SWTPC 6800, FLEX and Percom Floppy

2020-03-04 Thread Mike Douglas via cctalk
Now that I have my SWTPC 6800 loading and saving programs with paper tape, cassette, and floppy disk (using the Percom LFD-400 controller and their MiniDOS and MPX “operating systems”), the next logical step is getting FLEX up and running. Unfortunately, I only have the Percom floppy controller

Re: 2.11bsd rogue can't build

2020-03-04 Thread Glen Slick via cctalk
On Wed, Mar 4, 2020 at 6:02 PM Jacob Ritorto via cctalk wrote: > > Wonder why I can't make(1) rogue on my 11/83, 2044KW, latest patch > release from sms. > The ld "text overflow" error is probably due to the the total size of text (executable code) exceeding 64KB. The sum of the object files I

2.11bsd rogue can't build

2020-03-04 Thread Jacob Ritorto via cctalk
Wonder why I can't make(1) rogue on my 11/83, 2044KW, latest patch release from sms. [16] root--> make cc -O -DUNIX -DUNIX_BSD4_2 -c curses.c cc -O -DUNIX -DUNIX_BSD4_2 -c hit.c cc -O -DUNIX -DUNIX_BSD4_2 -c init.c cc -O -DUNIX -DUNIX_BSD4_2 -c inventory.c cc -O -DUNIX -DUNIX_BSD4_2 -c

Re: Mystery 1970 core board

2020-03-04 Thread Jon Elson via cctalk
On 03/04/2020 10:32 AM, Bob Smith via cctalk wrote: The Unibus was patented. Don't lmpw jpw ,icj pf the WCS/,ocrpcpdomg SIE jad avao;ab;e/ I do not have the ISA in my head or handy, been more than 30 years since I touched a Pluribus, BBN version of the SUE. A quick scan of the MAC-16 / SUE

Re: Mystery 1970 core board

2020-03-04 Thread s shumaker via cctalk
On 3/3/2020 4:18 PM, Jules Richardson via cctalk wrote: Hopefully collective wisdom can help on this one - does anyone have a clue what system this core board was from: http://www.classiccmp.org/acornia/tmp/coresmall.jpg The curved edge connectors (presumably to make board insertion

Re: Mystery 1970 core board

2020-03-04 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 3/4/20 12:40 PM, dwight via cctalk wrote: > It is interesting, the way the edge connector is curved. I wish I'd seen this > done on more boards. it was common in Burroughs systems

Re: Mystery 1970 core board

2020-03-04 Thread dwight via cctalk
It is interesting, the way the edge connector is curved. I wish I'd seen this done on more boards. Sometimes I want to use a hammer to assist in inserting cards. My Nicolet has two and sometimes three 80 pin connectors. Dwight From: cctalk on behalf of Rick

RE: Mystery 1970 core board

2020-03-04 Thread Rick Bensene via cctalk
Al Kossow wrote Re: Mystery 1970 core board: >found it in this MAC-16 ad >https://adspast.com/store/customer/product.php?productid=62927 The MAC-16 in this ad looks odd. The front panel has nothing behind it...or at least, very little. I'm not familiar with the MAC-16, but either the ad has

Re: Mystery 1970 core board

2020-03-04 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
found it in this MAC-16 ad https://adspast.com/store/customer/product.php?productid=62927 On 3/3/20 4:18 PM, Jules Richardson via cctalk wrote: > > > Hopefully collective wisdom can help on this one - does anyone have a clue > what system this core board was from: >

Re: Mystery 1970 core board

2020-03-04 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
if it's LEC, it may be for a MAC-16 the form factor of the SUE boards is quite different (single edge connector) docs under http://bitsavers.org/pdf/lockheed On 3/4/20 8:32 AM, Bob Smith via cctalk wrote: > The Unibus was patented. Don't lmpw jpw ,icj pf the WCS/,ocrpcpdomg > SIE jad

Re: Mystery 1970 core board

2020-03-04 Thread Bob Smith via cctalk
The Unibus was patented. Don't lmpw jpw ,icj pf the WCS/,ocrpcpdomg SIE jad avao;ab;e/ I do not have the ISA in my head or handy, been more than 30 years since I touched a Pluribus, BBN version of the SUE. //bob On Wed, Mar 4, 2020 at 11:27 AM Mark Linimon wrote: > > On Wed, Mar 04, 2020 at

Re: Mystery 1970 core board

2020-03-04 Thread Mark Linimon via cctalk
On Wed, Mar 04, 2020 at 11:25:20AM -0500, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote: > That's interesting. I remember seeing a SUE at the university, but > that was not a PDP-11 clone at all. The one at Rice University circa 1978 also had 6? 8? processors in the cabinet. mcl

Re: Good picture of a S360.

2020-03-04 Thread Jon Elson via cctalk
On 03/03/2020 11:39 PM, Dave Wade via cctalk wrote: For those interested there are several 360/67 pictures here... http://history.cs.ncl.ac.uk/anniversaries/40th/images/ibm360_672/index.html HUH! The first two pictures there are MIRRORED! (pictures 8 and 9 are right.) Jon

Re: Mystery 1970 core board

2020-03-04 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Mar 4, 2020, at 10:46 AM, Bob Smith via cctalk > wrote: > > LEC16 was a copy of the PDP11. Lockheed sold it to BBN. BBN relabeled > it Pluribus. > I was part of the DEC engineering team looking at purchasing the LEC, > as one of the features was the ability to be an Arpanet IMP. > I was

Re: Good picture of a S360.

2020-03-04 Thread Jon Elson via cctalk
On 03/03/2020 10:44 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: ETA: I believe that the CPU shown is a 360/50. Yes, 360/50 (or 2050 for the purists) had 4 rollers on the console display. 360/30 had none, 360/40 had 2, 360/65 had 4. Jon

Re: Good picture of a S360.

2020-03-04 Thread Jon Elson via cctalk
On 03/03/2020 09:24 PM, Chris Zach via cctalk wrote: From Imgur. The question: How the heck can you wear stiletto heels in a data center? https://i.imgur.com/rakM62J.jpg That's an IBM publicity photo. Don't expect anything real in them. Jon

Re: Mystery 1970 core board

2020-03-04 Thread Bob Smith via cctalk
LEC16 was a copy of the PDP11. Lockheed sold it to BBN. BBN relabeled it Pluribus. I was part of the DEC engineering team looking at purchasing the LEC, as one of the features was the ability to be an Arpanet IMP. I was quite familiar with t the Unibus, and noticed the print set was very similar

Re: Mystery 1970 core board

2020-03-04 Thread Jules Richardson via cctalk
On 3/3/20 6:18 PM, Jules Richardson via cctalk wrote: Hopefully collective wisdom can help on this one - does anyone have a clue what system this core board was from I think I may have figured it out. Back when I picked these up (I have another one, too) they were in a pile of boards from

Re: Mystery 1970 core board

2020-03-04 Thread Jules Richardson via cctalk
On 3/3/20 9:32 PM, Brent Hilpert via cctalk wrote: It looks to be 16 bits wide rather than 8, I think you'll find there's another 8 bit-arrays of cores on the underside of the planar-array daughter board. You may well be right; I can't quite tell for sure as there's not much clearance between