68000 systems and paging.

2015-07-13 Thread Tom Watson
There a re a couple of systems that used a 68000 in a Unix type environment.  I have worked on both.The first is an Altos ACS68000 system that used a 68000 and 4 (four, count'em) 68451 mmu units.  The way it did the memory allocation was to use "stack probes" to trip up a memory fault interrupt.

Re: PDP-12 at the RICM

2015-07-13 Thread Paul Anderson
Thanks Al On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 12:00 AM, Al Kossow wrote: > > > On 7/13/15 9:54 PM, Paul Anderson wrote: > >> Hi Rich, >> >> Which one was possibility built for NSA? I missed the [1] footnote. Do you >> know more about the story? >> >> > this is the source for the wikipedia entry on the PDP-3

Re: PDP-12 at the RICM

2015-07-13 Thread Al Kossow
which would be CIA, not NSA On 7/13/15 10:00 PM, Al Kossow wrote: Scientific Engineering Institute

Re: PDP-12 at the RICM

2015-07-13 Thread Al Kossow
On 7/13/15 9:54 PM, Paul Anderson wrote: Hi Rich, Which one was possibility built for NSA? I missed the [1] footnote. Do you know more about the story? this is the source for the wikipedia entry on the PDP-3 http://www.decconnection.org/announcements.htm February 14, 2007

Re: PDP-12 at the RICM

2015-07-13 Thread Paul Anderson
Hi Rich, Which one was possibility built for NSA? I missed the [1] footnote. Do you know more about the story? Paul On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 2:16 PM, Rich Alderson < ri...@livingcomputermuseum.org> wrote: > From: Kip Koon > Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2015 10:52 PM > > > I would be most interested in

PDP-11 fan club - Re: PDP-12 at the RICM

2015-07-13 Thread Toby Thain
On 2015-07-13 8:52 PM, Johnny Billquist wrote: ... You obviously need more exposure to PDP-11s, Rich. ;-) I think we ALL do, for any reason! ;-)) --Toby Johnny

Re: FS: Apple IIGS, C64, Intel OpenStep Boxes, DOS Gaming rigs & more

2015-07-13 Thread drlegendre .
Sent you a private email, Steve. Let me know if you don't see it.. On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 5:51 AM, Steven Landon wrote: > Clearing out more of the collection that never gets used- everything works > perfectly and is cosmetically in good condition. Prices are make an offer, > i just want to see

Re: PDP-12 at the RICM

2015-07-13 Thread Johnny Billquist
On 2015-07-13 21:16, Rich Alderson wrote: From: Kip Koon Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2015 10:52 PM I would be most interested in finding out more about this effort. Do you have ongoing pictures documenting this effort? I'd love to have a PDP 8, 11, 12 someday, but I don't have the space for someth

RE: PDP-12 at the RICM

2015-07-13 Thread Rich Alderson
From: Noel Chiappa Sent: Monday, July 13, 2015 1:10 PM >> From: Rich Alderson >> PDP-12 12-bit word, PDP-8/i + LINC hybrid > Err, DEC sold a PDP-8/LINC hybrid themselves (interesting machine, it's > covered in one of the standard PDP-8 processor manuals), before the PDP-12 > came out; the

Re: PDP-12 at the RICM

2015-07-13 Thread Al Kossow
On 7/13/15 1:24 PM, Christian Gauger-Cosgrove wrote: As an aside comment. Didn't the PDP-14 require a PDP-8 for setup? (An OMNIBUS '8, so an /e, /f, /m, or /A if I recall right.) Cheers, Christian The PDP-14 was programed with wire-rope memory The Industrial-14 used PDP-8e core and was program

Re: ZX81 FOR NEXT Sytax Error

2015-07-13 Thread Marco Rauhut
Thanks! Thats it. Now i also noticed the SHIFT+NEWLINE(Funktion) to switch the Cursor into inverted F. Am 13.07.2015 um 12:07 schrieb Adam Sampson: Marco Rauhut writes: if I type in this line, the ZX81 mark an inverted "S" just before "TO". 10 FOR I = 17000 "S"TO 32768 I suspect you ty

Re: PDP-12 at the RICM

2015-07-13 Thread Jay Jaeger
The PDP-11/45 had split I/D capabilities. It was not all that much later than the 11/20 (2 years according to Wikipedia anyway). On 7/13/2015 2:16 PM, Rich Alderson wrote: > From: Kip Koon > Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2015 10:52 PM > >> I would be most interested in finding out more about this effor

Re: PDP-12 at the RICM

2015-07-13 Thread Christian Gauger-Cosgrove
On 13 July 2015 at 16:09, Noel Chiappa wrote: > > From: Rich Alderson > > > PDP-1212-bit word, PDP-8/i + LINC hybrid > > Err, DEC sold a PDP-8/LINC hybrid themselves (interesting machine, it's > covered in one of the standard PDP-8 processor manuals), before the PDP-12 > came out; the

Re: PDP-12 at the RICM

2015-07-13 Thread Noel Chiappa
> From: Rich Alderson > PDP-1212-bit word, PDP-8/i + LINC hybrid Err, DEC sold a PDP-8/LINC hybrid themselves (interesting machine, it's covered in one of the standard PDP-8 processor manuals), before the PDP-12 came out; the -12 was basically a re-engineered version of the 8/LINC.

Info on Grid Systems 2260 Convertible Laptop/Tablet

2015-07-13 Thread azd30
Hi, My search for any info on a Grid Systems 2260 Convertible Laptop/Tablet has so far been unsuccessful. I am looking for a user manual / repair manual / ads etc. Any help/pointers would be greatly appreciated. Also, if anyone has a power supply and/or accessories for this that they are will

RE: PDP-12 at the RICM

2015-07-13 Thread Rich Alderson
From: Kip Koon Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2015 10:52 PM > I would be most interested in finding out more about this effort. Do you have > ongoing pictures documenting this effort? I'd love to have a PDP 8, 11, 12 > someday, but I don't have the space for something like that much less the cost > invo

Re: Computer Engineering (DEC) - was Re: PDP-12 at the RICM

2015-07-13 Thread Sean Caron
Seconded. Excellent book. I picked up a copy from a used book seller maybe a year ago and to my surprise, my copy is stamped "XEROX PARC RESEARCH LIBRARY" :O Double cool :O Best, Sean On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 9:35 AM, Toby Thain wrote: > On 2015-07-13 1:52 AM, Kip Koon wrote: > >> Hi Michael,

RE: Reproducing old machines with newer technology (Re: PDP-12 at the RICM)

2015-07-13 Thread Dave G4UGM
I am building a Baby/SSEM using a Nexys2 but sadly the board is now end of life Dave > -Original Message- > From: cctech [mailto:cctech-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Jay > Jaeger > Sent: 13 July 2015 13:36 > To: cct...@classiccmp.org > Subject: Reproducing old machines with ne

Re: Fwd: How to disassemble the DEC PC05 puncher unit?

2015-07-13 Thread simon
yeah, *that* is helpful. Sigh... On 12-07-15 14:40, Johnny Billquist wrote: On 2015-07-12 13:55, Jörg Hoppe wrote: Hi, I have an broken DEC PC05 puncher unit here. It seems the shaft which transfers motor power to the excenter mechanism is broken in the inside. So i need to dissassemble th

Computer Engineering (DEC) - was Re: PDP-12 at the RICM

2015-07-13 Thread Toby Thain
On 2015-07-13 1:52 AM, Kip Koon wrote: Hi Michael, I would be most interested in finding out more about this effort. ... I used a PDP-8/E in high school and college and have been quite interested in the high capability PDPs like the PDP-11 Series for starters. I didn't know there were PDP 12 S

Reproducing old machines with newer technology (Re: PDP-12 at the RICM)

2015-07-13 Thread Jay Jaeger
Another alternative would be to build a machine up from a Field Programmable Gate Array (e.g., the Digilent Nexys2 FPGA development board). I recently completed an effort doing that for a 12 bit machine we designed and built in a logic/computer design class from racks of logic interconnected using

Re: using new technology on old machines. Was: PDP-12 Restoration at the RICM

2015-07-13 Thread Jay Jaeger
Not all EE's have the same education with regard to how semiconductors function. When I was in school I took a class in semiconductor physics - an entire semester on how the wee beasties function - more than most EEs. The prof., Henry Guckel, told an interesting story about an advanced IBM comput

Re: using new technology on old machines. Was: PDP-12 Restoration at the RICM

2015-07-13 Thread Tor Arntsen
On 15 June 2015 at 22:55, Mark J. Blair wrote: > >> On Jun 15, 2015, at 13:46 , Pontus Pihlgren wrote: >> >> On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 04:55:57PM +, tony duell wrote: >>> >>> Unfortunately I believe you. Use at least a thousand times more components >>> than >>> you need to. >> >> Actually it'

FS: Telecom Gear- Switchboard, Phones, PBXes & More

2015-07-13 Thread Steven Landon
Clearing out the phone collection as well 1 Western Electric 551B PBX Switchboard. Fully Functional with a 24V Power Supply- Switch calls like a BOSS 1 Panasonic 616 PBX 1 Plexus by BBS Telecom PBX- Highly programmable with IVR About 100 vintage telephones, all kinds, 500 sets, trimlines,

FS: Apple IIGS, C64, Intel OpenStep Boxes, DOS Gaming rigs & more

2015-07-13 Thread Steven Landon
Clearing out more of the collection that never gets used- everything works perfectly and is cosmetically in good condition. Prices are make an offer, i just want to see this stuff go to a good home Apple IIGS ROM 03 4MB RAM Card CFFA 3000 Card 2x 3.5inch FDDs 1x 5.25inch FDD AE Conserver- Al

FS: HP 9836C System- Make an offer on it

2015-07-13 Thread Steven Landon
I picked this up last year, sat in the closet ever since.. Its an HP 9836C, In perfect condition with Owners Manual, Some software, Long HP IB Cable and some sort of weird network interface. The disk drives need lubed to work. Make an offer on it Its a heavy beast, Id prefer not to ship

Re: ZX81 FOR NEXT Sytax Error

2015-07-13 Thread Adam Sampson
Marco Rauhut writes: > if I type in this line, the ZX81 mark an inverted "S" just before "TO". > 10 FOR I = 17000 "S"TO 32768 I suspect you typed " TO " (space, T, O, space) rather than using the TO keyboard (shift-4). As the manual puts it, "You must remember that it is useless trying to spell

RE: IBM 5120

2015-07-13 Thread Ali
> ??? This has already been done (e.g. check my 5110 site). There are > disk images of the CSF, the Diagnostics, Serial I/O and Async I/O > floppies. The manuals are (almost) all there at bitsavers or on my > site. > > Christian Christian, Although I have seen you mention your site a few times

RE: IBM 5120

2015-07-13 Thread Christian Corti
On Sun, 12 Jul 2015, Ali wrote: Congratulations and a very nice find there. If you get a chance, and are inclined, it would be great if you could image the disks and the manuals for BitSavers. I know at least one person (me ;)) who would appreciate it! My 5120 runs well enough but the screen ca