There's been discussion of this on the VCFed forum, but it doesn't look
like anybody's brought it up here yet. Per Mike Brutman, list member
Chuck Guzis a.k.a. Chuck(G) passed away recently. He was highly
knowledgeable, a full-bore storage expert, and an all-around even-keeled
decent sort, and will
In addition to everything already cited, he developed what is still my
favorite dithering algorithm. Atkinson dither was probably optimized
more for speed than anything, but I've always loved the look of it, and
have even implemented it myself for that reason. R.I.P., sir.
On Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:00:07 -0600
Paul Koning wrote:
> > What is the problem with ISRs running in a user stack? The ISR
> > runs, exits, the stack is cut back, and net effect on the user's
> > stack is zero.
>
> A stack access fault in user mode kills the process, in kernel mode
> (certainly
On Tue, 18 Feb 2025 12:00:10 -0600
cctalk-requ...@classiccmp.org wrote:
> On the more than "one stack pointer" in the subject, it was a bit
> arbitrary on the PDP-11 (or VAX) as the pre/post indexed indirect
> addressing made every register a stack pointer. But this is where I
> get hazy between
On Fri, 14 Feb 2025 12:00:07 -0600
cctalk-requ...@classiccmp.org wrote:
> I can't believe people do use it any more without filtering. I've
> used an ad-blocking web browser for some years but I occasionally see
> the real thing when setting up a new machine. Absurd.
It really is astonishing how
Dunno, what does a box of Cracker Jack cost these days...?
> From: Peter Ekstrom
>
> I am tinkering with some C-code where I am working on something that
> can process some microcode. The microcode is from a DG MV/1
> machine and while working on it, I noticed it is in little-endian.
> That's simple enough to work around but that had me wondering, wh
> From: Adrian Godwin
>
> i think it was strongly disliked by many non-technical users because
> it was the first one where MS tried to lock down some admin
> functions, forcing the users to confirm or enter an admin password to
> continue. This isn't necessarily bad but it was rather hamfisted a
On Mon, 03 Jun 2024 12:00:08 -0500
cctalk-requ...@classiccmp.org wrote:
> > It's like John Conway's "game of life," but more prone to cause
> > uncontrollable fits of laughter.
>
> You owe me a new keyboard (and another glass of milk).
Even in death, his power remains ;)
From: ben
To: cctalk@classiccmp.org
Subject: [cctalk] Re: terminology [was: First Personal Computer]
> The third thing is a real OS. Nobody has one, as a personal computer.
> CP/M and MSDOS does not handle IRQ's. Unix for the PDP-11 is real
> operating system but not personal as it requires a ad
On Fri, 10 May 2024 12:00:07 -0500
cctalk-requ...@classiccmp.org wrote:
> The UCSD shell was atrocious. The compiler was slow. The editor was
> terrible. The entire experience was reminiscent of working on a dumb
> terminal connected to a mainframe, when it could've taken advantage of
> the fea
> Pascal never really made it on the microcomputer platform did it?
> I can be convinced otherwise but it seems like microcomputing Pascal
> was more of a staging environment for then upload into a production
> mainframe/mini
Pascal was the language of choice over at Apple in the original MacOS
d
I'm moving and I need to clean out a few things.
I have a Sun 3/60 with no keyboard/mount/monitor/hard drive - just the
pizza box. It net booted NetBSD, but that was many years ago so YRMV.
Free for pick-up only in Queen Creek, AZ.
Is this still available? This is the kind of hardware I'd lik
Sun Fire v254, an AMD Ryzen box (with ECC), a 1U Amiga 1200, and a 1U VAX.
John Klos
What OS do you run on the Amiga 1200 that is in a 1u case?
That is pretty odd :-)
- Ethan
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: Ethan O'Toole
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