Basically I live in a flat built on to the back of a house. We were sharing the electricity supply. Now its been changed so that we each have a sub-meter and get charged independently. The change didn't go well.
The card meters take plastic cards that you load with credit at the local shops.
Yes I live in the UK.
On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 10:33 AM, <hvlems at zonnet.nl> wrote:
What is a card meter ?
(Are you located in GB?)
From: Tony Blews <tonyblews at gmail.com>
Sender: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2012 04:06:36 +0100
To: <hecnet at update.uu.se>
ReplyTo: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Subject: [HECnet] Tardis and sidrat
Hi,
My two machines (tardis and sidrat) are going to be down for a while due to a series of power problems knackering the PSU on the machine I use to run the bridge software.
Basically, my inept landlord decided to rewire our card meter live and caused the power to cycle repeatedly for about 2 minutes. The PSU in the old dell box couldn't handle that abuse.
As the Raspberries (which run the VAXen) were powered from that machine via usb, I'm now awaiting a crate of wall-warts to power them back up.
I don't think it'll affect anyone, as I doubt anyone was using my simulated machines, but i'm just letting you know.
Tony Blews
What is a card meter ?
(Are you located in GB?)
From: Tony Blews <tonyblews at gmail.com>
Sender: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2012 04:06:36 +0100
To: <hecnet at update.uu.se>
ReplyTo: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Subject: [HECnet] Tardis and sidrat
Hi,
My two machines (tardis and sidrat) are going to be down for a while due to a series of power problems knackering the PSU on the machine I use to run the bridge software.
Basically, my inept landlord decided to rewire our card meter live and caused the power to cycle repeatedly for about 2 minutes. The PSU in the old dell box couldn't handle that abuse.
As the Raspberries (which run the VAXen) were powered from that machine via usb, I'm now awaiting a crate of wall-warts to power them back up.
I don't think it'll affect anyone, as I doubt anyone was using my simulated machines, but i'm just letting you know.
Tony Blews
On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 11:06 PM, Tony Blews <tonyblews at gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,
My two machines (tardis and sidrat) are going to be down for a while due to
a series of power problems knackering the PSU on the machine I use to run
the bridge software.
Basically, my inept landlord decided to rewire our card meter live and
caused the power to cycle repeatedly for about 2 minutes. The PSU in the old
dell box couldn't handle that abuse.
As the Raspberries (which run the VAXen) were powered from that machine via
usb, I'm now awaiting a crate of wall-warts to power them back up.
I don't think it'll affect anyone, as I doubt anyone was using my simulated
machines, but i'm just letting you know.
Tony Blews
Hello!
Yow! Tony that's awful. (Almost as bad as what happened to an old
friend tonight.)
As for the Raspberries, I nearly bought one today at the Maker Faire.
I kept obsessing over it, and then decided I have too much on my
schedule for technology, and despite the fact that Slackware on it is
supposed to be stable, but I have my doubts.
As for your idiot landlord, let's just say I know how you feel, I once
had an apartment in a building that was so owned. I believe it changed
hands and the landlord is no longer that kind of boob.
-----
Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8 at gmail.com
"This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again."
Hi,
My two machines (tardis and sidrat) are going to be down for a while due to a series of power problems knackering the PSU on the machine I use to run the bridge software.
Basically, my inept landlord decided to rewire our card meter live and caused the power to cycle repeatedly for about 2 minutes. The PSU in the old dell box couldn't handle that abuse.
As the Raspberries (which run the VAXen) were powered from that machine via usb, I'm now awaiting a crate of wall-warts to power them back up.
I don't think it'll affect anyone, as I doubt anyone was using my simulated machines, but i'm just letting you know.
Tony Blews
OK A5RTR it is then. And, yes of course it can have a name, what I suppose I
meant was that there isn't much point giving it a name as no one will ever
need to use the name for anything, except perhaps to identify its purpose.
Regards
Rob
-----Original Message-----
From: Johnny Billquist [mailto:bqt at softjar.se]
Sent: 22 September 2012 22:28
To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Cc: Rob Jarratt
Subject: Re: [HECnet] Node list update
Doh! The results of not reading all mails in the inbox before updating...
As long as we're at it, how about calling it A5RTR, to match the pattern
used
in other areas?
Johnny
On 2012-09-22 22:59, Rob Jarratt wrote:
Yes, I meant A5ROUT, not sure what I was thinking. In fact I intend to
change it to 5.1023, so please set it up at 5.1023 and I will change
it at the next restart of the router.
Regards
Rob
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-
hecnet at Update.UU.SE]
On Behalf Of Bob Armstrong
Sent: 22 September 2012 14:37
To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Subject: RE: [HECnet] Node list update
5.99 can't have a name because it is only a DECnet router and
nothing else
Everybody else can know its name, even if it's not smart enough to
know
its
own name :-)
If you want a name anyway let's call it A4ROUT.
If it's A4ROUT (as in area 4 router?) how come it's in area 5?
Just wondering...
Bob
Doh! The results of not reading all mails in the inbox before updating...
As long as we're at it, how about calling it A5RTR, to match the pattern used in other areas?
Johnny
On 2012-09-22 22:59, Rob Jarratt wrote:
Yes, I meant A5ROUT, not sure what I was thinking. In fact I intend to
change it to 5.1023, so please set it up at 5.1023 and I will change it at
the next restart of the router.
Regards
Rob
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE]
On Behalf Of Bob Armstrong
Sent: 22 September 2012 14:37
To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Subject: RE: [HECnet] Node list update
5.99 can't have a name because it is only a DECnet router and nothing
else
Everybody else can know its name, even if it's not smart enough to know
its
own name :-)
If you want a name anyway let's call it A4ROUT.
If it's A4ROUT (as in area 4 router?) how come it's in area 5?
Just wondering...
Bob
Uhhh... Maybe A5ROUT? :-)
Johnny
On 2012-09-22 11:33, Rob Jarratt wrote:
5.99 can't have a name because it is only a DECnet router and nothing else,
you can't SET HOST to it, DIR it or anything like that. If you want a name
anyway let's call it A4ROUT.
Regards
Rob
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE]
On Behalf Of Johnny Billquist
Sent: 22 September 2012 10:07
To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Subject: Re: [HECnet] Node list update
On 2012-09-21 19:35, Jordi Guillaumes i Pons wrote:
Please add this machine to the nodelist:
7.72 BITXOM (SIMH PDP11, RSX11M 4.8)
Done.
And, by the way, I don't have the node name for 5.99, neither it is in
MIM::
I know. I've tried poking Rob about that, but don't have a name for it...
The number of areas and machines online is looking pretty impressive
nowadays, though. Nice!
Johnny
On 2012-09-22 11:33, Rob Jarratt wrote:
5.99 can't have a name because it is only a DECnet router and nothing else,
you can't SET HOST to it, DIR it or anything like that. If you want a name
anyway let's call it A4ROUT.
What do you mean "can't have a hostname"? Of course it can. It has a node number, right? A node name is just a more convenient way to refer to a node number.
A4ROUT it is then...
Johnny
Regards
Rob
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE]
On Behalf Of Johnny Billquist
Sent: 22 September 2012 10:07
To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Subject: Re: [HECnet] Node list update
On 2012-09-21 19:35, Jordi Guillaumes i Pons wrote:
Please add this machine to the nodelist:
7.72 BITXOM (SIMH PDP11, RSX11M 4.8)
Done.
And, by the way, I don't have the node name for 5.99, neither it is in
MIM::
I know. I've tried poking Rob about that, but don't have a name for it...
The number of areas and machines online is looking pretty impressive
nowadays, though. Nice!
Johnny
Yes, I meant A5ROUT, not sure what I was thinking. In fact I intend to
change it to 5.1023, so please set it up at 5.1023 and I will change it at
the next restart of the router.
Regards
Rob
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE]
On Behalf Of Bob Armstrong
Sent: 22 September 2012 14:37
To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Subject: RE: [HECnet] Node list update
5.99 can't have a name because it is only a DECnet router and nothing
else
Everybody else can know its name, even if it's not smart enough to know
its
own name :-)
If you want a name anyway let's call it A4ROUT.
If it's A4ROUT (as in area 4 router?) how come it's in area 5?
Just wondering...
Bob
