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Out of action more or less until the 25th...

by neozeed＠gmail.com

Welcome to America... And yes, our internet speeds are a joke. I think we are number 17 world wide and falling? The telcos can give you a massive laundry list of excuses why they suck, but they've all taken massive amounts of government money to fix it, and of course like any good oligarchy they are not fixing anything, except prices. I'm still blown away from a trip to Japan some FIVE years ago when I had to download Visual Studio at the MSDN site, and it completed before I even had time to get out of my chair for a coffee break.... Like a lot of things here, since the majority of people don't get any international exposure, we don't know how badly we are being screwed when it comes to just about everything... Just look at all the HFCS in our "food", or hell go to McDonnalds and pick up some chicken nuggets, and compare/contrast what the same company sells here and in the UK. I could go on and on, but nothing will change... On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 2:48 PM, Sampsa Laine <sampsa at mac.com> wrote: I've been moved to a hotel with "high speed" internet access that is slower than the pile of crap I used in Beirut. Thus SSHng into my boxes is painful, but can be done if absolutely necessary. If you want to read more about these service provider clowns, go to: http://sampsa.com/2010/09/19/guesttek-suck-avoid-hotels-that-use-them/

15 years, 2 months

Status update: I'll be around the DC area for two weeks.

by wonko＠4amlunch.net

I believe I will be in Philly the week of the 20th but without a car so I don't know that I'll be able to find my way to DC. Hopefully something works out though. I'd love to get the chance to meet you. -brian Sent from my iPhone On Sep 11, 2010, at 7:41, Sampsa Laine <sampsa at mac.com> wrote: Systems should all fine, if anyone is in the area and fancies a beer / steak, let me know. Sampsa

15 years, 2 months

Status update: I'll be around the DC area for two weeks.

by sampsa＠mac.com

Systems should all fine, if anyone is in the area and fancies a beer / steak, let me know. Sampsa

15 years, 3 months

Short surveillance - RSX

by form＠pdp-11.org.ru

On 02.09.2010 1:15, Johnny Billquist wrote: Hi. I'd like to check what, if any people (besides me) are running RSX. Either here on HECnet, or elsewhere. Feel free to reply to me personally, or on this list. And if possible, also tell what version of RSX you are running. Johnny CTAKAH is RSX-11M-PLUS V4.6. RSX systems I'm using for testing purposes: RSX-11M-PLUS V4.0, RSX-11M V3.2, RSX-11M V4.0, RSX-11M V4.8. Another versions I can run: RSX-11M V3.1, RSX-11M V4.2, RSX-11M V4.4, RSX-11M-PLUS V4.1, MicroRSX V1.0

15 years, 3 months

Short surveillance - RSX

by jferraro＠gmail.com

Getting ready to bring up a micro 11/83, though I'm undecided on the OS. More than likely it will depend on what media I can scrape together here at work. Once running, it'll be on HECnet. Joe On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 6:26 PM, Saku Set l <setala at gmail.com> wrote: Well I do have PDP-11/23+, PDP-11/24 and MicroPDP-11/83, but sadly didn't run them for years. Maybe last time was around 2001 when booted the 11/24... Anyway, none of them has any network interface. --Saku On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 11:03 PM, Zane H. Healy <healyzh at aracnet.com> wrote: At 8:15 PM +0200 9/1/10, Johnny Billquist wrote: Hi. I'd like to check what, if any people (besides me) are running RSX. Either here on HECnet, or elsewhere. Feel free to reply to me personally, or on this list. And if possible, also tell what version of RSX you are running. Johnny Define normally, I don't really have time for my PDP-11's any more. :-( One HD has RSX-11M+ 4.6, and another RSX-11M 4.2, though I tend to prefer RT-11 or RSTS/E. Zane -- | Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Administrator | | healyzh at aracnet.com | OpenVMS Enthusiast | | | Photographer | +----------------------------------+----------------------------+ | My flickr Photostream | | http://www.flickr.com/photos/33848088 at N03/ |

15 years, 3 months

Short surveillance - RSX

by setala＠gmail.com

Well I do have PDP-11/23+, PDP-11/24 and MicroPDP-11/83, but sadly didn't run them for years. Maybe last time was around 2001 when booted the 11/24... Anyway, none of them has any network interface. --Saku On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 11:03 PM, Zane H. Healy <healyzh at aracnet.com> wrote: At 8:15 PM +0200 9/1/10, Johnny Billquist wrote: Hi. I'd like to check what, if any people (besides me) are running RSX. Either here on HECnet, or elsewhere. Feel free to reply to me personally, or on this list. And if possible, also tell what version of RSX you are running. Johnny Define normally, I don't really have time for my PDP-11's any more. :-( One HD has RSX-11M+ 4.6, and another RSX-11M 4.2, though I tend to prefer RT-11 or RSTS/E. Zane -- | Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Administrator | | healyzh at aracnet.com | OpenVMS Enthusiast | | | Photographer | +----------------------------------+----------------------------+ | My flickr Photostream | | http://www.flickr.com/photos/33848088 at N03/ |

15 years, 3 months

Short surveillance - RSX

by healyzh＠aracnet.com

At 8:15 PM +0200 9/1/10, Johnny Billquist wrote: Hi. I'd like to check what, if any people (besides me) are running RSX. Either here on HECnet, or elsewhere. Feel free to reply to me personally, or on this list. And if possible, also tell what version of RSX you are running. Johnny Define normally, I don't really have time for my PDP-11's any more. :-( One HD has RSX-11M+ 4.6, and another RSX-11M 4.2, though I tend to prefer RT-11 or RSTS/E. Zane -- | Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Administrator | | healyzh at aracnet.com | OpenVMS Enthusiast | | | Photographer | +----------------------------------+----------------------------+ | My flickr Photostream | | http://www.flickr.com/photos/33848088 at N03/ |

15 years, 3 months

Menu system for VMS

by jferraro＠gmail.com

I assume he meant UALR_BBS circa 1984. I believe both Sampsa and I have it running if you're curious (wopr:: and chimpy::) . You can find it around on the net... Joe On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 10:40 AM, Saku Set l <setala at gmail.com> wrote: Hi, Which BBS software this is? Is it available on the net? Regards, --Saku On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 3:43 AM, Jason Stevens <neozeed at gmail.com> wrote: A few weeks ago I found this bbs software written in DEC Fortran for VMS... I'm not sure if that's what you'd have in mind, but it seemed interesting.....

15 years, 3 months

Menu system for VMS

by setala＠gmail.com

Hi, Which BBS software this is? Is it available on the net? Regards, --Saku On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 3:43 AM, Jason Stevens <neozeed at gmail.com> wrote: A few weeks ago I found this bbs software written in DEC Fortran for VMS... I'm not sure if that's what you'd have in mind, but it seemed interesting.....

15 years, 3 months

Quiet lately....

by mark＠wickensonline.co.uk

Marc Chametzky wrote: Also, came across this on Slashdot: http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/28/silicon-valley%E2%80%99s-dark-secret-it%E2… How much is this true do you guys think? I just turned 44 and it is something I worry about. I know my skills are nowhere near as currently relevant as they once were when I was fresh out of school. I've been working on the same product for the past 15 years, so that has also limited my personal development. I've been branching out a bit lately, but not as much as I could have when I was in my teens or early twenties. --Marc Hi Marc, Yes, me too - I'm 40+ and have lost some of the zeal for new tech in recent years. However, on a positive note when I was looking around two years ago for a developer position in bad economic times I had a couple of good offers and now work for a company who hire people on merit rather than age. I obviously don't know how long that will last, but so far so good. I think everyone, regardless of occupation, should always be mindful of what they might do if their occupation becomes inviable. There also appears to be less new talent coming up the ranks, well that's my perception of the situation in the UK. For the past 15 years I have been working with developers around the same age as me (give of take 5 years) which might be explained by less talent coming on stream. Mark.

15 years, 3 months

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