Mark Wickens <mark at wickensonline.co.uk> writes:
It *almost* makes me want to get the missus to drape herself over an=20
Alphaserver, or such like... ;)
Maybe all this talk of line printers should spur someone to make the DEC=20
equivalent of Benny Benassi's 'Satisfaction' video:=20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DV5bYDhZBFLA
Mark
Well, I already have a soundtrack. It just needs the hot female visuals:
http://tmesis.com/soundz/IWantYourVAX.wavhttp://tmesis.com/soundz/IWantYourVAX-Lyrics.txt
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How about photos which include DEC and cute operators ;)
https://www.its.uq.edu.au/filething/get/4210/1981%20Maralyn%20Kenley.jpg
Kindly,
Daniel S derstr m
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On 16 Jan 2014, at 9:46 pm, "Brian Schenkenberger, VAXman-" <system at TMESIS.COM> wrote:
Pontus Pihlgren <pontus at Update.UU.SE> writes:
On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 06:25:12PM -0500, Dave McGuire wrote:
On 01/15/2014 06:00 PM, Mark Wickens wrote:
I searched for DEC LP27 printer and came across this treasure chest:
http://www1.appstate.edu/~jmm/operations.tour.html
Not sure it'll be the same since the last update in 1994!
Oh, the PORN!!
You might like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfBMyvIBYAw
(i almost thought it was the same place)
I love the porn soundtrack! :)
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Pontus Pihlgren <pontus at Update.UU.SE> writes:
On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 06:25:12PM -0500, Dave McGuire wrote:
On 01/15/2014 06:00 PM, Mark Wickens wrote:
I searched for DEC LP27 printer and came across this treasure chest:
http://www1.appstate.edu/~jmm/operations.tour.html
Not sure it'll be the same since the last update in 1994!
Oh, the PORN!!
You might like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfBMyvIBYAw
(i almost thought it was the same place)
I love the porn soundtrack! :)
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Cory Smelosky <b4 at gewt.net> writes:
On Wed, 15 Jan 2014, Dave McGuire wrote:
On 01/15/2014 07:20 PM, Johnny Billquist wrote:
Heh! The DZ-11 is a hog. We all know that.
But the LP11 is not really much better. It's also interrupt per
character unless I remember wrong. But it's only one printer per card,
and no input. And of course, much faster, since it's parallel with
handshaking.
The Unibus controller I used at work, and later at home, with an LA180
was an LS11. I don't remember if it was interrupt-per-character as
well, but since it was fairly non-dense TTL logic, I'd assume it was.
It fared very well on my 11/34 running (at the time) RSX. In the
mid-1980s, I was the first person to turn in high-school homework on
printer paper. Even some of the teachers were asking what kind of
"typewriter" made such "strange-looking print". ;)
You've reminded me of how I was the only person a teacher knew
who did a science project narrated by Microsoft Sam.
DECtalk, Stephen Hawkings' voice, would have been much cooler!
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Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se> writes:
On 2014-01-15 14:18, Brian Schenkenberger, VAXman- wrote:
Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se> writes:
On 2014-01-14 03:44, Sampsa Laine wrote:
sampsa <sampsa at mac.com>
mobile +44 7961 149465
On 14 Jan 2014, at 13:42, "Brian Schenkenberger, VAXman-" <system at TMESIS.COM> wrote:
Sampsa Laine <sampsa at mac.com> writes:
Anybody know what happened with that discussion re: EISNER and HECnet?
Also, is EISNER even up any more? I can't seem to connect to it.
EISNER is being or has been physically relocated. Once it is back up, I'll
see what can be done about getting it connected to HECnet. I have no idea
what'll be available network-wise/router-wise until EISNER is back on-line.
Mind you with such a large change anyway, it might be a good time to "sneak in" the connection to HECnet :)
I totally dislike the "sneak in" comment. If it is going to happen, it
must be done very openly and consciously. Noone will benefit from trying
to sneak something in.
Once Eisner has been reconnected and revived -- seriously, I do not know
why this relocation effort is taking so long -- I will communicate with
the new caretakes about their router config; hopefully, it's a Cisco box
that can support the DECnet tunnel. I doubt that there would be a Linux
box there that would serve as a gateway.
If they are running Multinet, you could also setup a link using that.
Oh yes! Eisner is or was running Multinet. Now all that's needed is for
Eisner to finally be reconnected/restarted in its new home. I volunteered
to host Eisner but the plan to move it to Nemonix was already pretty much
a done deal.
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On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 04:18:51PM -0800, Johnny Billquist wrote:
On 2014-01-15 15:28, Brian Schenkenberger, VAXman- wrote:
The LA120 was the de facto console terminal for the VAX-11/78*s. One reason
why I have three; albeit, one has been cannibalized for parts.
Also standard on PDP-11s as well as DECsystem-10 and DECsystem-20
machines...
Update have at least three... (Or had, last I looked. Two with 20mA
and one with RS-232.)
We have at least two now, perhaps three.
I'd like a LA36, mostly for the looks.
/P
On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 06:25:12PM -0500, Dave McGuire wrote:
On 01/15/2014 06:00 PM, Mark Wickens wrote:
I searched for DEC LP27 printer and came across this treasure chest:
http://www1.appstate.edu/~jmm/operations.tour.html
Not sure it'll be the same since the last update in 1994!
Oh, the PORN!!
You might like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfBMyvIBYAw
(i almost thought it was the same place)
/P
I'd love a daisy wheel! Are there any which will hook up to a vax 4000? Though I remember collecting my printouts from the sysop in 1st year 1991 and you could hear the line printers grinding away. Need 230 (ish) volts too.
Basically size doesnt matter, as I will have to pay for a pallet, regardless of whats on it.
Kindly,
Daniel S derstr m
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On 16 Jan 2014, at 5:18 pm, Mark Wickens <mark at wickensonline.co.uk> wrote:
On 16/01/2014 08:13, Daniel Soderstrom wrote:
My requirements is that it be noisy and go clack clack clack clack.
I want to print out CIA reports like in Falcon and the Snow man :)
Kindly,
Daniel S derstr m
Sent from my iPad
On 15 Jan 2014, at 11:40 pm, Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se> wrote:
On 2014-01-15 06:58, Daniel Soderstrom wrote:
The chances of a printer turning up in Perth, WA are zip. If I had to pay money for one "desert island" DEC printer. What would it be?
What are your requirements? What do you want to use it for? Connected to what?
Johnny
The sound is not to be underestimated. Personally I like fast daisywheels for that railgun effect...
Mark.
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On 16/01/2014 08:13, Daniel Soderstrom wrote:
My requirements is that it be noisy and go clack clack clack clack.
I want to print out CIA reports like in Falcon and the Snow man :)
Kindly,
Daniel S derstr m
Sent from my iPad
On 15 Jan 2014, at 11:40 pm, Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se> wrote:
On 2014-01-15 06:58, Daniel Soderstrom wrote:
The chances of a printer turning up in Perth, WA are zip. If I had to pay money for one "desert island" DEC printer. What would it be?
What are your requirements? What do you want to use it for? Connected to what?
Johnny
The sound is not to be underestimated. Personally I like fast daisywheels for that railgun effect...
Mark.
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