Re: Core Memory Photo
On Mon, 13 Apr 2020, keith--- via cctalk wrote: "Ouch. Looks like that core took a serious hit." Yep it did. We ran the microscope into it at the lab. Ouch. Someone had asked for a picture of core memory without the cover so I thought it would do. It is beautiful!
Re: Core Memory Photo
"Ouch. Looks like that core took a serious hit." Yep it did. We ran the microscope into it at the lab. Ouch. Someone had asked for a picture of core memory without the cover so I thought it would do.
Re: Prime Sample System Releases
> I just noticed on comp.sys.prime that I missed a couple of sample > system releases. I have a process set up to dump messages from some > news groups into my IMAP server for easy reading with my mail client, > but I don't have anything set up to easily reply via the news groups. > Does anyone know what's new in the recent sample system releases? V5 adds the source code for PRIMOS 19.2, and the diagnostics programs, to that image. V4 corrected ACL problems in the Rev19 and Rev24 images. V3 removed additional junk, and rebuilt the disk images as 600 MB drives, split 30/10 heads filesystem/paging. It also included enhancements to the wrapper scripts: directory independence and the ability to run the runem script from a terminal. We learned that the C compiler isn't quite right in at least Rev. 23 of the samples (and presumably the public emulators, since the samples are derived from them), so there'll be a v6 coming sometime soon. De
Prime Sample System Releases
Prime Fans, I just noticed on comp.sys.prime that I missed a couple of sample system releases. I have a process set up to dump messages from some news groups into my IMAP server for easy reading with my mail client, but I don't have anything set up to easily reply via the news groups. Does anyone know what's new in the recent sample system releases? -- Kevin http://www.RawFedDogs.net http://www.Lassie.xyz http://www.WacoAgilityGroup.org Bruceville, TX What's the definition of a legacy system? One that works! Errare humanum est, ignoscere caninum.
Computing and communicating in a COVID-19 world
The virus-world we are living in has seen Internet usage dramatically increase world-wide. Thanks to pioneers like Cerf, Kahn, Crocker and Kleinrock, sounds like a law firm, paved the way for the packet-switch system Bell & others fought to prevent. I recall the early days of computing, classic, retro or otherwise defined, that was slow, but had to do more than now, as the hardware wasn’t so great or more accurately small and fast. Their were machines that allowed us to communicate at 300 baud and I was happy! Stay safe. Happy computing and communicating. Murray
