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Paolo AmorosoHeads up to DEC enthusiasts: <a href="https://oldbytes.space/@bitsavers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bitsavers</a> uploaded dozens of scans of issues of The Mini Tasker DECUS RT-11 SIG newsletter.<a href="https://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/decus/DECUS_SIG_Newsletters/mini-tasker" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/decus/DECUS_SIG_Newsletters/mini-tasker</a><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/dec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dec</a>

Pyrzout :vm:Vintage Hardware Find Includes Time Capsule of Data <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/16/vintage-hardware-find-includes-time-capsule-of-data/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hackaday.com/2025/07/16/vintage-hardware-find-includes-time-capsule-of-data/</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/virtualization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#virtualization</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/messageboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#messageboard</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/vaxstationii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vaxstationii</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/emulator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#emulator</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hardware</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/SIMH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SIMH</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bbs</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/DEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEC</a>

IT NewsVintage Hardware Find Includes Time Capsule of Data - Before social media brought the Internet to the masses, and before even Napster, I... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/16/vintage-hardware-find-includes-time-capsule-of-data/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hackaday.com/2025/07/16/vintage-hardware-find-includes-time-capsule-of-data/</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/virtualization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#virtualization</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/messageboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#messageboard</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/vaxstationii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vaxstationii</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/emulator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#emulator</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hardware</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/simh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#simh</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bbs</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/dec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dec</a>

derSammlerNice surprise: the CPU is the 500 MHz 21164 variant. I thought it was only 400 MHz - didn't even know they made an <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AlphaStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AlphaStation</a> 500 with 500 MHz. 🙂 ps: also found the two shorted tantalums already. Hope this will be an easy fix.<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/DEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEC</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digital</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AXP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AXP</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a>

feyo<a href="https://oldbytes.space/@derSammler" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@derSammler</a> I have a <a href="https://m.feyo.pw/tags/DEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEC</a> DECpc in a box waiting for me to find a good way to display my PCs.I was really surprised to see how different they are despite being IBM "Compatible".CPU Daughterboard, the Case having this really weird metal bar running across the whole PC just to press a button in the PSU to turn on the PC. 🤣Most annoyingly, the CPU Daughterboard is hardlocked to the specific CPU it came with. Needs an Intel Overdrive to upgrade the CPU.

derSammlerThe main logic board from a <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/DEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEC</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AlphaStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AlphaStation</a> 500. You know what to expect when even the external cache needs a fan. 🥳 Sadly, this thing did throw sparks on me on first power-up. Guess I have to find those shorted tantalums...<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digital</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Alpha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Alpha</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AXP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AXP</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a>

derSammlerNow I need to think about what the heck I'm using this thing for. 😅 Is there any interesting native Alpha software for NT that can showcase the performance and/or usefulness of it?<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/DEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEC</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AlphaStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AlphaStation</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AXP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AXP</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digital</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Alpha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Alpha</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a>

derSammlerIt's done, btw. Next ones all require some sort of repair.<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/DEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEC</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AlphaStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AlphaStation</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AXP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AXP</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digital</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a>

Bloop MuseumCheck out this awesome donation from our supporter Evgeny! This is an <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/%F0%9D%98%8C%F0%9D%98%AD%F0%9D%98%A6%F0%9D%98%AC%F0%9D%98%B5%F0%9D%98%B3%F0%9D%98%B0%F0%9D%98%AF%F0%9D%98%AA%F0%9D%98%AC%F0%9D%98%A2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘬𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘬𝘢</a> 𝘉𝘒 (Электроника БК) 0010 computer from a parallel-dimension where the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/PDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PDP</a>-11 was sold as a general-purpose home <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#computer</a> in <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Russia</a>. But actually, it's real! We're working to preserve more foreign tech at Bloop, so get in touch if you have anything!<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#computers</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#technology</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/dec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dec</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/museum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#museum</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#museums</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/pdp11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pdp11</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrogaming</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrogames</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gaming</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#computinghistory</a>

derSammlerFinally, the first <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/DEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEC</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AlphaStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AlphaStation</a> 255 is almost restored. Way more work than anticipated... Was quite shocked what a cheap mess the PSU in these things are. Stuff is held in place only by rivets and bend tabs; trying to remove the fan connector for cleaning ripped out the whole socket from the pcb due to very poor soldering... Anyway, the PSU is clean now and only needs reassembling. After that, I can reinstall the CD-ROM drive and the system is finished. 🙂 <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digital</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Alpha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Alpha</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AXP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AXP</a>

Hack In Days of Futur PastJust got my hands on a DEC PDP-11/150 fresh from the US 🇺🇸 — a glorious addition to the collection at <a href="https://hacking.museum" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hacking.museum</a> ! It’s my first time actually using a PDP-11, even if this one’s from the later generations.And the best part? It works. Like, actually powers on and runs. Meanwhile, modern machines panic if you forget a semicolon. Progress, right?What typenof RetroCTF i will create with that one ... Let see <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/PDP11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PDP11</a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/HackingMuseum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HackingMuseum</a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/DEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEC</a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/VintageComputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VintageComputers</a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/OldIron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OldIron</a>

Mr CoolLet's see what 1994 is gonna bring us…<a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/dec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dec</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a>

Wintermute_BBSDanger! Old Hardware!!

derSammlerFor your viewing pleasure: the mainboard from a <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digital</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AlphaStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AlphaStation</a> 255 and the beautiful 300 MHz Alpha 21064 CPU.<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/DEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEC</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RISC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RISC</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AXP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AXP</a>

derSammlerNow cleaning the case parts. The front drive doors all look nice except for one, which has tons of scratches from someone in the past trying to remove a large label. But I assume at least one <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AlphaStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AlphaStation</a> will be a parts-only machine anyway. So getting four good-looking ones is sufficient. 🙂 <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/DEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEC</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digital</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Alpha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Alpha</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AXP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AXP</a>

derSammlerAnother piece from the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/DEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEC</a> lot restored today: a BA353 <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/StorageWorks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StorageWorks</a> desktop expansion unit. Left and middle slot only had blanks, now they have proper trays. The left one has a RZ26 installed, the middle one is still empty. Also had to re-cap the RRD42 CD-ROM drive due to heavy leakage.This should help me getting any <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/VAXstation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VAXstation</a> up and running quite fast, as I can install a ready-to-go version of VMS on the hard disk in the left bay and/or boot from install media if the VAXstation itself has no CD-ROM drive. 🙂 <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digital</a>

derSammlerGreat, all four cards are working perfectly. 🙂 With the AlphaStations, I also got two spare 9.1 GB hard disks. Tested them and both booted right into Windows NT 4.0 SP5. Saves me quite a bit of work. 🥳 btw, speed is phenomenal. You are on the desktop in about 30 seconds after POST is complete. And it feels very snappy.<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/DEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEC</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digital</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Alpha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Alpha</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AlphaStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AlphaStation</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AXP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AXP</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a>

derSammlerThe PowerStorm 3D (2 MB) and PowerStorm 4D (16 MB) graphics cards taken from the various <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digital</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AlphaStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AlphaStation</a> models that I've got - ready for individual testing. 🙂 btw, the silver IBM chip does 3D acceleration.<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/DEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEC</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a>

derSammlerSehr schön - eine der drei weiteren AlphaStations hat sich als Wolf im Schafspelz herausgestellt. Steht 255/300 vorne drauf, ist aber eine 500/400 mit PowerStorm 3D-Grafikkarte. 🥳 <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/DEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEC</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digital</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Alpha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Alpha</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://denvr.social/@johne" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@johne</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@bsidesboulder" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bsidesboulder</a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/@mediaarchaeologylab" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@mediaarchaeologylab</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Funfact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Funfact</a>: the whole <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MMJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MMJ</a> connector was introdiced by <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEC</a> to avoid intermixing it with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Telco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Telco</a> equipment just fr German <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DTAG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DTAG</a> to use it with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ISDN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ISDN</a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ADSL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ADSL</a> - <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NTBA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NTBA</a>|s… <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Termination_for_ISDN_Basic_rate_Access" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Termination_for_ISDN_Basic_rate_Access</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISDN#Germany" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISDN#Germany</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modified_Modular_Jack" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modified_Modular_Jack</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modular_connector#Interchangeability" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modular_connector#Interchangeability</a>

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