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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Vintage Server Rack - Take 3
by Ethan Dicks 20 Mar '19

20 Mar '19

On Wed, Mar 20, 2019 at 12:28 PM Jeff G via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Some months ago I posted a vintage server rack available for trade, I'm now > offering this for free to anyone interested. This is a vintage server rack > with the look feel and louvers of the 1970s.It originally came with an S100 > system that I'm keeping (so ignore the units in the pics), Sure is pretty. If I were closer (I'm in Ohio), I'd jump on that. -ethan

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Vintage Server Rack - Take 3
by Jeff G 20 Mar '19

20 Mar '19

So the link I provided to pics was asking for a login, so I moved the pics over to Dropbox and made sure they're publicly accessible this time around. I also added my location and size info. Hopefully third time's the charm! Some months ago I posted a vintage server rack available for trade, I'm now offering this for free to anyone interested. This is a vintage server rack with the look feel and louvers of the 1970s.It originally came with an S100 system that I'm keeping (so ignore the units in the pics), but does have both (white) sides and power strip built in. I believe it also has wheels. Rack rails are round hole. Ground-level drive-up-and-go pickup. Rack is located in Blue Bell, PA, about 25 mins outside of Philadelphia. Size wise its about the size of a typical server rack, perhaps wider by 3-4 inches than a modern rack. Pics here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mlmo99uwuzbxjfi/AABf-p8h_4vRvuzVOA3xxudua?dl=0

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Bil Herd - update
by Evan Koblentz 20 Mar '19

20 Mar '19

Bil replied about the Friday classes: "You can put me on the schedule for a class on component aging and the effects on heat, with some emphasis on IC’s but not forgetting things like caps, batteries and some of the other components." I'll update the website tomorrow.

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Micro Decision and terminal in NJ
by Mike Loewen 20 Mar '19

20 Mar '19

Just saw this on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/343024439667938/ Morrrow Micro Decision, Lear-Siegler ADM20 and keyboard. Nice little CP/M system. Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Vintage Server Rack - now FREE to a home (any home)
by Jeff G 19 Mar '19

19 Mar '19

Some months ago I posted a vintage server rack available for trade, I'm now offering this for free to anyone interested. This is a vintage server rack with the look feel and louvers of the 1970s.It originally came with an S100 system that I'm keeping (so ignore the units in the pics), but does have both (white) sides and power strip built in. I believe it also has wheels. Rack rails are round hole. Ground-level drive-up-and-go pickup.

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OT: Anyone have full tower ATX case?
by Jeff G 19 Mar '19

19 Mar '19

Just curious if anyone has a spare full-tower ATX case with many (5+) 5.25" drive bays available? Its sort of vintage-computing related as I want to update and fix up my shop mule. Case can be beat up even missing sides for all I care. I'm in the Philly area and would be willing to drive to the surrounding areas, etc to meet up.

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(no subject)
by Dave Sica 19 Mar '19

19 Mar '19

Frank had it scheduled for the 31st, the last Sunday of the month, which has been his longstanding schedule practice. Someone at InfoAge assumed that it was the third Sunday of the month (which the last Sunday of the month often is) and put it on the InfoAge calendar that way AND advertised in the local media using that date. Because of that, Frank had to change the presentation date to match the advertising. For future reference (with the exception of this month) the NASA lectures are always scheduled on the last Sunday of every month except December. On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 12:17 AM Jeffrey Brace <ark72axow(a)gmail.com> wrote: So why does Frank O'Brien say that it is the 31st? On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 11:28 PM Dave Sica via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: Someone was asking about the date of the upcoming InfoAge NASA Lecture. It's usually on the last Sunday of each month, January through November, but this month (March) it's on the 24th due to a scheduling error. If you see it advertised for the 31st, that's the wrong date. More info: https://isec.space/ Someone else was asking about the recent 'big name' NASA presentation. If you missed it, you can catch Kim Arcand's talk about her spectacular 2D and 3D visualizations of space on InfoAge's YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/a_xrTvBk9E0 -- Dave Sica -- ======================================================= Jeff Brace =======================================================

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Looking for DEC bulkhead cable kit
by Richard Cini 19 Mar '19

19 Mar '19

I also posted this on the VCF Forum “wanted” list, but I thought I’d mention it here as well. I’m looking for the Ethernet bulkhead cable kit for a DEC M7504 DEQNA board and BA23 enclosure. I built my own cable based on specs on-line but I’m only 99% sure I did it right. Even if I could borrow one for comparison that would be helpful. The cables aren’t hard to build but I would like to compare against the real thing if possible. Thanks. Rich Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>

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NASA Lecture (was Re: Museum report)
by Dave Sica 19 Mar '19

19 Mar '19

Someone was asking about the date of the upcoming InfoAge NASA Lecture. It's usually on the last Sunday of each month, January through November, but this month (March) it's on the 24th due to a scheduling error. If you see it advertised for the 31st, that's the wrong date. More info: https://isec.space/ Someone else was asking about the recent 'big name' NASA presentation. If you missed it, you can catch Kim Arcand's talk about her spectacular 2D and 3D visualizations of space on InfoAge's YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/a_xrTvBk9E0 -- Dave Sica

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] WTD: PDP-11 tape drive?
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 18 Mar '19

18 Mar '19

Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> writes: >... > > But congrats on a great score. Sucks about the lack of rack rails, as >they're pretty specific to this drive. But don't worry about the Some "generic" rails and someone with a metal brake could quickly remedy that problem. ;) I don't believe you could support that on too many, if any, "drawers" with that weight. A piece of thinner angle iron could be bolted into your rack to hold the drive in it but it wouldn't provide the ability to slide the drive in-and-out.

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