Have you tried on a Tseng ET4000, Video 7, or SpeedStar 24X? No idea if those
will run it though I have a 24X at my disposal so I can check in a bit. I
believe they all have high color or true color RAMDACs though.
On another note… a while back I read an article that said John Carmack (one of
t
Hi.
When looking for Unix distro's for rhe PDP-11, I did find information
of how to make a System II using a Unix version 7 as it's base.
I also came across some hits about the existence of System 5 Release 1
for the PDP-11 (basically intended to be only for the 45 & 70).
On www.archive.org I did
While experimenting with Sinclair emulators on Ubuntu last night, I
made 2 discoveries which might interest folk here.
First, the author of perhaps the premium Sinclair QL emulator for
Windows, QPC, has made it unrestricted freeware. The news is from
mid-2014 but I'd missed it. Both QPC1 and QPC2
On 03/02/16 04:30, Josh Dersch wrote:
Awhile back a "pre-alpha" version of the PC classic "DOOM" was
unearthed (dated Feb 28, 1993), and it claims to support a "high
color" VGA mode. From the README.TXT:
"Use High-color DAC (160 x200, but great color!)
(Only newer VGA cards h
On 3/2/16 11:00 AM, Christian Groessler wrote:
On 03/02/16 04:30, Josh Dersch wrote:
Awhile back a "pre-alpha" version of the PC classic "DOOM" was
unearthed (dated Feb 28, 1993), and it claims to support a "high
color" VGA mode. From the README.TXT:
"Use High-color DAC (160 x200,
On Wed, 2 Mar 2016, E. Groenenberg wrote:
When looking for Unix distro's for rhe PDP-11, I did find information
of how to make a System II using a Unix version 7 as it's base.
I also came across some hits about the existence of System 5 Release 1
for the PDP-11 (basically intended to be only for
>Message: 12
>Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2016 19:30:27 -0800
>From: Josh Dersch
>Subject: Random VGA question: 160x200 "high color" mode?
>
>Awhile back a "pre-alpha" version of the PC classic "DOOM" was unearthed
>(dated Feb 28, 1993), and it claims to support a "high color" VGA mode.
>From the README.TXT:
Hi Guys
I have now seen the production batch of 8/e A and B. panels.
They will ship next week after inspection and packing. 8/f and 8/m will
be next up.
If you have placed an order for any of the above please confirm your
shipping address.
When I switched to the textured fr
I've tried it on a number of machines (from the 386 era to a modern PC)
and they all just end up showing garbage when this mode is enabled. I
cannot for the life of me find a reference to this mode existing
anywhere, but I assume it must have worked on *some* SVGA chipset of the
era since ID prog
On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 6:22 PM, drlegendre . wrote:
> "Or "the family member you go to when you can't print"."
>
> A functional niche definition, for sure. "When you can't get your email" is
> equivalent.
>
Involuntary Helpdesk.
--
Ian S. King, MSIS, MSCS, Ph.D. Candidate
The Information Scho
On 2016-03-02 12:20 PM, Christian Corti wrote:
On Wed, 2 Mar 2016, E. Groenenberg wrote:
When looking for Unix distro's for rhe PDP-11, I did find information
of how to make a System II using a Unix version 7 as it's base.
I also came across some hits about the existence of System 5 Release 1
f
From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Alan Perry
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2016 7:22 PM
> I was one of the first outside people to get an account on LCM's Toad, but
> one day I found my account was gone, so I have been doing -20 work on SIMH
> since then.
***
Hi all,
I found switch levers and a mounting frame design (
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:360853) that I would like to have casted
with molded-in color, close to the originals as reasonable.
Has anyone already done this that I can simply buy from? If any injection
molds have been built I'd lov
On 3/2/2016 11:16 AM, Anders Nelson wrote:
I found switch levers and a mounting frame design (
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:360853) that I would like to have casted
with molded-in color, close to the originals as reasonable.
Has anyone already done this that I can simply buy from? If any inj
> -Original Message-
> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of william
> degnan
> Sent: 02 March 2016 03:30
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
>
> Subject: Re: Algorithmic pricing gone critical - Re: PDP-10 programming [was
> RE: Dumb Terminal
On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 12:59 PM, Robert Jarratt wrote:
>
>
> > -Original Message-
> > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of william
> > degnan
> > Sent: 02 March 2016 03:30
> > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> >
> > Subject: Re: Algorithmi
Hi people¡ I've installed SIMH on my computer and I want to get around
with the emulator for the pdp-10; it was a beautiful machine and the
ancestor of the GNU project, so is quite charming.
I have no idea on how to begin using it. Is the first time in my life
that I get in touch with something re
I noticed today that web sites that are screen width responsive and device
independent are also "responsive" to really old browsers like Netscape 2.0
running on a Windows 3.11 box. The whole push to make web sites mobile
friendly has had the unintended consequence of making Windows 3.11 web
browsi
Hi guys...
I am currently looking for documentation (configuration, SCH, ...) on DEC's
M865 Teletype-interface. Not the M8650 or M8655, mind you.
Could someone point me to the right direction?
Thanks a lot,
Martin
> -Original Message-
> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Tedd
> Martin Vazquez
> Sent: 02 March 2016 19:36
> To: cctalk@classiccmp.org
> Subject: Pdp-10 emulation
>
> Hi people¡ I've installed SIMH on my computer and I want to get around with
> the emulator
Robert Jarratt:
>
>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Tedd
>> Martin Vazquez
>> Sent: 02 March 2016 19:36
>> To: cctalk@classiccmp.org
>> Subject: Pdp-10 emulation
>>
>> Hi people¡ I've installed SIMH on my computer and I want to get
From: Robert Jarratt
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2016 1:02 PM
> From: Tedd Martin Vazquez
> Sent: 02 March 2016 19:36
>> Hi people¡ I've installed SIMH on my computer and I want to get
>> around with the emulator for the pdp-10; it was a beautiful machine
>> and the ancestor of the GNU project, so
I restored my 8E cpu to running condition years ago, but never got around to
the rest of the rack. Mainly to reclaim floor space, I'm getting the
peripherals I always meant to go with that system into the dual rack and
wanted to ask a few questions...
Dual bay H967, items to go in are PDP-8E, P
Hi Guys
Having got 8/e (A & B) plus 8/f and 8/m into
production its time I made a few comments.
The aim has always been to reproduce the original panels using the
process DEC used all those years ago.
Needless to say we had to go through the learning curve with only
photograp
Well, it started with 'Unidentified DEC gear available, NSW-AU'...
A few weeks ago you saw some poor quality photos Jay posted from someone who
had found a PDP-11 of some sort.
It seems no-one could identify it or the ancillary equipment at the time. As it
happened to be located here
in Oz, and o
From: Anders Nelson: Wednesday, March 02, 2016 11:16 AM
I found switch levers and a mounting frame design (
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:360853) that I would like to have casted
with molded-in color, close to the originals as reasonable.
I naturally suggest mine, available at
http://www.so
> -Original Message-
> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Tedd
> Martin Vazquez
> Sent: 02 March 2016 21:50
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
>
> Subject: Re: Pdp-10 emulation
>
> Robert Jarratt:
> >
> >
> >> -Original Message-
On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 3:14 PM, Robert Jarratt
wrote:
> >
> > Hi, I'm trying to install ITS using this tutorial:
> > http://www.cosmic.com/u/mirian/its/itsbuild.html
> >
> > Once I got it, how do I run the software inside the OS? Or I'm just not
> > getting how it works?
> >
> > Thank you¡
>
>
>
On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 2:56 PM, Vincent Slyngstad
wrote:
>
> I naturally suggest mine, available at
> http://www.so-much-stuff.com/pdp8/cad/3d.php
>
What, no DSSI bus ID plugs? :)
From: Glen Slick: Wednesday, March 02, 2016 3:36 PM
On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 2:56 PM, Vincent Slyngstad wrote:
I naturally suggest mine, available at
http://www.so-much-stuff.com/pdp8/cad/3d.php
What, no DSSI bus ID plugs? :)
I had to Google what those were, being basically a PDP-8 geek.
(I fo
On 2 March 2016 at 17:50, wrote:
> The I/O for the machine was (I believe) an ASR-35 the bigger brother to the
> ASR-33. I couldn't take it, it was
> wedged in behind the other racks and I had only a limited amount of time to
> load the equipment before I had to
> head back interstate to home.
From: Tedd Martin Vazquez
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2016 1:50 PM
>>> Hi people¡ I've installed SIMH on my computer and I want to get
>>> around with the emulator for the pdp-10; it was a beautiful machine
>>> and the ancestor of the GNU project, so is quite charming.
>>> I have no idea on how to
I've been having fun looking at TV programs that I watched when the
family had a 17" monochrome RCA set. At any rate, here's one such about
a guy who gets shocked by a computer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-pfWhehSB4
Note that, about 3:20 in, the guy doing the troubleshooting on the
sys
In the October'85 "UNIX System V Known Problems List", which is
basically a printing of filed bug reports against System V, it lists a
'DEC' version of these SVR releases:
SVR1.0V1 (5.0)(1.0) - Initial Release
SVR1.1V2 (5.0.5)(1.1) - Maintenance Release
SVR1.2V3 (1.2) - Maintenance Release
On 3/2/2016 5:41 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
I've been having fun looking at TV programs that I watched when the
family had a 17" monochrome RCA set. At any rate, here's one such
about a guy who gets shocked by a computer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-pfWhehSB4
Note that, about 3:20 in, the
On 03/02/2016 10:41 PM, Bob Rosenbloom wrote:
On 3/2/2016 5:41 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
Here's another one from 1956:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33OFJEWUgQE
Looks like a Bendix G15 at about 2:03 in the second video.
Yup, absolutely, that is a G15.
Jon
On 03/02/2016 08:41 PM, Bob Rosenbloom wrote:
Looks like a Bendix G15 at about 2:03 in the second video.
Sharp eyes, Bob! I had completely ignore the intros by Truman Bradley
as phonied-up props. But you're right--it is, in fact,a G-15.
One thing that I noted was that the word "transisto
On 3/2/16 10:45 AM, et...@757.org wrote:
I've tried it on a number of machines (from the 386 era to a modern PC)
and they all just end up showing garbage when this mode is enabled. I
cannot for the life of me find a reference to this mode existing
anywhere, but I assume it must have worked on *s
On 02/03/2016 23:36, Glen Slick wrote:
On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 2:56 PM, Vincent Slyngstad
wrote:
I naturally suggest mine, available at
http://www.so-much-stuff.com/pdp8/cad/3d.php
What, no DSSI bus ID plugs? :)
In between my adventures in Panel Land I also looked at PDP-8 switches
and othe
On 3/2/16 9:00 AM, Christian Groessler wrote:
On 03/02/16 04:30, Josh Dersch wrote:
Awhile back a "pre-alpha" version of the PC classic "DOOM" was
unearthed (dated Feb 28, 1993), and it claims to support a "high
color" VGA mode. From the README.TXT:
"Use High-color DAC (160 x200, bu
That would be the Illinois Institute of Technology and their "Remote
User Shared Hardware" time-sharing scheme on the IBM 360, circa July
1967. Check out the prices - even per-minute pricing on core!
http://chiclassiccomp.org/docs/index.php?dir=%2Fcomputing/IIT
Enjoy
-j
On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 12:39 PM, william degnan
wrote:
> I noticed today that web sites that are screen width responsive and device
> independent are also "responsive" to really old browsers like Netscape 2.0
> running on a Windows 3.11 box. The whole push to make web sites mobile
> friendly has
From: Martin Meiner: Wednesday, March 02, 2016 8:18 AM
I am currently looking for documentation (configuration, SCH, ...) on DEC's
M865 Teletype-interface. Not the M8650 or M8655, mind you.
Could someone point me to the right direction?
Looking through my stuff, I fail to find an M865 or any d
I've been wanting to get some reproduction switches for my 8/e, simply
because I have a blue panel, but the orange switches. I would love to get a
set of the blue paddles.
I would go in on a set if they were injection molded or cast; unless
they're some of the higher resolution eboxy based prints.
If you (or anyone here) has never worked on a teleprinter (Teletype or
other make) please please please ask someone experienced. If not one can
and many time has happened is all plastic parts of which there are many in
a 32/33 and few in a 28/35/37 can be destroyed.
Having said that, if you end up
Nice photos!
2016-03-02 23:08 GMT-03:00 Pete Lancashire :
> If you (or anyone here) has never worked on a teleprinter (Teletype or
> other make) please please please ask someone experienced. If not one can
> and many time has happened is all plastic parts of which there are many in
> a 32/33 and
On 03/02/2016 11:29 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 03/02/2016 08:41 PM, Bob Rosenbloom wrote:
Looks like a Bendix G15 at about 2:03 in the second video.
Sharp eyes, Bob! I had completely ignore the intros by
Truman Bradley as phonied-up props. But you're right--it
is, in fact,a G-15.
One th
Anyone have a source for IDC cables / supplies? I'm in need of some 40,
50 and various other cables and connectors.
I need some specifically for dec systems so those would be even better.
The most urgent need is cables for the PDP 8/A front panel cabling. They
are all 40 pin. I've got a unit
On 03/02/2016 09:56 PM, Jason T wrote:
That would be the Illinois Institute of Technology and their "Remote
User Shared Hardware" time-sharing scheme on the IBM 360, circa July
1967. Check out the prices - even per-minute pricing on core!
http://chiclassiccomp.org/docs/index.php?dir=%2Fcomputin
On 2016-Mar-02, at 2:50 PM, ste...@malikoff.com wrote:
> At this point I realised what I was looking at. It was a Foxboro Fox 2
> computer, essentially a rebadged PDP-11/20.
Remarkable find that - a Fox-2-badged 11 - amazing to come across.
Great rescue, although too bad the racks weren't includ
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