Darn. My hopes are shattered. Lots of Verilog in my future, that is if we can find 360/50 ALDs... Marc
> On Jul 12, 2016, at 11:31 AM, Jon Elson <el...@pico-systems.com> wrote: > >> On 07/11/2016 07:35 PM, Curious Marc wrote: >> Thanks for the detailed answer. I see the front panels look remarkably >> similar though. Short of redoing a 360/50 on an FPGA (I'd need to retire to >> have enough time for this one!), could I use the /50 panel with the /65 >> emulator? > Not really! The 360/50 had 4 "rollers" for 4 rows of lights, and one row of > data switches, and 2 rows of dedicated lights. > > The 360/65 had 6 rollers with 6 rows of lights, plus TWO rows of data > switches, and pretty much no dedicated lights other than associated with the > rollers. > > Both had a row of address switches under the data switches. > > So, yes, in GENERAL, they had a similar look and layout, but in detail, there > was a lot different, some of it specifically related to the memory word width. > > The only machine that looked really different was the 360/30, that had a > panel more reminiscent of the 1401. > And, of course, the 360/85, which was really a prototype of the 370/165. As > far as software was concerned, it was just a really fast 360, but the > hardware was MUCH more advanced. > > Jon
