Re: Introduction
Crikey! Mentions of Data General Nova computers! I was wrangling them (Nova 3's and 4's) back in the early 80's where they were used to run GCMS chemical analysis machines assembled where I worked.
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Dave_G0WBX
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Re: Introduction
No joke to die-hard EMACS afficionados. I remember very acrimonious discussions. This was in the early 90s. Over an editor? Give me a break... DaveD KC0WJN Thanks for all the fish.
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Dave Daniel
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Re: Introduction
I concur.? The more engineering skills you have, the more valuable you will be.? Overspecialization could be a problem in the sense that if you are laid off it might be harder to find a new job.
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Jeff Anderson
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Re: Introduction
Eeek! I used EMACS until I realized that vi was always available on any UNIX system (vi, vim, gvim, etc.) and I kept getting "assigned" sysadmin duties on every friggin UNIX-like system STK Printer
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Dave Daniel
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Re: Introduction
Hi Mike I just sent you a long email response to what shows as your comcast email but it immediately bounced back. I tried a second time so I hope it gets through. Jim
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Jim
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Hughes IMPATT
I realise this is Not HP but it is related Can anyone help with any IMPATT parts or information as I am resurrecting a few Hughes IMPATT oscillators to work with the HP 8620 sweeper Also looking for
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Paul Bicknell
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Re: HP 141T Power Supply Help Needed
Mike, after replacing Q15 and switching to CONV mode I had significant success and was able to view the FM broadcast frequencies with ease. Shortly after I stopped receiving RF, but the power supplies
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Bill Berzinskas
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Re: HP 141T Power Supply Help Needed
Bill, I believe you said that the low voltage supplies are in specification so the next thing to check is the two fuses on the back of the 8552 IF module. They are protecting the circuits in the IF
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Michael Bafaro
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Re: Probe Cables for 16801A Logic Analyser
There is a document from Keysight which has a logic analyzer cable compatibility table (page 46) and also describes all the probing accessories which go on the end of the cable (flying leads, etc.).
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Mark Litwack
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Re: HP 8554B, no RF after first successful run...
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Bill Berzinskas
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HP 8554B, no RF after first successful run...
Back again, but this time with less power supply woes.? (thanks again for the help!) I took my "new machine" for a little ride last night, I set it to 100mhz and was able to capture the attached
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Bill Berzinskas
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Re: Introduction
Yes. But I prefer Verilog, simply because I wrote much more Verilog and SystemVerilog that VHDL. DaveD KC0WJN Thanks for all the fish. ============================== All spelling mistakes are the
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Dave Daniel
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Re: HP 339A Distortion Test Set repair/refurbish (hamfest find) (long read)
In message <[email protected]>, Paul Bicknell <admin@...> writes It was just that Flat!, and IIRC it was around .001% some of course was just noise..
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tony sayer
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Re: Introduction
On the first system in my professional life, Emacs was written in Lisp and ran on Multics (the system that the Unix pun came from). When we moved to Unix on a Dec Alpha there were insufficient
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Paul Amaranth
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Re: Introduction
You're welcome.? I can take a design from concept to hardware to pc board to build and then do the same for software.? Limitations, of course. I always encouraged my students to learn both hardware
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Harvey White
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Re: Introduction
Thanks Harvey! I really appreciate the feedback.? The software is definitely my weakest point.? I think it might be a good idea to start introducing myself to some of it.? I've gotten familiar with
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Frank Mashockie
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Re: Introduction
When I left the world of UNIX (actually "CLIX" for our product), I travelled to the dark side and use notepad, etc., now. I do miss the vi days. So much one can do without ever taking one's hands off
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n4buq
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Re: Introduction
Oh I'd love to hear the story behind that one! -Dave
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Dave McGuire
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Re: Introduction
You forgot one: If I want to cause a production outage, I use pico... (yes, that actually happened somewhere....) <mcguire@...> wrote:
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David Holland
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Re: Introduction
Was, but no longer? Though the "editor wars" are fun, I actually use both vi and emacs regularly. I'm going to make a quick edit /etc/resolv.conf, I use vi. If I'm sitting down for a ten-hour coding
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Dave McGuire
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