> On May 20, 2024, at 6:08 AM, Nico de Jong via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org>
> wrote:
>
> ...
> I used to work on the P6000 series, and they had a very interesting
> architecture. For those who want to know a bit more about Philips' history, I
> can recommend an e-book written by one of the guys in Sweden, where the P6000
> series was developped. The P6000 was based on the P800, but extended into a
> system appropiate for bookings, airline reservations, banking etc.
>
> (Link below).
>
> The author is Mats Danielson. By the way, the James Bond film "For your eyes
> only" shows a lot of Philips hardware. The "atomic comb" is a PTS 6272
> keyboard with (I think) a display boltet to the back of it. Hilarious, just
> like the book.
>
> /Nico
>
> ---------------------------
> Read my new history book (free e-book)
>
> https://www.researchgate.net/publication/377777427_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_Philips_Data_Systems
Nice!
I just flipped through it briefly, and spotted what was the Electrologica
headquarters (page 143). And a few pages later there is a bit of history that
explains the French origin of the PR8000 (or P8000), which was where I learned
assembly language programming. Quite a neat machine but very little
documentation of it still exists.
paul
