 and -9...
29462
Evan Koblentz
ekoblentz
Feb 26, 2013 1:34 pm
A few updates: - Dave made a video of this computer and put it on Youtube! http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=nskEKaIN_AQ&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DnskEKaIN_AQ -...
29463
Bill Dromgoole
willie5015
Feb 26, 2013 2:13 pm
Here is the desktop link to the March Mark-8 computer. The mobile link didn't work for me . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nskEKaIN_AQ Bill ... From: "Evan...
29464
ekoblentz
Feb 26, 2013 3:03 pm
Ah-ha! Now that I'm watching the video on a large screen, vs. on my phone, I see what I did wrong last night. When sitting intact (case on), it looks like the...
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Dan Roganti
ragoo_sauce
Feb 26, 2013 3:23 pm
... while you have your smartphone there, it's wise to take pictures of each step during the disassembly. In case you don't recall where something belongs,...
