Re: Extremely CISC instructions

2021-08-23 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 8/23/21 5:38 PM, Tom Stepleton via cctalk wrote: Have a look at the instruction set for the STAR-100: http://bitsavers.org/pdf/cdc/cyber/cyber_200/60256000_STAR-100hw_Dec75.pdf I'm not quite sure if I've ever used a system with more instructions+variations. --Chuck

Re: Extremely CISC instructions

2021-08-23 Thread Jon Elson via cctalk
On 8/23/21 7:38 PM, Tom Stepleton via cctalk wrote: Hello, For the sake of illustration to folks who are not necessarily used to thinking about what computers do at the machine code level, I'm interested in collecting examples of single instructions for any CPU architecture that are unusually

Re: Extremely CISC instructions

2021-08-23 Thread Dennis Boone via cctalk
> I'm interested in collecting examples of single instructions for any CPU > architecture that are unusually prolific in one way or another. The Prime 50 Series has a few candidates: 1. The procedure call instruction allocates a stack frame, saves the calling procedure's state, then

Re: Extremely CISC instructions

2021-08-23 Thread Guy Dunphy via cctalk
>Hello, > >For the sake of illustration to folks who are not necessarily used to >thinking about what computers do at the machine code level, I'm interested >in collecting examples of single instructions for any CPU architecture that >are unusually prolific in one way or another. This request is

Re: Extremely CISC instructions

2021-08-23 Thread Van Snyder via cctalk
On Tue, 2021-08-24 at 01:38 +0100, Tom Stepleton via cctalk wrote: > For the sake of illustration to folks who are not necessarily used to > thinking about what computers do at the machine code level, I'm > interested > in collecting examples of single instructions for any CPU > architecture that

Re: Extremely CISC instructions

2021-08-23 Thread ben via cctalk
On 2021-08-23 7:09 p.m., Paul Koning via cctalk wrote: On Aug 23, 2021, at 8:38 PM, Tom Stepleton via cctalk wrote: Hello, For the sake of illustration to folks who are not necessarily used to thinking about what computers do at the machine code level, I'm interested in collecting

Re: Extremely CISC instructions

2021-08-23 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Aug 23, 2021, at 8:38 PM, Tom Stepleton via cctalk > wrote: > > Hello, > > For the sake of illustration to folks who are not necessarily used to > thinking about what computers do at the machine code level, I'm interested > in collecting examples of single instructions for any CPU

Extremely CISC instructions

2021-08-23 Thread Tom Stepleton via cctalk
Hello, For the sake of illustration to folks who are not necessarily used to thinking about what computers do at the machine code level, I'm interested in collecting examples of single instructions for any CPU architecture that are unusually prolific in one way or another. This request is highly

Re: 3d modelling software

2021-08-23 Thread Alan Perry via cctalk
Cool. It wasn’t working that well when I tried. > On Aug 23, 2021, at 12:35, Paul Koning wrote: > > Mac OS, 64 bit Intel until recently, Arm64 right now. It's still the Intel > build, that works impressively well through Rosetta 2. The current version > is 0.19. I haven't run into

Re: 3d modelling software

2021-08-23 Thread Jon Elson via cctalk
On 8/23/21 1:19 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote: What OS were you running it on? When I first started trying to use it a couple years ago on a Mac, it didn’t work so well. I started trying to make it work better and then realized that I was spending most of my time trying to make the tool

RE: 3d modelling software

2021-08-23 Thread Dave Wade G4UGM via cctalk
Rob, I asked on the Radio Club net. The other program mentioned RS Design Spark https://www.rs-online.com/designspark Dave G4UGM > -Original Message- > From: cctalk On Behalf Of Rob Jarratt via > cctalk > Sent: 23 August 2021 17:29 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts

Re: 3d modelling software

2021-08-23 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
Mac OS, 64 bit Intel until recently, Arm64 right now. It's still the Intel build, that works impressively well through Rosetta 2. The current version is 0.19. I haven't run into significant issues with it for quite a while. It's been pretty solid since 0.14 in my usage. That's a bit off

Re: 3d modelling software

2021-08-23 Thread John Ames via cctalk
The quick-'n-easy solution I found when I needed to model some parts for a keyboard was https://www.tinkercad.com/ - needs a modern-ish web browser and a modestly beefy system tho.

Re: 3d modelling software

2021-08-23 Thread Pete Turnbull via cctalk
On 23/08/2021 17:29, Rob Jarratt via cctalk wrote: I think I may need to get a small part 3d printed (some plastic board mounting guide rails from a PDP 11/24 H7140 PSU). What software is best for a novice? Preferably free! The hobbyist version of Fusion 360 is free. It's what I use. I've

Re: 3d modelling software

2021-08-23 Thread Alan Perry via cctalk
What OS were you running it on? When I first started trying to use it a couple years ago on a Mac, it didn’t work so well. I started trying to make it work better and then realized that I was spending most of my time trying to make the tool work and not so much time modeling the part that I was

Re: 3d modelling software

2021-08-23 Thread Ethan O'Toole via cctalk
I think I may need to get a small part 3d printed (some plastic board mounting guide rails from a PDP 11/24 H7140 PSU). What software is best for a novice? Preferably free! Thanks Rob I use the web version of Sketchup 3D. It's now owned by Trimble. It gets me by for making project boxes and

Re: 3d modelling software

2021-08-23 Thread Torfinn Ingolfsen via cctalk
If you prefer programming, OpenSCAD https://openscad.org/ might be the 3D modeling software for you. HTH -- Regards, Torfinn Ingolfsen

Re: 3d modelling software

2021-08-23 Thread geneb via cctalk
On Mon, 23 Aug 2021, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote: I use Fusion360. It is free for hobbyists and students. ...for now. Pray Autodesk doesn't alter the deal further. Again. For a true, completely offline, free parametric design package, take a look at Solid Edge 2020 Community Edition. The

Re: 3d modelling software

2021-08-23 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
I haven't used it for 3d printing work, but from other use I can recommend FreeCAD3d. That is open source software, so free for everyone, not just for "students". It has a GUI, and it can also be scripted using Python, which is a great way to construct very complex models. I've used it to

Re: 3d modelling software

2021-08-23 Thread Alan Perry via cctalk
I use Fusion360. It is free for hobbyists and students. alan > On Aug 23, 2021, at 09:34, Rob Jarratt via cctalk > wrote: > > I think I may need to get a small part 3d printed (some plastic board > mounting guide rails from a PDP 11/24 H7140 PSU). What software is best for > a novice?

3d modelling software

2021-08-23 Thread Rob Jarratt via cctalk
I think I may need to get a small part 3d printed (some plastic board mounting guide rails from a PDP 11/24 H7140 PSU). What software is best for a novice? Preferably free! Thanks Rob

Need Spectravideo SVI-328 parts....

2021-08-23 Thread geneb via cctalk
I've got a very nice SV-328 that's had the sad misfortune of having the "K" key rather violently removed. (https://i.imgur.com/IxBIQTj.jpg) Can someone point me to where I could obtain a replacement key top and post? Thanks! g. -- Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007 http://www.f15sim.com -

Re: C.mmp OS

2021-08-23 Thread Liam Proven via cctalk
On Sun, 22 Aug 2021 at 23:42, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: > > >> The answer to the question is Hydra I believe. > > On Sun, 22 Aug 2021, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote: > > But since you are not replying to anything, we don't know what the > > question _was_ ... > > If "drugs, sex, and

Re: Ultrix-11

2021-08-23 Thread Peter Allan via cctalk
Thanks Warner and Ethan. That is very helpful. I had not realised that the partition sizes were REALLY hard wired - as in set in the code. That explains why there is no option to set the size at installation time. I will redo the installation with that in mind. Cheers Peter On Fri, 20 Aug