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 Gary Charpentier     Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30637 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 
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( or is it Apathy rules?) I think so or their blackplane is broken. 
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anniet  Send message Joined: 2 Feb 14 Posts: 7105 Credit: 1,577,368 RAC: 75 
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Older than slidey trays? An abacus for intermediate level mathematicians then... you know... those clever ones that don't need the balls (or whatever they're called) anymore but still need the comfort of thinking about when they had them.  oh...and did we say we like humans too? Well we do :) ID: 1742140 · |
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Graham Middleton Send message Joined: 1 Sep 00 Posts: 1519 Credit: 86,815,638 RAC: 0 
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No, Slidey trays were around, just not DVDs or Blurays Happy Crunching, Graham 
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rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22186 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380
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Hmm, dimensions make me think of a CD, but what it has to do with CDs I'm a ponder.... But I suppose something will grab my thought chain while I sleep.... Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? ID: 1742146 · |
betreger   Send message Joined: 29 Jun 99 Posts: 11361 Credit: 29,581,041 RAC: 66
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Is it used to pull chips out of their sockets? ID: 1742149 · |
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Graham Middleton Send message Joined: 1 Sep 00 Posts: 1519 Credit: 86,815,638 RAC: 0
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Hi Rob, It has nothing to do with CDs, my mentioning them was in response to Anniet's post. Betreger, is is not for working with chips, As I said far too large - about 5 inches (125mm) between the jaws. Happy Crunching, Graham
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Bill Walker  Send message Joined: 4 Sep 99 Posts: 3868 Credit: 2,697,267 RAC: 0 
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For installing/removing circuit boards? I'm thinking of old style RAM cards.  
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anniet Send message Joined: 2 Feb 14 Posts: 7105 Credit: 1,577,368 RAC: 75
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The same manufacturer as the last tool, and it is in the IT field. I think my problem is that VAX, to me, says vacuum cleaner ... I will overcome it given time... and perhaps cognitive behavioural therapy... :) oh...and did we say we like humans too? Well we do :) ID: 1742229 · |
Admiral Gloval  Send message Joined: 31 Mar 13 Posts: 20235 Credit: 5,308,449 RAC: 0
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Judging by size. It might have something to do with seating or pulling a "digital" core.  
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Graham Middleton Send message Joined: 1 Sep 00 Posts: 1519 Credit: 86,815,638 RAC: 0
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Not circuit boards, or a digital core. Inserting/ removing is the right operation, bur what is the question now. Happy Crunching, Graham
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Carlos  Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29815 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157
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Not circuit boards, or a digital core. Were hard disk platters inserted manually back them? 
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Graham Middleton Send message Joined: 1 Sep 00 Posts: 1519 Credit: 86,815,638 RAC: 0
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Not platters, but getting quite warm. Happy Crunching, Graham
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Donald L. Johnson  Send message Joined: 5 Aug 02 Posts: 8240 Credit: 14,654,533 RAC: 20
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When I taught Navy Electrician and Propulsion Plant Control schools at NTC San Diego, we had a DEC PDP-11 that drove 3 different Propulsion Plant Control Console simulators. We used Disc Pacs to change the programs, depending on which simulator we were running that day. Didn't need any tools to change them, they loaded like big floppy discs. Not disks but maybe I/O related? Punch cards or paper tape? Donald Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired ID: 1742692 · |
celttooth  Send message Joined: 21 Nov 99 Posts: 26503 Credit: 28,583,098 RAC: 0
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Does it have any thing to do with computer modules that used vacuum tubes?    
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Graham Middleton Send message Joined: 1 Sep 00 Posts: 1519 Credit: 86,815,638 RAC: 0
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Not to do with computer modules. Not punch cards, paper tape or similar. Hmm people are skipping round it atm. I said not disk platters. Happy Crunching, Graham
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Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30637 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32
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I said not disk platters. I went looking for pictures of a Digital made drum drive, but could not locate one. However I found they were long out of service by the time of VAX, which IIRC you indicated it was in that era.
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anniet Send message Joined: 2 Feb 14 Posts: 7105 Credit: 1,577,368 RAC: 75
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Hmmmmmmmmm... well I've learnt a little about what it's not and while I was doing that it mentioned this: if you ever have a dead drive at your disposal, it's fun to dig out that magnet and play with it. It's a lot stronger than you'd expect. Don't lose a finger in the attempt. So... it's for removing the magnet from a dead drive so that you can still have all your fingers afterwards in order to play with it. IF that's wrong :) may I ask a potentially stupid question? Is the tool metal or plastic or neither? oh...and did we say we like humans too? Well we do :) ID: 1742899 · |
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Graham Middleton Send message Joined: 1 Sep 00 Posts: 1519 Credit: 86,815,638 RAC: 0
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Anniet, you are certainly going for off the wall ideas :-) and no not that. It is made of plastic. Drives, yes, drum no. Happy Crunching, Graham
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Admiral Gloval Send message Joined: 31 Mar 13 Posts: 20235 Credit: 5,308,449 RAC: 0
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Is it for the old 5.25 floppy drives.
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Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29815 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157
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removing a pack drive?
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