Pinging Oscar Vermeulen: Blinkenlight API for PiDP-11/70

Oscar, I forgot to ask for your private email on VCFB, so I use this public channel. Can you sell me a PiDP8, so I can port my Blinkenlight Api Server to the platform of the upcoming 11/70? I'd like to have it as preassembled as possible, 'cause my schedule is very tight. http://www.retroc

Re: Order now ! PDP8 front panels

Rob, Here is a high quality PDP-11/70 foto: ftp://jhoppe.ddns.net/blinkenbone/pdp1170.jpg I used it for the photographic panel Java simulation http://blinkenbone.com/projects/pdp-11-70-panel-on-blinkenbone/243-simulated-pdp-11-70-panel-on-simh The 20MPixel camera was aligned to the axis of the

Re: VCF-Berlin, 2015

Jack, in your forum you say "Joerg Hoppe took the picture above but unfortunately, I didn't manage to take one of him. He had a very impressive collection of (mostly) DEC front panels running in full blinken-light glory off SIMH on captive Beagle Bone controllers." Here's my gallery ... inc

Re: Front Panels - Thoughts

Hmmm, There is one example: PDP11GUI has a virtual 11/70 panel in it, which can be used to operate all supported PDP-11's, including QBUS machines and SimH. As I programmed it I believed this was a "must-have", but honestly, it's more kind of a "Pimp my Eleven" joke. Personal credo now: bett

PDP11GUI 1.47

Folks, a new version of PDP11GUI is online. It fixes some errors, including "Error 103", which occured when running MACRO11 without administrator privileges. There were also problems under Win10. Download from http://retrocmp.com/pdp-11/pdp11gui Bug feedback is necessary! Enjoy, Joerg

Big heap of DEC Flip-Chips modules: URL update

Correction: typo in the URL, it is retrocmp.com/flipchipshop of course !! Am 25.11.2015 um 14:34 schrieb Jörg Hoppe: Hi, a year ago or so an inventory of several thousand DEC flip-chip modules appeared in the neighbourhood. "Yesss, my preciou, it came too me !!!&q

Big heap of DEC Flip-Chips modules

Hi, a year ago or so an inventory of several thousand DEC flip-chip modules appeared in the neighbourhood. "Yesss, my preciou, it came too me !!!" But I couldn't acquire them. At least I help selling them now. The inventory is here: retrocmp.com/flipshipshop It was a 2-mon

Re: PDP11GUI 1.47

*goes to URL* Wait, what? 11/70 hardware console functionality? But links are placeholders... work in progress? See what you mean ... links fixed. Joerg Mike On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 11:52 PM, Jörg Hoppe wrote: Folks, a new version of PDP11GUI is online. It fixes some errors

Re: Large batch of DEC flip chips

Bob, my flip chip collection is finally online. See retrocmp.com/flipchipshop best regards, Joerg Am 14.05.2015 um 15:53 schrieb Bob Rosenbloom: On 5/14/2015 4:36 AM, Jörg Hoppe wrote: Here's the opportunity to buy&save batches of DEC flip chip modules. It must be several tho

Re: PDP11GUI 1.47

Am 26.11.2015 um 18:19 schrieb william degnan: I'm not giving you a hard time out of idle sadism, I'm just very curious to see how you implemented a USB interface to an 11/70 panel :-) Mike I appreciate this tool and look forward to trying the upgrade. Mostly I use with 11/40 to debug h

DEC MM15 core mem found

I help cleaning out a large repository of DEC parts. There a quantity of DEC core module assemblies appeared. According to PDF docs these must be PDP-15 MM15's, but no labels are on the boards. I show/offer some of them at retrocmp.com/flipchipshop , under "core memory" Can somebody confirm th

PDP-12 restauration in center Germany

Hi, in case somebody needs companions for cross-tests or likes to exchange thoughts: A few month ago we bought a PDP-12 and are restoring she since then. There is no online-diary about progress (the maching is eating up all time), but see here: http://c-c-g.de/index.php?option=com_content&v

Re: PDP-12 restauration in center Germany (J?rg Hoppe)

Am 10.01.2016 um 19:26 schrieb Michael Thompson: Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2016 17:16:17 +0100 From: J?rg Hoppe Subject: PDP-12 restauration in center Germany Hi, in case somebody needs companions for cross-tests or likes to exchange thoughts: A few month ago we bought a PDP-12 and are restoring s

Re: PDP-12 restauration in center Germany (J?rg Hoppe)

Our website was updated, new URL for the PDP-12 is now http://c-c-g.de/aktuelles/100-nachrichten/311-pdp12-gekauft Joerg Am 11.01.2016 um 00:06 schrieb william degnan: Joerg, Take a look at a picture of our PDP-12. It has a PDP-8/I next to it as in your picture. http://www.ricomputermus

SimH & Panels: new BlinkenBone release

Hi, the BlinkenBone project made much progress last months. ("BlinkenBone" is this "connect physical and simulated panels to SimH" thing). New features: - a PDP-8/I front panel Java simulation. http://retrocmp.com/projects/blinkenbone/simulated-panels/248-blinkenbone-simulated-pdp8i-panel htt

Re: PDP-11/04-34 Programmer's Console manual error

Noel, this is something every '34 owner must go through. Welcome to the club ;-) Joerg Am 29.03.2016 um 13:19 schrieb Noel Chiappa: So, something I just found out the hard way, while debugging another 'situation' with a PDP-11/04: The KY11-LB Programmer's Console maintainence manual contains

Strange DEC PC05 paper tape reader: doc for M705 needed

Hi all, I could acquire *four* rotten PC05 Papertape Reader/Punches for PDP-11. I'm now restoring them. One of these is strange: Normally, the feed hole (between data hole 3 and 4) is used to clock in bits from the data holes. But this very special PC05 does not have a phototransistor for the f

Re: Strange DEC PC05 paper tape reader: doc for M705 needed

Am 23.06.2015 um 19:40 schrieb Vincent Slyngstad: From: Ethan Dicks: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 8:07 AM On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 10:54 AM, Jörg Hoppe wrote: Does anybody has a FPMS with schematics for the M705 modul? Perhaps as part of some PDP-8 doc? Vince Slyngstad has some modern schematics

Fwd: How to disassemble the DEC PC05 puncher unit?

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 the whole unit, but have no idea where to start. I've read somewhere the mechanical puncher unit is not made by DEC but

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

Am 12.07.2015 um 14:40 schrieb Johnny Billquist: 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 the whole unit, but have no

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

Am 12.07.2015 um 15:47 schrieb Johnny Billquist: On 2015-07-12 15:40, Jörg Hoppe wrote: Am 12.07.2015 um 14:40 schrieb Johnny Billquist: 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

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

Tony, thanks for the link to Roytron! That's a lot of good stuff there. (I was searching for "Royal typewriter" stuff Joerg Am 12.07.2015 um 15:28 schrieb tony duell: I've read somewhere the mechanical puncher unit is not made by DEC but by some other company. Is there any known documentat

DEC PC05 paper tape repair stories

After having repaired six of these DEC PC05 papertape reader/puncher for PDP-11, I hacked together a few web pages about my work. It's not too impressive at the moment, but the info about model variants and the failure list may be of interest. See http://retrocmp.com/stories/dec-pc05-papertape

Re: DEC M705 vs M7050 in PC05

Hi, If you were following Joerg Hoppe's recent PC05 auction on eBay, you might have noticed that his system had an M705 in the backplane where I would have expected an M7050. This is the way he received it and the restored unit works as it should. Clearly the cards are similar but different

PDP-11/70 console panel for SimH

Hi, I just finished a virtual PDP-11/70 panel for SimH. As always it's a BlinkenBone application; description and download is here: http://www.retrocmp.com/projects/pdp-11-70-panel-on-blinkenbone/243-simulated-pdp-11-70-panel-on-simh After the PDP-11/40 and the PDP-10 KI10, this is the 3rd panel

Re: PDP-11/70 console panel for SimH

ger: Is source available somewhere? I'd like to study your techniques as I eventually want to do something similar for an IBM 1410. JRJ On 9/27/2015 4:14 PM, Jörg Hoppe wrote: Hi, I just finished a virtual PDP-11/70 panel for SimH. As always it's a BlinkenBone application; description

Photorealistic PDP-11/20 panel for SimH

Another Java panel simulation for BlinkenBone is there, the classic PDP-11/20. In function and style it fills the gap between the PDP-8 and the later PDP-11's. The GitHub distribution starts the 1970 Paper-tape BASIC, download here: https://github.com/j-hoppe/BlinkenBone/releases Info http://r

New photorealistic PDP-15 panel simulation for SimH

Hi, here are some updates to the virtual Java panels for SimH ("BlinkenBone project"): * New PDP-15. This rare 18 bit machine is a dream in White & Blue! Now we have PDP-11/20, 11/40, 11/70, PDP-8/I, PDP10/KI10 and PDP-15. * Merged with official SimH 4, timestamp 2016-06-16 * Bugfix for li

Re: VCFMW 11 Updates and Special Guest

Jason, Update to the exhibition "Jack Rubin/Joerg Hoppe/Mark Matlock - Digital PDP-8 minicomputers and a preview of the PiDP-11 " I'm also showing an original PDP-15 panel with SimH simulation behind. See http://retrocmp.com/projects/blinkenbone/blinkenbone-physical-panels/256-pdp-15-console-p

PDP11GUI 1.48

Hi, a new release of PDP11GUI is online, with lots of enhancements: - new disk driver RK611 for RK06/RK07 - Support for Robotron A6402 PDP-11/23 clone - Support for PDP-11/44 with console firmware v3.40C - after loading of new machine description file, show "Restart?" message. Default is now a

Re: DEC PDP bits and Programma 101 available

Hi, I'd like bid onto the VR14 + VT11 pack. What should it cost? Pick up is no problem, I live in Lower-Saxony, Germany. Thanks, Joerg Am 15.08.2016 um 21:17 schrieb Erik W.: Dear reader, For a serious enthusiast or museum I have available: * Olivetti Programma 101 calculator * DEC GT40

Re: PDP11GUI 1.48

Mike, a new release of PDP11GUI is online, with lots of enhancements: Is anyone working on a Linux port? I expelled the last of Windows from the house years ago. I got this asked permanently! PDP11GUI should run under Wine. Apparently nobody tried so far, at least I got no feedback about.

Re: VCFMW 11, downloads

Jay, Jason & others, thanks for all the organization > > > To my eye, attendance was up this year yet again. > ... > The touch screen 11/70? Front panel connected to emulation was awesome! The simulations are for download at https://github.com/j-hoppe/BlinkenBone/releases My photos are at ft

Re: Short test programs for pdp 11/34

Hi Devin, if you have the M9312 boot strap card: do you see the console emulator prompt? If the machine HALTs on power-up, some micro coded diagnostic failed => bad! If you see the M9312 prompt, you can use PDP11GUI for further testing Then you can write own assembler programs and download pape

Re: Short test programs for pdp 11/34

Noel, >> If the machine HALTs on power-up, some micro coded diagnostic failed There are no microcoded diagnostics in the 11/34. I'm talking of that data path check up after power-on. See http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/dec/pdp11/1134/MP00082_1134_Vol2_Sep76.pdf PDF page 4

Re: Micro Fiche Library.

Hi, you surely found it on the web already, but if not: Two years ago I build an own scanning rig and scanned 5+ pages of XXDP listings. The problem of enhancing very bad fiches is also addressed with an expensive "Filter Chain". http://retrocmp.com/projects/scanning-micro-fiches Joerg

PDP11GUI 1.48.5

Guys, there's a new release PDP11GUI 1.48.5 Some enhancements: 1. "Disk Image Read/Write": - Now compression of 2word patterns (32 bit patterns), did reduce download of a RSX-11 system disk from 40h to 6h. - Fix for PDP-11/44 console firmware v 3.40: ignore "(Program)" output after driver sta

MACRO11

Hi, my version of the MACRO11 cross-assembler for PDP-11 is now on https://github.com/j-hoppe/MACRO11 . Among others it fixes the "JMP Rn is illegal" error on "jmp (rx)" opcode. Also I added the option "listhex" to produce a binary listing in hex notation instead of octal. I found this real

Re: MACRO11

there back into my fork. Joerg Jörg Hoppe wrote: Hi, my version of the MACRO11 cross-assembler for PDP-11 is now on https://github.com/j-hoppe/MACRO11 . Among others it fixes the "JMP Rn is illegal" error on "jmp (rx)" opcode. Also I added the option "listhex&

Re: ADM-3A Lower case ROM issue

By accident, I just now restored an ADM3 (not the "A")! Lowercase ROM was made with an pin-rearranged 2706 EPROM. Additional RAM was inserted, DIP switches were set: works perfectly. However, with lowercase ROM installed and DIP switches set, but extra RAM missing, the Space "0x20" was display

Re: ADM-3A Lower case ROM issue

Am 14.12.2016 um 20:13 schrieb Steve Hatle: Original Message Subject: Re: ADM-3A Lower case ROM issue From: Jörg_Hoppe Date: Wed, December 14, 2016 9:00 am To: cct...@classiccmp.org By accident, I just now restored an ADM3 (not the "A")! Lowercase ROM was made with an pin-

Docs needed: DEC MXV11-B multi function module

Hi, I've an DEC QBUS multifunction module here. Type is MXV11-B M7195. It does not boot into its ROM menu, despite I compared all the jumpers multiple time against documentation and a reference boards. So it seems something in the ROM address logic is burnt. Somebody has the FPMs schematics

tu58fs - PDP-11 file sharing with TU58 tape emulator

Guys, I'm working on a special TU58 emulator called "tu58fs". It saves the "tape content" not only in a binary image file, but also as a file set in a shared directory on the host. The content of the "tape" (as seen by the PDP) changes automatically as files are moved in and out of the shared

Re: tu58fs - PDP-11 file sharing with TU58 tape emulator

Mark, thanks for your answer. Your Phyton RT-11 code looks good to me, I'll rely on it at least as reference. Joerg I've written (bad?) Python code to manipulate RT-11 filesystems, including on TU58 tape images: https://github.com/NF6X/pyRT11 I don't remember which specific documentation I

Re: tu58fs - PDP-11 file sharing with TU58 tape emulator

Hmmm, anyone out there who understands FreeBSD termios(4) . Can't believe that FreeBSD has no baudrate > 38400 ! Joerg On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 8:51 PM, Jörg Hoppe wrote: If you like to have a look (and play beta tester): Docs on http://retrocmp.com/tools/tu58fs C sources and mak

Re: tu58fs - PDP-11 file sharing with TU58 tape emulator

Am 24.01.2017 um 14:26 schrieb Mouse: Can't believe that FreeBSD has no baudrate > 38400 ! serial.c:443:44: error: use of undeclared identifier 'B300' serial.c:444:16: error: use of undeclared identifier 'B250' serial.c:445:16: error: use of undeclared identifier 'B200' At least som

tu58fs - PDP-11 file sharing with TU58 tape emulator, now RT-11

Next milestone reached: tu58fs 1.0 now supports the RT-11 file system, additional to DOS11/XXDP (phew!) And its easier to use: I also precompiled binaries für Linux x64, Win32 Cygwin, ARM Beaglebone Black and RPi. Also some batch files show typical usage, XXDP/RT-11 tape and disk images are

tu58fs - oversized TU58 tapes under XXDP and RT-11

Friends, tu58fs 1.1 now supports oversized TU58 tape images, with capacity up to 32MB instead of 256KB. This was easy to made for XXDP. Under RT-11 the DD.SYS driver must be patched and reinstalled, tu58fs now handles this automatically. The GITHUB release at https://github.com/j-hoppe/tu5

DEC MINC in center Germany

I like to point you to this DEC MINC-11: http://www.ebay.de/itm/112435553232 Its a non-profit offer, we just need the space. best, Joerg

UniBone - access DEC PDP-11 UNIBUS under Linux

Guys, I'm about to finish another project: "UniBone" - a Linux-to-UNIBUS bridge, based on the BeagleBone Black. It is supposed to be a development platform for device emulation. At the moment it can emulate memory, emulate an RL11 controller with 4 RL drives attached, and act as UNIBUS hardware

"Plug and Play" adapter for PDP-11/70 panel - BlinkenBone update

There's a new adapter board for the BlinkenBone system. Now you can painlessly plug a physical 11/70 panel to the extended SimH running on a BeagleBone. See http://www.retrocmp.com/projects/blinkenbone/physical-pdp-11-70-panels/288-pdp-11-70-console-panel-on-blinkenbone-plug-and-play-adapter E

Plug+Play for PDP-11/40 panels - BlinkenBone update

Hi guys, There is now a special 11/40 adapter board for the BlinkenBone system. With that you can plug a physical 11/40 panel to the extended SimH running on a BeagleBone. Surprisingly there was some demand for the 11/70 panel adapter, so adding the '40 panel may be worth mentioning. There

Another DEC UNIBUS signal adapter: UniProbe

Hi, most people dealing seriously with older PDP-11s have found means to monitor the UNIBUS traffic. My latest approach is www.retrocmp.com/tools/uniprobe UniProbe is a M9302 terminator, a LED display, a probe for logic analyzer. It can be mounted in Standard or Modified UNIBUS sockets. I'm or

Re: Another DEC UNIBUS signal adapter: UniProbe

Hi, Did you happen to take a look at my UA11? It’s different in that it goes into an SPC slot. Yes, I was pointed to it after UniProbe was out. Good I saw it not earlier, would have killed my project ;-) best regards, Joerg TTFN - Guy On Feb 26, 2019, at 11:07 PM, Jörg Hoppe via

RT-11 5.x install tapes?

Hi all, for work on TU58 emulator "tu58fs" I'd like to experiment with oversized tape images under RT-11 5.5, 5.6 and 5.7. The images I know about are the classiccmp collections, Earl Evans pointed me to the RT11DV50.ISO archive. However, in these images the TU58 driver files DD.MAC/DD.SYS/DD

Re: RT-11 5.x install tapes?

Alan, thanks! - I saw that neither 5.5 nor 5.6 has no DD, but 5.0 -5.4G and 5.7 has. Didn't understand the reason. - Also DD.MAC in the 5.0 - 5.4 and 5.7 changes often. I tested tu58fs with oversized TU58 tape for 5.3 and 5.7, the number of blocks is always patched into into offset 0x2c, 0x2d i

UniBone: Linux-to-DEC-UNIBUS-bridge, year #1

Its been a long time since last public post about UniBone, time for a bragging broadcast. *What it is:* In case you forgot: UniBone is a plugin board to DEC PDP-11 UNIBUS systems containing a BeagleBone Black. See http://retrocmp.com/projects/unibone. This combo can simulate PDP-11 devices e

Re: UniBone: Linux-to-DEC-UNIBUS-bridge, year #1

Stefan, *What it is:* In case you forgot: UniBone is a plugin board to DEC PDP-11 UNIBUS systems containing a BeagleBone Black. See http://retrocmp.com/projects/unibone. This combo can simulate PDP-11 devices embedded in a physical machine. So you can operate and repair incomplete UNIBUS PDP-

UniBone: Linux-to-DEC-UNIBUS-bridge, year #1

The question "FPGA or not?" keeps me still awake at night, so some rambling here! > Is the BBB not fast enough to do Qbus? Meaning, for qbus, would a FPGA be necessary? > Or was this just the op's choice among many possible options? I was considering a FPGA solution first, even had a Xilinx Z

UniBone: Linux-to-DEC-UNIBUS-bridge, year #1

*What it is:* In case you forgot: UniBone is a plugin board to DEC PDP-11 UNIBUS systems containing a BeagleBone Black. See http://retrocmp.com/projects/unibone. Is it possible to get it as a "kit+" where the SMD components only are already soldered onto the bare board, but all the rest left f

UniBone: Linux-to-DEC-UNIBUS-bridge, year #1

Daniel, >> >> Yes, can (get a kit with SMT work done) > > OK, that’s the answer I needed; > If I want to put one of these in a KS10, can the parity lines be hacked from the software > (the KS10 uses them as two extra data bits) or are they hard-wired to parity? Several people asked to make Un

UniBone: Linux-to-DEC-UNIBUS-bridge, year #1

>> Well, I was expecting to have to do all of the work myself. There’s still the problem of the disk Unibus itself to solve > -the disk UBA doesn’t terminate into a normal Unibus. > It goes into the disk RH11 directly, and the bus is terminated on the far end of the RH11. I’d either have to buy

UniBone: Linux-to-DEC-UNIBUS-bridge, year #1

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UniBone: Linux-to-DEC-UNIBUS-bridge, year #1

2. When doing 18bit on UNIBUS-A we put all kind of signal levels on parity lines PA,PB = DATA<16:17>. Won't the KS10 CPU interpret these as real BUS parity errors generated by some UNIBUS-A device? I asked nonsense here: if UNIBUS-A is 18bit too, no parity will be evaluted of course. Joerg

UniBone: Linux-to-DEC-UNIBUS-bridge, year #1

Hi Pontus, This thread makes me very happy. I have a KS10 that I'm working on (quite slowly). The PSU is checked out and working. Then console seems to work, I can deposit/examine to CRAM and RAM. Next step will be to load micro code and I've been mentally preparing to tackle an RH11 emulat

Re: UniBone: Linux-to-DEC-UNIBUS-bridge, year #1

Hi, I'll add that I started working on RH11 emulation on the Unibone last week, i'm making steady progress (as of yesterday it's able to boot the 2.11BSD kernel before falling over). 16-bit only at the moment, 18-bit will require some infrastructure work but I'll leave that to Joerg :). I ju

UniBone (Linux-to-UNIBUS bridge) available

Hi, After half a year I can dump out UniBones again. Seems I lost contact to several interested guys, hope this broadcast helps. Info: http://www.retrocmp.com/projects/unibone Conditions: http://www.retrocmp.com/projects/unibone/283-unibone-getting-one best regards, Joerg

UniBone: Linux-to-DEC-UNIBUS-bridge, year #1

UniBone emulates now the M9312 bootstrap ROM card. Each of the 5 ROMs can be loaded with MACRO11 listings files from http://www.ak6dn.com/PDP-11/M9312/ The tricky bootvector redirection logic is also implemented. The address to execute after power-on is given as symbolic MACRO11 label. For demons

DIGI-COMP 1 enhanced

Guys, I added a motor drive to my DIGI-COMP I, and wrote 4 web pages about that device. See http://www.retrocmp.com/articles/digi-comp-1/ or just the video https://youtu.be/D6GgxXRJXnw best regards, Joerg

Re: DIGI-COMP 1 enhanced

Hi, It it possible to get parts for a Digicomp? Mine needs some springs and the thing that connects the clock to the whatever. I used rubber bands instead of springs. The article about 3D print DIY https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1477209 contains instructions how to bend the wire crank. reg

Re: DIGI-COMP 1 enhanced (Joerg Hoppe)

/Hi Michael, />>/I added a motor drive to my DIGI-COMP I, and wrote 4 web pages about />>/that device. />>//>>/See http://www.retrocmp.com/articles/digi-comp-1/ />>/or just the video https://youtu.be/D6GgxXRJXnw / That is very cool! The RICM has a DIGI-COMP, but we have not done much with it ot

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Photorealistic frontpanels for DEC PDP simulations under SimH

Guys, there are updates to the photorealistic PDP-8/10/11/15 panel simulations for SimH, code name "BlinkenBone". * Added bigger images for 3000 pixel width screens. * made PDP-11/70 panel behaviour compatible with the real machine   (after tests performed at the PDP-11/70 "Miss Piggy" at LCM

Re: Photorealistic frontpanels for DEC PDP simulations under SimH

this simulation, and can you offer any tips? For instance do you use photos of each button/switch etc or do you draw them in code? Thanks Rob -Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Jörg Hoppe via cctalk Sent: 28 March 2018 12:06 To: General D