For $88, it's prob close to a handful of people here who could pick up, someone I am sure could make use of this for their IBM 80's 90's mainframe stuff...I know Dave McGuire has an IBM S/370 system that use two of these as part of it at the museum in Pittsb. The're used to connect printers and terminals. http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-3174-11R-CONTROLLER-DATA-PROCESSOR-/142073134011... -- Bill Degnan
Oh my, yes, we can definitely use that here. I am stuck on the sidelines for awhile due to recent surgery; is there someone here who might be able to assist with picking this up and sitting on it for a bit? -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA On August 15, 2016 10:41:17 AM william degnan via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
For $88, it's prob close to a handful of people here who could pick up, someone I am sure could make use of this for their IBM 80's 90's mainframe stuff...I know Dave McGuire has an IBM S/370 system that use two of these as part of it at the museum in Pittsb. The're used to connect printers and terminals.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-3174-11R-CONTROLLER-DATA-PROCESSOR-/142073134011...
-- Bill Degnan
On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 10:41 AM, william degnan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
For $88, it's prob close to a handful of people here who could pick up, someone I am sure could make use of this for their IBM 80's 90's mainframe stuff...I know Dave McGuire has an IBM S/370 system that use two of these as part of it at the museum in Pittsb. The're used to connect printers and terminals.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-3174-11R-CONTROLLER-DATA- PROCESSOR-/142073134011?hash=item211437fbbb:g:XiYAAOSwUuFWv0sw
-- Bill Degnan
It looks like this terminal controller uses SNA not Bus and Tag(Parallel channel IO) through Bus and Tag could be added through another I/O card, this is also the single floppy drive model so that limits its functionality a bit over the 2 floppy model. They are not that bad to move, just really an awkward size, shape (I have managed to take one and stack it on top of a DEC short rack without too much trouble). -- Matt Patoray Owner, MSP Productions KD8AMG
It looks like this terminal controller uses SNA not Bus and Tag(Parallel channel IO) through Bus and Tag could be added through another I/O card, this is also the single floppy drive model so that limits its functionality a bit over the 2 floppy model. They are not that bad to move, just really an awkward size, shape (I have managed to take one and stack it on top of a DEC short rack without too much trouble).
-- Matt Patoray Owner, MSP Productions KD8AMG
I'd like to see a picture of that. -- Bill Degnan
On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 10:59 AM, william degnan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
It looks like this terminal controller uses SNA not Bus and Tag(Parallel channel IO) through Bus and Tag could be added through another I/O card, this is also the single floppy drive model so that limits its
functionality
a bit over the 2 floppy model. They are not that bad to move, just really an awkward size, shape (I have managed to take one and stack it on top of a DEC short rack without too much trouble).
-- Matt Patoray Owner, MSP Productions KD8AMG
I'd like to see a picture of that.
-- Bill Degnan
A picture can be taken of the controller on top of the rack, I did that move and stack a few months ago, they do fit nicely on top the rack if they are turned sideways.
On 8/15/2016 10:51 AM, Matt Patoray via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 10:41 AM, william degnan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
For $88, it's prob close to a handful of people here who could pick up, someone I am sure could make use of this for their IBM 80's 90's mainframe stuff...I know Dave McGuire has an IBM S/370 system that use two of these as part of it at the museum in Pittsb. The're used to connect printers and terminals.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-3174-11R-CONTROLLER-DATA- PROCESSOR-/142073134011?hash=item211437fbbb:g:XiYAAOSwUuFWv0sw
-- Bill Degnan
It looks like this terminal controller uses SNA not Bus and Tag(Parallel channel IO) through Bus and Tag could be added through another I/O card, this is also the single floppy drive model so that limits its functionality a bit over the 2 floppy model. They are not that bad to move, just really an awkward size, shape (I have managed to take one and stack it on top of a DEC short rack without too much trouble).
For reasons involving imaging various floppy disks, I've got two of the funky 2.4MB 5.25" floppy drives the 3174 used here(one from each of the two(?) manufacturers IBM used), as well as one of the 3174 firmware/boot disks (3174 CONTROL // MACHINE 3174 P/N 74F3319 E/C C40960 ML93155 MICROCODE LVL C3.0). I forget whether the floppies/drives are 192TPI or if they're 96TPI with ultra-high density (ED). If someone needs to borrow one I could lend it out, but I do need it back. -- Jonathan Gevaryahu jgevaryahu@gmail.com jgevaryahu@hotmail.com
Dave, I privately emailed you Dean On Monday, August 15, 2016, Jonathan Gevaryahu via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
On 8/15/2016 10:51 AM, Matt Patoray via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 10:41 AM, william degnan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
For $88, it's prob close to a handful of people here who could pick up,
someone I am sure could make use of this for their IBM 80's 90's mainframe stuff...I know Dave McGuire has an IBM S/370 system that use two of these as part of it at the museum in Pittsb. The're used to connect printers and terminals.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-3174-11R-CONTROLLER-DATA- PROCESSOR-/142073134011?hash=item211437fbbb:g:XiYAAOSwUuFWv0sw
-- Bill Degnan
It looks like this terminal controller uses SNA not Bus and Tag(Parallel channel IO) through Bus and Tag could be added through another I/O card, this is also the single floppy drive model so that limits its functionality a bit over the 2 floppy model. They are not that bad to move, just really an awkward size, shape (I have managed to take one and stack it on top of a DEC short rack without too much trouble).
For reasons involving imaging various floppy disks, I've got two of the funky 2.4MB 5.25" floppy drives the 3174 used here(one from each of the two(?) manufacturers IBM used), as well as one of the 3174 firmware/boot disks (3174 CONTROL // MACHINE 3174 P/N 74F3319 E/C C40960 ML93155 MICROCODE LVL C3.0). I forget whether the floppies/drives are 192TPI or if they're 96TPI with ultra-high density (ED).
If someone needs to borrow one I could lend it out, but I do need it back.
-- Jonathan Gevaryahu jgevaryahu@gmail.com jgevaryahu@hotmail.com
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