On 08/03/2019 02:06 PM, ben via cctalk wrote:
Many were not published. A friend built a TTL computer
based on the PDP-8 but no details were published.
A field service tech at a company I once worked for built a
16-bit computer that was a whole generation better than the
12-bit machines that
Many were not published. A friend built a TTL computer based on the PDP-8 but
no details were published.
There was a design in the UK called the "weeny-bitter" in the Amateur Computer
Club newsletters. Not sure how many got built...
Information is scattered through the magazines. I think
I'm pretty sure it was intended as a PLC or more precisely a PDP11
competitor as others stated. I am reading an excellent book "The
Small Computer Concept" which kind of awe inspiring lays out the need
for the Series/1, the ISA, and monitor functions in 400 pages.
On Sat, Aug 3, 2019 at 10:29 AM
On 08/02/2019 10:04 PM, ED SHARPE via cctalk wrote:
Was IBM Series/1 for process control?Ed#
I don't think it was necessarily DESIGNED for process
control, it was a decent 16-bit mini.
But, it did get USED a lot for that application. They were
also used as interfaces from the IBM channel
On 08/02/2019 09:32 PM, William Donzelli via cctalk wrote:
I have a pair, plus parts.
The hardware is excellent. They have fairly fast processors, and the
I/O capacity is great. Reliability is typical IBM.
The OS sucks balls. All the balls.
Commercially, they were not a success, despite being
Howdy Folks.
I wish I had thought of this a few days ago, but I wasn't sure if I was
going to be making it to the VCF event this weekend. Being that I am, I'd
like to offer to bring any item that you want to purchase to the VCF if
you're going to be there yourself. That way you can save on the
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> On 8/2/2019 11:15 AM, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote:
> > 1993 article on
