[cctalk] Re: Death of G. Moore

On Sat, Mar 25, 2023 at 7:19 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: > All Intel based products should go dark for one clock cycle. (unlike One clock cycle is very RISCy. With Intel you'd need at least 5 to execute the same solemn silence. Nixon's death, where we had eighteen and a half minutes of s

[cctalk] Re: Death of G. Moore

How can we have "Happy Computing!", when amount of memory, speed, and chip density will no longer double every eighteen months? With Moore gone, who will enforce his law? Hardware will no longer be able to keep pace with software, particularly Windoze, whose requirements continue to double. U

[cctalk] Death of G. Moore

Legendary discoverer of Moore's Law Gordon Moore passed away. Whether it truly is a 'law' is debatable but its effect on microprocessor development is hard to deny. Our industry/hobby or interest was built on a technology G. Moore helped to develop. Happy computing! Murray 🙂

[cctalk] Personal Calculator “Entertainment”

Another recent acquisition is for all your handheld calculator enthusiasts. From 1975 here is “How To Entertain With Your Pocket Calculator” Click to: https://archive.org/details/htewypc Michael. -- *Blog: RetroRetrospective – Fun today with yesterday's gear……..

[cctalk] Re: Systron-Donner Block Programming

Michael - most excellent as we have analog computers in the museums displays made by them!!! thanks Ed Sharpe - Archivist for SMECC  - Arizona  In a message dated 3/25/2023 3:37:46 PM US Mountain Standard Time, cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:  If anybody is interested in Systron-Donner Corporatio

[cctalk] Systron-Donner Block Programming

If anybody is interested in Systron-Donner Corporation, this booklet on “Block Programming For Physical Systems” was in a recent acquisition. Available at: https://archive.org/details/bpfps Michael. -- *Blog: RetroRetrospective – Fun today with yesterday's gear……..

[cctalk] Re: Sun/Tronic House

Maybe try Google Earth to see? Do you know the address? The archive.org mag won't display page 38 unless you have an account. -Original Message- From: Tarek Hoteit via cctalk [mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org] Sent: Friday, March 24, 2023 10:23 PM To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Cc: Tarek Hoteit

[cctalk] Re: RIP Gordan Moore

On 3/25/23 10:58, Frank Tuccio via cctalk wrote: > With great sadness, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation announces the > passing of our founder, Gordon Moore. Would that we all could see our 94th birthday! --Chuck

[cctalk] Vermont Research Solid State Storage

Hi everyone! Does anyone have documentation for a Vermont Research K2 Solid State Storage device? Looks like it emulates a CDC Lark. But it may also be configurable for other devices? Thanks! -- -Jon +44 7792 149029

[cctalk] RIP Gordan Moore

With great sadness, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation announces the passing of our founder, Gordon Moore. https://www.moore.org/article-detail?newsUrlName=in-memoriam-gordon-moore-19 29-2023 Frank Tuccio fr...@tuccio.net

[cctalk] Re: Cards in the PDP-11/05 just sold on eBay

I checked, not sure. I have worked on two of those for the old MARCH club before it became VCFed. Did not remember that board, but it could be an internal from panel board, or a ROM bootstrap board for a peripheral Bill On Fri, Mar 24, 2023, 10:27 PM Steve Malikoff via cctalk < cctalk@classiccm

[cctalk] Re: Nuking an MFM drive with a magnet, format/servo gone?

* Mr. Drill Press enter the chat * Mrs. Dectape laughs at your attempts :-) C :) g.