On 08/08/2015 08:14 PM, Jay Jaeger wrote:
If anyone is interested, I have code for a Linux SCSI tape to
AWSTAPE program, and a program that translates aws format to a raw
byte stream. Not sure if I have one that translates to the SimH .tap
format, though. GNU C.
I've got a Linux utility to tran
Did you say that the slow boot problem that you were having was a
machine with ISA?
Would it make sense to put in a POST card, and make a new [temporary] BIOS
with its POST peppered with OUTs? Just seeing any output that would let
you know WHERE in the process it was getting bogged down might
If anyone is interested, I have code for a Linux SCSI tape to AWSTAPE
program, and a program that translates aws format to a raw byte stream.
Not sure if I have one that translates to the SimH .tap format, though.
GNU C.
JRJ
On 8/8/2015 7:57 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
> A couple of weeks ago, I off
On 8/8/2015 5:47 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
> On 08/08/2015 12:13 PM, Jay Jaeger wrote:
>> I have always felt that the language name is SNOBOL, with multiple
>> versions, kind of like FORTRAN II (which is what the 1410 had),
>> FORTRAN IV, FORTRAN V, etc., but Griswold seems to think otherwise.
>> ;)
On 08/08/2015 05:56 PM, Mark Linimon wrote:
It probably is not this, but maybe you can try it.
For a while HP servers had the extremely annoying property of the
boot being rate-limited by the serial console speed if you had been
unfortunate enough to enable it by default. You would not notice
a
A couple of weeks ago, I offered to share the source and executable for
a SCSI tape-to-SIMH .TAP file utility for MSDOS.
To run it, you'll need an ASPI driver for your SCSI adapter.
It was compiled using MSC 8.00C.
Find it here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/x6qiudlpyitgxom/STP2T02.ZIP?dl=0
Enjo
It probably is not this, but maybe you can try it.
For a while HP servers had the extremely annoying property of the
boot being rate-limited by the serial console speed if you had been
unfortunate enough to enable it by default. You would not notice
anything other than the slowness on a video mon
Hi Mike,
Thanks a bunch for the offer! That would be great! I appreciate it.
Kip Koon
computer...@sc.rr.com
http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Kip_Koon
> -Original Message-
> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Mike Stein
> Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2
On 08/08/2015 12:13 PM, Jay Jaeger wrote:
I have always felt that the language name is SNOBOL, with multiple
versions, kind of like FORTRAN II (which is what the 1410 had),
FORTRAN IV, FORTRAN V, etc., but Griswold seems to think otherwise.
;)
I think the test would be "Can language x+1 run, wi
I think I've got a 68HC11 development kit somewhere if you're
interested; I'll dig for it and contact you privately if I find it.
m
On 8/8/15, Kip Koon wrote:
> Hi Noel,
> Thank you for correcting me. I was quite sleepy when I first read the
> original email and missed the point that MCPL came
It was thus said that the Great Sean Caron once stated:
> I love this list, I always learn so many interesting things ... reading the
> article on SynthesisOS now; a few pages in, it sounds like an early attempt
> at building a reflective operating system? Neat. I wonder if the Quamachine
> still e
Holm Tiffe wrote:
>
> It seems that the disk has some problems, or better the two RF31 disks.
> If I try to install VMS on the disks there is some ratteling and data where
> copied to them, after a while I get those infamous "volume is not software
> enabled" errors.
> There are no problems detecte
Supermicros (and to a similar degree Tyan) are mostly in the "server class"
of motherboards. That apparently means they put a *lot* of self-test code
in there somewhere. I've had literally thousands of Supermicro machines of
a dozen different types at various times, and they all took an inordinate
Hi Noel,
Thank you for correcting me. I was quite sleepy when I first read the
original email and missed the point that MCPL came later. I have just
finished reading " The Development of the C Language" and I must say that it
was very interesting reading. I'm waiting on the Revised R&R C book to
Antonio Carlini wrote:
> On 08/08/15 12:50, Holm Tiffe wrote:
> > No the thing is that I know almost nothing about VMS (and RSX11), I'm
> >a unix guy as you know. P
>
>
> >Have you an VMS mount command handy that I should try? Regards, Holm
>
> It sounds like you have VMS installed on one dis
Hi Phil,
I checked out your SNOBOL4 page and I just wanted to note for your list of
historical platforms that SNOBOL4 and SPITBOL were also implemented on the
Michigan Terminal System (MTS) on S/360 ... this is actually the
incarnation I've been playing with recently ... along with numerous other
On 07/08/15 19:35, Chuck Guzis wrote:
I think that supermicro still has the specs for the board up:
http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/archive/PentiumIII/440GX/P6DGE.cfm
As you can see, it's pretty basic. It's pretty hard to find
reasonably fast boards with fully-functional IS
On 08/08/15 12:50, Holm Tiffe wrote:
No the thing is that I know almost nothing about VMS (and RSX11), I'm
a unix guy as you know. P
Have you an VMS mount command handy that I should try? Regards, Holm
It sounds like you have VMS installed on one disk and at least one other
disk doesn't s
I have always felt that the language name is SNOBOL, with multiple
versions, kind of like FORTRAN II (which is what the 1410 had), FORTRAN
IV, FORTRAN V, etc., but Griswold seems to think otherwise. ;)
>From a CACM article "A history of the SNOBOL programming languages" from
R. E. Griswold, the a
On 08/08/2015 08:44 AM, Jay Jaeger wrote:
If you like to play with classics like SNOBOL in their original
form, then you can run SNOBOL and SPITBOL under the Hercules IBM
mainframe emulator.
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/hercules-390/files/SNOBOL4/
http://www.snobol4.com/spitbol360/
(Thes
On Sat, 8/8/15, Kip Koon wrote:
> I have often wondered what the inspiration for the C Language was. BCPL ->
> MCPL -> B -> c, quite an interesting list of languages.
Kip,
As Noel mentioned, MCPL wasn't part of the evolution; it actually
is pretty recent compared to the other three.
> I had he
If you like to play with classics like SNOBOL in their original form,
then you can run SNOBOL and SPITBOL under the Hercules IBM mainframe
emulator.
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/hercules-390/files/SNOBOL4/
http://www.snobol4.com/spitbol360/
(These days I use Perl for the stuff I used to do
> Is there a subset of this group for people who like to program in
> languages or language implementations or libraries that are no longer
> in common mainstream use? Or other groups for such a thing?
I don't think of it as "retrocomputing" per se, but I maintain a
SNOBOL4 implementation: http://
Yesterday we started disassembling the CRT from the VR12. We picked out the
silicone that attached the metal bezel to the front of the CRT. The exposed
PVA was about 1/8" thick so we picked at the edges to remove as much as
possible. We found that the shield was actually loose and were able to
remo
> From: Kip Koon
> I have often wondered what the inspiration for the C Language was. BCPL
> -> MCPL -> B -> c, quite an interesting list of languages.
I don't think MCPL is in there; B was directly inspired by BCPL. See Dennis
M. Ritchie, "The Development of the C Language":
http
Hi Brian,
I have often wondered what the inspiration for the C Language was. BCPL ->
MCPL -> B -> c, quite an interesting list of languages. I had heard of B,
but not BCPL and MCPL. Are there any write-ups, manuals or articles on
those three languages still around?
I'm currently trying to teac
On 2015-08-08 13:50, Holm Tiffe wrote:
Johnny Billquist wrote:
[..]i
Now I'll be snarky, but just for a single paragraph, Holm... :-)
Did you ever actually read the full ISE Users Guide manual? Check page
3-7 to 3-12. There you actually have the manual talk about both the
software write protec
Johnny Billquist wrote:
[..]i
>
> Now I'll be snarky, but just for a single paragraph, Holm... :-)
> Did you ever actually read the full ISE Users Guide manual? Check page
> 3-7 to 3-12. There you actually have the manual talk about both the
> software write protect and the hardware write prote
On 2015-08-08 12:43, Johnny Billquist wrote:
On 2015-08-08 12:21, Holm Tiffe wrote:
Holm Tiffe wrote:
Peter Coghlan wrote:
On Sat, 08 Aug 2015 at 08:21:07 +0200, Holm Tiffe
wrote:
I'm starting the image restore and now I have a problem that the
DSSI disks
are "not software enabled".
I
On 8 August 2015 at 05:35, Chuck Guzis wrote:
>
> I recall that some years ago, I spoke with a fellow from Chi Corp, who
> barely remembered the thing. (Chi did not make them--they were done by a
> Canadian outfit). He did warn that the cards are somewhat sensitive to CPU
> speed, so you may wa
On 2015-08-08 12:21, Holm Tiffe wrote:
Holm Tiffe wrote:
Peter Coghlan wrote:
On Sat, 08 Aug 2015 at 08:21:07 +0200, Holm Tiffe wrote:
I'm starting the image restore and now I have a problem that the DSSI disks
are "not software enabled".
I'm not sure but I think I recall getting that
On 2015-08-08 12:00, Holm Tiffe wrote:
Peter Coghlan wrote:
On Sat, 08 Aug 2015 at 08:21:07 +0200, Holm Tiffe wrote:
I'm starting the image restore and now I have a problem that the DSSI disks
are "not software enabled".
I'm not sure but I think I recall getting that error when trying to
On 2015-08-08 08:21, Holm Tiffe wrote:
Johnny Billquist wrote:
On 2015-08-07 18:22, Holm Tiffe wrote:
Hmm.. it seems that the pdf is containing thestuff that I've already read
somewhere on HP's website.
There are two possibilities:
[>>> B/R5:1000 DKA400:
[
[
[If you are booting from an
Holm Tiffe wrote:
> Peter Coghlan wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 08 Aug 2015 at 08:21:07 +0200, Holm Tiffe
> > wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > I'm starting the image restore and now I have a problem that the DSSI
> > > disks
> > > are "not software enabled".
> > >
> >
> > I'm not sure but I think I recall gett
No Jerry, I don't think that the problems are related to the SCSI Bus or
the CDR. I can't write to the DSSI disks, that is the problem.
If thast problem persists I'll try to install to an additional SCSI disk
next..
Regards,
Holm
Jerry Weiss wrote:
> If the saveset restoration and the complex b
Peter Coghlan wrote:
> On Sat, 08 Aug 2015 at 08:21:07 +0200, Holm Tiffe wrote:
>
> >
> > I'm starting the image restore and now I have a problem that the DSSI disks
> > are "not software enabled".
> >
>
> I'm not sure but I think I recall getting that error when trying to mount a
> disk that h
If the saveset restoration and the complex bootstrap both fail, suggest you
investigate the following.
1) Make sure the SCSI bus that is used by the CD-ROM has proper termination and
termination power.
2) Create/obtain a new image CD. Your image may be corruption or the CD-ROM
may have trou
On Fri, 07 Aug 2015 at 18:11:09 -0400, Sean Conner wrote:
>
> But I'm also interested in older software as well. One of my "when I get
> around to it" projects is playing with the Viola web browser [4]. Written
> in the early 90s, it *barely* compiles on a 32-bit Unix system and while it
> ma
On Sat, 08 Aug 2015 at 08:21:07 +0200, Holm Tiffe wrote:
>
> I'm starting the image restore and now I have a problem that the DSSI disks
> are "not software enabled".
>
I'm not sure but I think I recall getting that error when trying to mount a
disk that had media problems :-(
It probably doesn
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