Running Bear's Coffee Shop July 2024
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I always trace the first then make sure it's dead with a test light after opening the breaker...Since people take short cuts, one cannot be too careful.
How about used 8" floppies to run a computer!
My dad bought a PDT-11/150 and that and an Atari 400 were the computers we had when I was in high school. The PDT-11/150 ran off 8" floppies. There was no hard disk. The Atari used a cassette for storage though we later got the Atari 810 5 1/4" disk drive for it and even latertraded the 400 for an Atari 800.
The PDT-11/150 was a DEC PDP-11 based computer using a single chip LSI-11 CPU. It was a "desktop" computer DEC made for customers that had needs (this was really before PCs had taken off). My dad worked at DEC and they had an employee sale to dump remaining stock. Was between $1000-$1100 and came with a VT62 terminal and an LA36 300bps dot matrix terminal (paper terminal with keyboard and floor stand you could sit at). Once he realized the company didn't have special employee pricing on repairs for the thing he sold it off again to someone at work who missed the original sale and wanted one and got his money back. We had it a couple years. It was great fun.
I asked the plumbers what their trade nicknames were and amongst other things "turd wranglers"
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jmupton2000
John M Upton
Evening all, just about to head out for the Night Shift!! In the time it has taken for the kettle to boil to fill my flask, the page I have been trying to view on the rrpicturesarchive site still hasn't loaded.
Are they running that site on an old Commodore Amiga hooked up to a 16k dial up?!?
Are they running that site on an old Commodore Amiga hooked up to a 16k dial up?!?
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I don't think it's even that advanced.
migalyto
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Smudge617
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Good idea, otherwise it could be a shocking experience for you.
Never trust an electrician named Shorty.Good idea, otherwise it could be a shocking experience for you.
shortwrench
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or Sparky.
There is an electrician company here called Mr. Sparky.
migalyto
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Or Ash!
migalyto
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If you seen the underneath of my layout you would understand!Good idea, otherwise it could be a shocking experience for you.
Smudge617
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Or Cinders ?Or Ash!
KriegslokBR52
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Don't feel too bad. When doing wiring in my basement, i hooked one light to heater wires (220V). Good thing the light had a string to pull on to turn it on...otherwise i would have been a crispy critter.
KriegslokBR52
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Look at the bright side, no mouse will tryIf you seen the underneath of my layout you would understand!
Boris
Beach Bum
When you work on hot wires, you are entirely cautious because you know what you're dealing with...when you believe the breaker is pulled and suddenly things go Pow! it's real scary. Ask me how I know.
I always trace the first then make sure it's dead with a test light after opening the breaker...Since people take short cuts, one cannot be too careful.
Guilford Railman
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Spend my Sunday with my fiancée and mother in Boston at the Boston Science Museum followed up with a nice dinner at the Cheesecake Factory
Saw this interesting exhibit of an old toy steam train built by Elihu Thomson for his children way back in the day (no date). Very cool looking!
Saw this interesting exhibit of an old toy steam train built by Elihu Thomson for his children way back in the day (no date). Very cool looking!
kbkchooch
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Good evening gang!
Had a good day today. After knocking out some chores this morning, I got to spend time in the basement. I was a little perturbed when they interrupted the "countdown to green" segment of the Nascar broadcast because of old Joe's announcement, then took 30 minutes explaining it all. I really think the media types just like to hear themselves yap all day. The whole thing could have been 3 minutes, tops. NASCAR is now taking 2 weeks off because of the Olympics so I expect more progress in the next 2 Sundays.
Progress on the layout as the track buss is complete on the peninsula, through the wall and over the door, back through the wall and to the main part of the layout. I can also now run DC trains on that part of the layout. The DCC is under the main part of the layout, so I have to get crackin on the buss for that part.
The recent phone discussion brings this to mind. Its over the east yard, sooner or later I will have to move it to the other room.
My Father was a phone repairman. This phone has all it's internals still, so potentially it could still work. If need be it I had 2 of them I could use them with the layout, but since the east and west yards are separated by an aisleway it would be pointless.
SHERREL! Glad to hear from you!
Electrical work doesn't both me as much as plumbing does. In a lot of ways, electricity behaves a lot like water. You have a pressure side (+) and once the "work" is done, you have a drain (-) side. My problem my water pipes are prone to leaks, my wiring is solid. Well, different strokes for different folks!
The sandman calls, goodnite!
Had a good day today. After knocking out some chores this morning, I got to spend time in the basement. I was a little perturbed when they interrupted the "countdown to green" segment of the Nascar broadcast because of old Joe's announcement, then took 30 minutes explaining it all. I really think the media types just like to hear themselves yap all day. The whole thing could have been 3 minutes, tops. NASCAR is now taking 2 weeks off because of the Olympics so I expect more progress in the next 2 Sundays.
Progress on the layout as the track buss is complete on the peninsula, through the wall and over the door, back through the wall and to the main part of the layout. I can also now run DC trains on that part of the layout. The DCC is under the main part of the layout, so I have to get crackin on the buss for that part.
The recent phone discussion brings this to mind. Its over the east yard, sooner or later I will have to move it to the other room.
My Father was a phone repairman. This phone has all it's internals still, so potentially it could still work. If need be it I had 2 of them I could use them with the layout, but since the east and west yards are separated by an aisleway it would be pointless.
SHERREL! Glad to hear from you!
Electrical work doesn't both me as much as plumbing does. In a lot of ways, electricity behaves a lot like water. You have a pressure side (+) and once the "work" is done, you have a drain (-) side. My problem my water pipes are prone to leaks, my wiring is solid. Well, different strokes for different folks!
The sandman calls, goodnite!
chadbag
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How about used 8" floppies to run a computer!
My dad bought a PDT-11/150 and that and an Atari 400 were the computers we had when I was in high school. The PDT-11/150 ran off 8" floppies. There was no hard disk. The Atari used a cassette for storage though we later got the Atari 810 5 1/4" disk drive for it and even latertraded the 400 for an Atari 800.
The PDT-11/150 was a DEC PDP-11 based computer using a single chip LSI-11 CPU. It was a "desktop" computer DEC made for customers that had needs (this was really before PCs had taken off). My dad worked at DEC and they had an employee sale to dump remaining stock. Was between $1000-$1100 and came with a VT62 terminal and an LA36 300bps dot matrix terminal (paper terminal with keyboard and floor stand you could sit at). Once he realized the company didn't have special employee pricing on repairs for the thing he sold it off again to someone at work who missed the original sale and wanted one and got his money back. We had it a couple years. It was great fun.
chadbag
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"sparky" is the trade nickname for an electrician. They call themselves that as do the other trades.
I asked the plumbers what their trade nicknames were and amongst other things "turd wranglers"
Bill Tidler Jr.
Retired N&W/NS Signalman
Good morning! It's 69° in Tipton.
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