Re: Al Lasher's electronics closing.

On Fri, Dec 4, 2020 at 2:34 PM Eric Korpela via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > One fewer place to obtain old stock components in the NorCal East Bay. > > > https://www.berkeleyside.com/2020/12/03/lashers-electronics-berkeley-business-closing-covid-19-coronavirus > > This was my hangout

Re: Microsoft open sources GWBASIC

On Sat, May 23, 2020 at 12:38 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > So, the OFFICIAL history will be: > And AOL invented USENET. -- Charles

Re: DIY Paper Tape Punch - Mechanism diagram?

On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 9:02 PM Anders Nelson via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Hi all, > > I've had a paper tape reader for a while but never had a punch to make new > tapes, and the ones i've found are not only very large but also very > expensive. So I'm toying with the idea of

Re: OT(?): Emulation XKCD

On Thu, Oct 31, 2019 at 5:41 PM Zane Healy wrote: > > > > It looks like you need a copy of Multics Communications Software (MCS). > > We have MCS for the 355. MCS for the 6661, not so much, but that document shows that I can lease it for $275 month, but I can't get through to the sales

Re: OT(?): Emulation XKCD

On Thu, Oct 31, 2019 at 9:23 AM Warner Losh wrote: > > > On Thu, Oct 31, 2019 at 8:15 AM Zane Healy via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >> >> Anything from bitsavers relevant? > > http://bitsavers.org/pdf/honeywell/ > > Sadly no. There are two models of FNP, the 355 and the 6661.

Re: OT(?): Emulation XKCD

On Thu, Oct 31, 2019 at 7:15 AM Zane Healy wrote: > > Unfortunately I sent all my Honeywell documentation up to LCM a few years > ago, so no longer have access to it. If I remember right, they should have > some Datanet-8000 documentation. > > I'm in the Seattle area and have contacts at LCM; I

Re: OT(?): Emulation XKCD

On Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 9:53 PM Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > > > On 10/30/19 2:35 PM, Charles Anthony via cctalk wrote: > > For the dps8 emulator, I wrote (for expediency) the I/O code to complete > > immediately. > > FWIW, I just uploaded a lot of informati

Re: OT(?): Emulation XKCD

On Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 4:01 PM Zane Healy wrote: > > I rebuilt the system recently, and now the error seems intermittent. I > will say, that backing up my directory of files, and restoring it to the > new system was a lot easier than fighting with the tape drives we had on > the DPS-8

Re: OT(?): Emulation XKCD

On Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 2:50 PM Zane Healy wrote: > > > On Oct 30, 2019, at 2:35 PM, Charles Anthony via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > > For the dps8 emulator, I wrote (for expediency) the I/O code to complete > > immediately. When the CPU

Re: OT(?): Emulation XKCD

On Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 2:17 PM Tapley, Mark B. via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > All, > my daughter is well aware of my affinity for old computers and software, > and, as usual, she pointed out that there’s an XKCD for that: > > https://xkcd.com/2221/ > > I found this remarkably

Re: UNIVAC IBM AND APOLLO - -History --Background

On Sun, Jul 21, 2019 at 11:42 AM ED SHARPE via cctalk wrote: > Great info! > https://www.zdnet.com/article/to-the-moon-ibm-and-univac-appollo-11s-integrators/?ftag=TREc64629f=46856739 > The Boeing Museum of Flight is doing Moon landing events this weekend. The Living Computer Museum is showing

Re: Process accounting - did anyone ever use it?

On Fri, May 31, 2019 at 11:44 AM ben via cctalk wrote: > > >> I am not billed for it, but the data is collected: > >> > >> logout > >> > >> CAnthony.User logged out 05/30/19 1705.9 edt Thu > >> CPU usage 19 sec, memory usage 2.4 units, cost $1.33. > >> hangup > >> Multics has disconnected you >

Re: Process accounting - did anyone ever use it?

On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 10:31 AM Grant Taylor via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > (Credit the Quotas thread for prompting this.) > > Did anyone ever use process accounting? Did they actually bill > departments (funny money)? > > I am not billed for it, but the data is collected: logout

Re: Storage for 1/2" open reel tape

On Fri, Apr 5, 2019 at 4:54 PM Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: > On 4/5/19 4:15 PM, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote: > > > ACK > > > > I'm getting the mental impression that it's somewhat like a spring form > > pan. The latch opens and releases tension off of the strip that goes > > around the tape

Re: PDP-11 disk image question

On Wed, Feb 20, 2019 at 9:21 AM Glen Slick via cctalk wrote: > On Wed, Feb 20, 2019 at 8:57 AM Charles Anthony via cctalk > wrote: > > > > However, in the original posters case, the SIMH disk image is being > copied > > to the RA81 drive without the benefit o

Re: PDP-11 disk image question

On Wed, Feb 20, 2019 at 5:38 AM Paul Koning wrote: > > > You're misinterpreting "spare". MSCP exposes the user address space as > contiguous LBAs, for which it uses 51 sectors per track. The spare sector > is used to do bad sector replacement. That is invisible to users, it > doesn't affect

Re: PDP-11 disk image question

On Tue, Feb 19, 2019 at 10:14 AM Paul Koning wrote: > > > > On Feb 19, 2019, at 11:51 AM, Charles Anthony < > charles.unix@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > ... > > Presumably SIMH is returning RA81_LBN (891072) as the device size; this > is calculated based on the 51 sectors/track. If the h/w is

Re: PDP-11 disk image question

On Tue, Feb 19, 2019 at 6:27 AM Paul Koning wrote: > > > > On Feb 18, 2019, at 11:22 PM, Charles Anthony via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > >> ... > > Looking at the SIMH code: > > > > /* > >type sec surf

Re: PDP-11 disk image question

On Mon, Feb 18, 2019 at 2:24 PM Bill Gunshannon via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On 2/18/19 4:35 PM, Paul Koning wrote: > > > It would be interesting if you can post the exact sizes in blocks of the > SIMH image, and the real disk you copied it to. That would help confirm my > guess

Re: PDP-11 disk image question

On Sat, Feb 16, 2019 at 10:53 AM Charles Anthony wrote: > > > On Sat, Feb 16, 2019 at 10:04 AM Bill Gunshannon via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >> >> >> I used SIMH to build RSTS V9.6 on a simulated RA81 disk. I wrote the >> disk as a file to a CDR in CD9660 format. I moved the

Re: PDP-11 disk image question

On Sat, Feb 16, 2019 at 10:04 AM Bill Gunshannon via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > I used SIMH to build RSTS V9.6 on a simulated RA81 disk. I wrote the > disk as a file to a CDR in CD9660 format. I moved the BA350 and the > CD to a VS3100 running OpenBSD. I was able to mount the

Re: Core memory emulator using non volatile ram.

On Sat, Dec 15, 2018 at 6:15 PM Rod G8DGR via cctalk wrote: > All very interesting.. 1201 alarm while I deal will all of the information > Rod > > 1202 coming up... I don't know specifically about the various memory types being bandied about, but I do know that the destructive read behavior of

Re: Operation Codes

On Mon, Dec 3, 2018 at 4:02 AM Paul Birkel via cctech wrote: > https://www.asc.ohio-state.edu/dunlap.3/humor/instruction.set.html > > > Among others! > > > SHON Simulate HONeywell CPU [permanent NO-OP] I am guessing that this is a reference to the Honeywell 6000/DPS8 NOP instruction which

Re: Text encoding Babel. Was Re: George Keremedjiev

On Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at 4:28 AM Peter Corlett via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On Sun, Nov 25, 2018 at 07:59:13PM -0800, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: > [...] > > Alas, "current" computers use 8, 16, 32. They totally fail to understand > the > > intrinsic benefits of 9, 12, 18, 24, and

Barnett Instruments AN/URM-105C Multimeter

I spotted a vintage multimeter in an antique shop in Startup WA for $24. Didn't have a chance to test it, but it looks in good condition under the cover. https://photos.app.goo.gl/sTQF8g7jXx2TMKqCA If someone wants it, I would be happy to acquire and ship it at cost. -- Charles

Re: Announcing VCF Pacific Northwest 2019!

On Sun, Aug 26, 2018 at 4:05 PM Michael Brutman via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > *VCF PNW 2019 will take place March 23-24, 2019 at Living Computers: > Museum+Labs in Seattle, Washington. We had a great time last year and we > are going to try to make it even better this

Re: Multics Lives

On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 9:41 AM, Tomasz Rola wrote: > On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 09:10:44AM -0700, Charles Anthony wrote: > > Multics guides, FAQs, tips: > > http://swenson.org/multics_wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page > > > > -- Charles > > Ooooh nice to know, thank you. I am in a

Re: Multics Lives

On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 8:45 AM, Tomasz Rola via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > I have none prior experience with Multics, so it is going to be > interesting. I guess. > > Source: > > AN.AI's Public Access Multics System > >

Re: 8085 Dissasembly?

On Tue, Apr 17, 2018 at 1:49 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >>> > I always found it amusing that many programs (even FORMAT!) would fail > with the wrong error message if their internal DMA buffers happened to > straddle a 64K block boundary. THAT was a direct result

Re: 18 bit CPU; was: Speed now & then

On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 9:18 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On 04/12/2018 06:23 AM, Diane Bruce wrote: > > \ > I could see lots of problems doing it any other way, just from the > viewpoint of 'C'. A character on the Cyber 70/170 series is either 6 > bits or 12

Re: VCF PNW 2018: Pictures!

On Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 4:28 AM, Philipp Hachtmann via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > On 19.02.2018 02:52, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote: > >> What do they have up there for Honeywell? >> > > I was looking through the pics and saw - nothing... But I also would be > VERY interested about

Re: Writing emulators (was Re: VCF PNW 2018: Pictures!)

On Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 11:24 AM, Guy Sotomayor Jr via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > > On Feb 21, 2018, at 10:59 AM, Paul Koning via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > > > > Caching doesn't change user-visible functionality, so I can't imagine > wanting to emulate that.

Re: Writing emulators [Was: Re: VCF PNW 2018: Pictures!]

On Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 8:52 AM, Ray Arachelian via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Now, you don't want to run your emulated guest CPU(s) at full speed on > the host machine, because you'll overheat it, and typically, it'll run a > multi-process OS anyway and you don't want to starve the

Re: VCF PNW 2018: Pictures!

On Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 6:45 AM, Zane Healy via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > On Feb 19, 2018, at 6:51 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > Really the H6180 looks a lot more like the DPS-8 I remember. We had a > single CPU Dev system, and a 4 CPU

Re: Writing emulators [Was: Re: VCF PNW 2018: Pictures!]

On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 4:01 PM, Eric Christopherson via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 5:30 PM, dwight via cctalk > wrote: > > > In order to connect to the outside world, you need a way to queue event > > based on cycle counts, execution

Re: VCF PNW 2018: Pictures!

On Mon, Feb 19, 2018 at 5:02 PM, geneb via cctalk wrote: > On Mon, 19 Feb 2018, Charles Anthony wrote: > > >> >>> >>> The emulator is running on a Intel Nuc, not a PI. Also, I was one of a >> group that wrote the emulator, I can't take credit for the whole thing. >> > > I

Re: VCF PNW 2018: Pictures!

On Mon, Feb 19, 2018 at 6:44 AM, geneb via cctalk wrote: > On Sun, 18 Feb 2018, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote: > > What do they have up there for Honeywell? Any DPS-8’s? I know they >> should have at least a box of GCOS-8 manuals (in hindsight, the only >> manuals I regret

Re: Reviving ARPAnet

On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 10:27 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > From: Grant Taylor > > > The ARPANET supported several different kinds of interfaces between the > IMPs > (the switching nodes in the ARPANET) and hosts, but the 'usual' one was > either 'Local Host'

Re: Reviving ARPAnet

On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 10:16 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > From: Charles Anthony > > > it was shipped has an "unbundled" product. > > Ah. I assumed that what had happened was that the set of source files at > MIT > was just what was in the 'last

Re: Reviving ARPAnet

On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 4:40 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > From: Lars Brinkhoff > > > - Multics NCP has not been located. > > Really? It wasn't in the code dump at MIT? > > Nope; it was shipped has an "unbundled" product. -- Charles

Re: Malware history was: Spectre & Meltdown

On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 4:27 PM, Sam O'nella via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Enjoying the virus/malware history as its always interesting to see what > people thought. Tricks, boredom, etc cause interesting results. > For punch cards i thought someone was going to mention punching

Re: Computing from 1976

On Mon, Jan 1, 2018 at 12:33 PM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > Other CPUs of that era might be the same. There's an amusing description > of the Multics CPU here: > > http://www.multicians.org/mga.html#6180 > > "The 6180 processor was among the last of the great

Re: RT-11 idle light pattern

On Sun, Dec 31, 2017 at 6:41 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > > Stranger still is the "fancy" lights in RSTS ... "Fancy" because it > > produces a rotating pattern not just in the data lights which is > easy, > > but also in the address lights. It runs

Re: RT-11 idle light pattern

(Not RT-11, PDP-11, or even DEC...) The Multics process scheduler quantum is 1/4 second; running processes are interrupted and rescheduled every 1/4 second. The idle process updates the light pattern and sleeps until the 1/4 timer runs out or an interrupt occurs. " " Idle with a flashing

IBM 3270 controller emulation

I am trying to wire 3270 support into the DPS8/M emulator. Multics supports 3270 via a bisync connection to the 3270 controller. Multics sends commands to the Front End Network processor, which (originally) passed the commands down the bisync line to the 3270. I have a running Multics and

Re: RX02 Difficulties

On Fri, Dec 8, 2017 at 4:30 PM, Jerry Weiss via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On Dec 8, 2017, at 5:17 PM, Aaron Jackson wrote: > > > = > 3) Try and contrast to the other drive as previously covered. > > This will help rule out a few things and provide some

Re: Can anyone identify what this board is/does?

On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 7:12 AM, Tony Aiuto via cctalk wrote: > https://www.ebay.com/itm/263005049078 > > EBay listing for a "Soviet Magnetic Ferrite Core Memory Board". It looks > like 20 something gigantic cores and a lot of diodes. I am guessing it is > some kind of

Re: Ideas for a simple, but somewhat extendable computer bus

On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 5:40 AM, allison via cctalk wrote: > Creating a bus to accommodate any one cpu at a time is far more > straightforward and there are plenty of > examples than one that is running a mix of many cpus. > > Dim memory of U. of. WA School of Dentistry

Re: Ideas for a simple, but somewhat extendable computer bus

On Fri, Nov 17, 2017 at 5:11 PM, Jim Brain via cctalk wrote: > I'm currently working on a single board computer system, designing from > scratch partially as an education experience, and also as something that > might be of interest to others. > > I don't know how complex

Re: Manchester University Joint System in the 1970s

On Fri, Nov 17, 2017 at 9:24 AM, Peter Allan via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > I was a student at Manchester University from 1974 to 1980. > If you have suggestions about where else to post this query, I would be > grateful for that too. > > Contact the University Library, check to see

Re: Image de-warping tool, and Multics/GCOS panels

On Fri, Oct 27, 2017 at 8:30 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > Does anyone know of any freeware which will fix this? The image tool I > normally use (ImagePals, sort of a poor man's Photoshop) does have a 'warp' > function, but it requires setting up a grid of

Re: Oddball 7-track tapemark?

On Tue, Oct 10, 2017 at 3:29 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Gang; > > I'm running some old (>50 years) 7 track tapes and I've come across an > oddball tapemark. Instead of 17 octal with a 17 LRCC and even parity, > I"m getting 17 00 17 - and the 00 is in the

Re: OT: the death of shortwave / Re: Hallicrafters S-85

On Sat, Oct 7, 2017 at 4:46 PM, Brent Hilpert via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On 2017-Oct-07, at 2:39 PM, Ed via cctalk wrote: > > Good collection start Al! > > What homed you in collecting Hallicrafters? > > > > We have various SW radios at SMECC but I was really

Re: Convex C220 lives

On Mon, Sep 11, 2017 at 5:04 PM, Laurens Vets via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >> > There's something seriously wrong with your site > http://www.vaxbarn.com/index.php/other-bits/603-convex-c220 unless the > title of your work is indeed "Feel Like Having Sex Tonight | Best Legal >

Re: Cromemco and AM Jacquard

On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 1:21 PM, Gary McGill via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Anyone interested in diskettes of system software and some application > software of AM Jacquard for the Cromemco computer? They are over 25 years > old. > > Wow. I wrote applications for the AM100 and

Re: Honeywall mainframe CPU front panel ID?

On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 1:18 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > (for anybody not familiar with generic clone hardware, it did not measure > ANYTHING, it simply had two values that it could display based on a "speed" > pin. "HI" and "LO" were a popular alternative) > >

Re: Honeywall mainframe CPU front panel ID?

On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 11:55 AM, Ed via cctalk wrote: > In looking at our collection of panels in front of us, the large group > of smaller and large black panels seem to be the same between all op > sys however. On the main panel - yes the difference is the

Re: Honeywall mainframe CPU front panel ID?

On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 12:19 PM, wrote: > wait...you Mean the LCM one doing the snake dance is not MULTICS? or > am I getting confused? > ( Hey that snake dance is captivating! I want one of our panels to do > that!) > The LCM is Multics; it has the "APU SELECT"

Re: CPU meter Was: Honeywall mainframe CPU front panel ID?

On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 12:48 PM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > From: Charles Anthony > > > Gah. I saw a picture of one somewhere recently, but I can't remember > > where. > > Are you thinking of this one: > >

Re: Honeywall mainframe CPU front panel ID?

On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 12:03 PM, wrote: > the the one doing the snake crawl is an op panel? that has apu > and these other white multics panels are maint panels or? > Thanks Ed# > [Details vary across models] Typically 'maintenance panel' and 'configuration panel'.

Re: Honeywall mainframe CPU front panel ID?

On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 7:37 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > However, the suspect CPU panels don't have those sections; see an image of > one > here: > > http://ana-3.lcs.mit.edu/~jnc/tech/multics/jpg/multics_panel.jpg > > with detailed images here: > >

Re: Honeywall mainframe CPU front panel ID?

On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 11:28 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On the subject, I need someone with a better memory. > > Around 1973 or so, I visited a friend at the old GE Plant in Phoenix. > All Hoyt could talk about was GECOS, but he was gracious enough to give > me

Re: Honeywall mainframe CPU front panel ID?

On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 11:52 AM, jim stephens via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > >> I have a collection of photographs of some here, including my panel. > > http://jimsoldtoys.blogspot.com/search/label/multics FIRST+Maintenance+Panel: IOM configuration panel.Note the bootload

Re: Honeywall mainframe CPU front panel ID?

On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 11:52 AM, jim stephens via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > >> I have a collection of photographs of some here, including my panel. > > http://jimsoldtoys.blogspot.com/search/label/multics > According to Multicians.org, the only Atlanta Multics was: " 1.

Re: Honeywall mainframe CPU front panel ID?

On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 6:33 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > I wish I knew why there were two different kinds of IOM panel, but I'd > only be guessing - I haven't seen anything in the manuals so far. > > I know that the IOMs evolved; starting with the GE era GIOC

Re: Honeywall mainframe CPU front panel ID?

On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 4:58 PM, Ed Sharpe wrote: > the Dartmouth orig. ran on GE 200 series machines.. we have a core plane, > a driver card and a reel of tape from the old babe back there! What a > great gee whiz time sharing was back then.. > The GE 235 version of

Re: Honeywall mainframe CPU front panel ID?

On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 3:09 PM, Ed Sharpe wrote: > thanks that gives me a better understanding Charles in one chunk of my > knowledge that had a hole in it! > You're welcome. Tying all of this back to the dps8m emulator the emulator originally emulated the DPS8/M. As

Re: Honeywall mainframe CPU front panel ID?

On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 2:48 PM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > There's a picture of an artist's impression of the 645 here: > > http://www.multicians.org/645artist.html > > Oddly enough, that painting was on the wall right outside my office in Tech > Sq! > > Now

Re: Honeywall mainframe CPU front panel ID?

On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 2:17 PM, william degnan via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > >> I am not sure of the evolution path of the 635 to the 60xx; ie. if GE > had > >> an IC version of the 635 and what it was called, or it the 655 came > with a > >> non-Multics support version. > >>

Re: Honeywall mainframe CPU front panel ID?

On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 10:53 AM, Charles Anthony < charles.unix@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > The 6180 is documented has having 8 ports, the DPS8/M as having 4 ports.. > (The DPS8/M is the next hardware generation of the 6180. The SCUs were > upgraded to hold more memory and is was possible to

Re: Honeywall mainframe CPU front panel ID?

On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 11:01 AM, wrote: > from what I was told, many versions of machines by Big H were used > to run multics over the span of time. Ed# > >From the Multics timeline at multicians.org; "GE-645: January, 1967" to last install: "1987: TTGL and TTGP

Re: Line printer art: (was Re: tape baking)

On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 4:19 AM, Martin Hepperle via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > For those interested in viewing those line printer files but without a > suitable printer I have hacked together a small Java program for viewing > and > exporting the files. Nothing great, but it does

Fwd: [multicians] Fwd: Multics dps8m emulator

-- Forwarded message -- From: Tom Van Vleck [multicians] Date: Sat, Jul 8, 2017 at 7:20 AM Subject: [multicians] Fwd: Multics dps8m emulator To: multicians The Multics Simulator now has a packaged non-beta Release 1.0. Thanks to all the folks who worked hard on this. > Begin

Re: Line printer art: (was Re: tape baking)

On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 3:18 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > You know, I do a fair amount of this stuff. The confidential/secret > stuff I keep that way (e.g. 100 tapes that I'm doing for NASA this > summer), but there's also a fair amount of public stuff that I do

Re: gobs of stuff today from recovering a unit of mine.

On Sun, Jun 11, 2017 at 1:54 AM, Ed via cctalk wrote: > tell me abuot the display or send me a link to pix- > > hmmm... was he the one that got the GE Terminet with a HP paint job be > case ge terminets were used with multics?? I need the HP version > paint >

Re: gobs of stuff today from recovering a unit of mine.

On Sun, Jun 11, 2017 at 1:06 AM, jim stephens via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > You should consider a display incorporating Charles's work. He had an > excellent display at last years VCF West. > > I don't know if APL made it to the tapes we have or not. > > Yes, APL is on the Multics

Re: RTX-2000 processor PC/AT add-in card (any takers?)

On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 11:41 AM, Dave via cctalk wrote: > I have a Harris RTX-2000 based system control board for a long defunct > system. The board worked when removed more than 20 years ago in the mid > 90's. The RTX-2000 is a stack-based processor designed for

Re: Full immersion emulation

On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 12:22 PM, Lawrence Wilkinson via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On 01/03/17 21:13, jim stephens via cctalk wrote: > >> On 3/1/2017 11:14 AM, Charles Anthony via cctalk wrote: >> >>> So I am fishing for any existing audio clips

Full immersion emulation

Part of the iconic mainframe experience is the cold room sounds; for early Multics installations (and other systems) the sound of the Selectric operator's console. I/O Selectrics are rare, expensive and unreliable. If some good quality audio clips of a Selectric were available, it should be