PDP-11/45 RSTS/E boot problem

2018-12-31 Thread Noel Chiappa via cctalk
> From: Paul Koning >> On Dec 31, 2018, at 6:32 PM, Henk Gooijen via cctalk wrote: >> ... >> There are one or two bits in a register of the RK11 that have a >> different meaning/function, depending on the controller being a -C or >> -D. > If someone can point me to

Re: PDP-11/45 RSTS/E boot problem

2018-12-31 Thread Fritz Mueller via cctalk
> On Dec 31, 2018, at 5:15 PM, Paul Koning wrote: > >> On Dec 31, 2018, at 6:32 PM, Henk Gooijen via cctalk >> wrote: >> >> There are one or two bits in a register of the RK11 that have a different >> meaning/function, depending on the controller being a -C or -D. The RK11-C >> was

RE: OCR old software listing

2018-12-31 Thread Kevin Parker via cctalk
I've had a lot of success using Adobe's Clearscan for OCR'ing old stuff. Admittedly it's not perfect but it can improve the quality of an old document a lot. Kevin Parker 0418 815 527 -Original Message- From: cctalk On Behalf Of Paul Koning via cctalk Sent: Tuesday, 1 January 2019

Re: OCR old software listing

2018-12-31 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
On the other hand, just for the FUN of it, can you write some software to find and fix (or simply flag) the most common errors? When I had to terminate my publisher, I was s'posed to receive a copy of their customer database. They deleted all delimiters (spaces, commas, periods, and other

Re: OCR old software listing

2018-12-31 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Dec 31, 2018, at 7:13 PM, dwight via cctalk wrote: > > Fred is right, OCR is only worth it if the document is in perfect condition. > I just finish getting an old 4004 listing working. I made only two mistakes > on the 4K of code that were not the fault of the poorness of the listing.

Re: PDP-11/45 RSTS/E boot problem

2018-12-31 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Dec 31, 2018, at 6:32 PM, Henk Gooijen via cctalk > wrote: > > Fritz, > > One thought crossed my mind, probably not an issue, but you never know. > > You mentioned that you have an RK11-C, *not* RK11-D. > > There are one or two bits in a register of the RK11 that have a different >

Re: OCR old software listing

2018-12-31 Thread dwight via cctalk
Fred is right, OCR is only worth it if the document is in perfect condition. I just finish getting an old 4004 listing working. I made only two mistakes on the 4K of code that were not the fault of the poorness of the listing. Twice I put LDM instead of LD. LDM was the most commonly used. There

Re: Original AGC restoration / was Re: Apollo 8 Mission Control printers, or not?

2018-12-31 Thread Daniel Seagraves via cctalk
> On Dec 30, 2018, at 7:16 PM, Nemo wrote: > > On 30/12/2018, Daniel Seagraves via cctalk wrote: >> >> New-era-internet term for illegally gaining access to someone's real world >> “documents" (place of employment, home address, phone numbers, medical >> records, family members’ info, etc)

Re: PDP-11/45 RSTS/E boot problem

2018-12-31 Thread Ethan Dicks via cctalk
On Mon, Dec 31, 2018 at 6:32 PM Henk Gooijen via cctalk wrote: > One thought crossed my mind, probably not an issue, but you never know. > > You mentioned that you have an RK11-C, *not* RK11-D. > > There are one or two bits in a register of the RK11 that have a different > meaning/function,

Re: More old stuff incoming

2018-12-31 Thread Jim Manley via cctalk
Hi Grant, It can be different stroke for different folks. For many, it's the layout, feel, and sound of the keyboard, joystick, buttons, etc. There is a huge market for early "clicky" keyboards with non-linear actions (keys somewhat resist pressure until a threshold is passed, then they allow

Re: PDP-11/45 RSTS/E boot problem

2018-12-31 Thread Fritz Mueller via cctalk
> On Dec 31, 2018, at 1:54 PM, Paul Koning wrote: > > The standard idle pattern is in the data lights. I don't remember if the > "fancy" pattern appeared in V7.0 or earlier, but in any case it's an > undocumented SYSGEN option. > > In RSTS/E, the display register shows the system error

Re: PDP-11/45 RSTS/E boot problem

2018-12-31 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Dec 30, 2018, at 8:55 PM, Fritz Mueller via cctalk > wrote: > > Hi all, > > Some here may know I’ve been working on an 11/45 restoration off and on for > some time now. My ’45 currently has floating point, KT11-C mem mgmt, 124 > kword MS11-L, and an RK11-C with one restored RK05

Re: wanted back issues IEEE ANNALS OF THE HISTORY OF COMPUTING bound or unbound... dtop us a line off list please.

2018-12-31 Thread ED SHARPE via cctalk
Resolution  of  photos seems  low  however.?  Was  this  a  set  made at an  earlier  time? A  useful  reference  though as  most   would  never  be able  to collect up  a set  of these. We  are  thankful   for  what  we  have .Ed# SMECC In a message dated 12/31/2018 10:12:47 AM US Mountain

Re: OCR old software listing

2018-12-31 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
On Mon, 31 Dec 2018, Larry Kraemer via cctalk wrote: I used the libtiff-tools (Debian 8.x - 32 Bit) to extract all 61 .TIF's from the Multipage .tif file. While the .tif's look descent, and RasterVect shows the .tif properties to be Group 4 Fax (1bpp) with 5100 x 6600 pixels - 300 DPI, I

Re: wanted back issues IEEE ANNALS OF THE HISTORY OF COMPUTING bound or unbound... dtop us a line off list please.

2018-12-31 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 12/30/18 5:04 PM, Paul Koning wrote: > It might be helpful to state the policy (or choice, if any) explicitly so > people know what to expect. > I will return documents if requested. Originals may or may not be donated to CHM for archiving, depending on if they are duplicative or are

Re: wanted back issues IEEE ANNALS OF THE HISTORY OF COMPUTING bound or unbound... dtop us a line off list please.

2018-12-31 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 12/31/18 5:20 AM, ED SHARPE via cctalk wrote: > Are these currently online? They are on bitsavers under afips for now The intent/agreement when I gave IEEE my scans was they were to be hosted by CHM, but that hasn't happened yet. They are also the entire volume, IEEE distributes them by

Re: OCR old software listing

2018-12-31 Thread Toby Thain via cctalk
On 2018-12-31 7:20 AM, Larry Kraemer via cctalk wrote: > I used the libtiff-tools (Debian 8.x - 32 Bit) to extract all 61 .TIF's > from the > Multipage .tif file. While the .tif's look descent, and RasterVect shows > the > .tif properties to be Group 4 Fax (1bpp) with 5100 x 6600 pixels - 300

Re: OCR old software listing

2018-12-31 Thread Larry Kraemer via cctalk
I used the libtiff-tools (Debian 8.x - 32 Bit) to extract all 61 .TIF's from the Multipage .tif file. While the .tif's look descent, and RasterVect shows the .tif properties to be Group 4 Fax (1bpp) with 5100 x 6600 pixels - 300 DPI, I can't get tesseract 3.x, TextBridge Classic 2.0, or Irfanview

Re: KIP 2050 image scanner

2018-12-31 Thread Guy Dunphy via cctalk
At 03:10 AM 31/12/2018 -0600, you wrote: >I know of one outside of Chicago that is as is. I might be ab;e to move it >a state or two or help out with the arrangements. I know nothing about >it, but I can text or email 2 pics. > >Paul User manual:

KIP 2050 image scanner

2018-12-31 Thread Paul Anderson via cctalk
I know of one outside of Chicago that is as is. I might be ab;e to move it a state or two or help out with the arrangements. I know nothing about it, but I can text or email 2 pics. Paul