On Scanning

2019-01-01 Thread Guy Dunphy via cctalk
This may be a good place to mention a text I began writing some while ago: On Scanning. http://everist.org/temp/__On_scanning.htm Meant to be a 'how to' about scanning and post-processing techniques, written as I explored that myself. It's not finished because I was working on a solution to

Re: Happy New Year!

2019-01-01 Thread Guy Dunphy via cctalk
At 06:48 AM 1/01/2019 +, you wrote: > >Happy  New  Year  to all! >Ed# > >Sent from AOL Mobile Mail So, no new year's resolution about not typing extra spaces after words, Ed? Well maybe next year? Best wishes to all, and hopefully 2019 will bring everyone lots of interesting classic

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

2019-01-01 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Dec 31, 2018, at 11:43 PM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk > wrote: > >> From: Paul Koning > >>> On Dec 31, 2018, at 6:32 PM, Henk Gooijen via cctalk >> classiccmp.org> wrote: >>> ... >>> There are one or two bits in a register of the RK11 that have a >>> different meaning/function, depending

Re: Motorola M88K books & user manuals (looking for)

2019-01-01 Thread Jim Manley via cctalk
RISC was never just about compiler and hardware simplification for improved performance of the most frequently-executed instructions. It's also been front-and-center in low-power (e.g., mobile) and embedded (now including Internet of Things) applications, which each far outpace the number of

Re: Motorola M88K books & user manuals (looking for)

2019-01-01 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 1/1/19 7:17 PM, Jim Manley via cctalk wrote: > RISC was never just about compiler and hardware simplification for improved > performance of the most frequently-executed instructions. John Cocke is rolling over in his grave.

Re: Motorola M88K books & user manuals (looking for)

2019-01-01 Thread ben via cctalk
On 1/1/2019 8:58 AM, Carlo Pisani via cctalk wrote: hi on DTB we are designing a RISC-ish CPU, code name "Arise-v2"(1). We are using the MIPS R2K and the RISC-V as the reference. In the end, it will be implemented in HDL -> FPGA. The page on DTB is related to a software emulator (written in C)

Re: Motorola M88K books & user manuals (looking for)

2019-01-01 Thread Guy Sotomayor Jr via cctalk
> On Jan 1, 2019, at 2:35 PM, Carlo Pisani via cctalk > wrote: > >> I was never a fan of RISC architecture as does not fit the standard high >> level language model. Everybody wants a 1 pass compiler, thus the RISC >> model. If you are doing your own RISC model, you might consider a model >>

Re: music dec tapes? (paper)

2019-01-01 Thread Kyle Owen via cctalk
On Tue, Jan 1, 2019, 15:18 Adrian Stoness via cctalk anyone seen these music tapes before i grabed this trays for the oddnes of > the content of these tapes? also apears to have the software to play them? > > >

Re: Motorola M88K books & user manuals (looking for)

2019-01-01 Thread Guy Sotomayor Jr via cctalk
> On Jan 1, 2019, at 2:00 PM, ben via cctalk wrote: > > On 1/1/2019 8:58 AM, Carlo Pisani via cctalk wrote: >> hi >> on DTB we are designing a RISC-ish CPU, code name "Arise-v2"(1). >> We are using the MIPS R2K and the RISC-V as the reference. >> In the end, it will be implemented in HDL ->

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

2019-01-01 Thread Fritz Mueller via cctalk
> On Dec 31, 2018, at 8:43 PM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk > wrote: > > In the RKDS: bit 7 has changed the definition slightly ("Drive Ready" to > "R/W/S Ready"), but seems to be basically the same. In the RKCS, bit 9 is > "Read/Write All" in the -C, and unused in the -D; bit 12 is "Maint" in the

Re: music dec tapes? (paper)

2019-01-01 Thread Bill Degnan via cctalk
I have these, plays music over the radio b On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 4:18 PM Adrian Stoness via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > anyone seen these music tapes before i grabed this trays for the oddnes of > the content of these tapes? also apears to have the software to play them? > > >

Re: music dec tapes? (paper)

2019-01-01 Thread Kyle Owen via cctalk
On Tue, Jan 1, 2019, 18:23 Bill Degnan via cctalk I have these, plays music over the radio > b > Bill, which of these tapes do you have exactly? I've checked and it would appear DECUS 8-152 is not intended to play over the radio, but rather with a DAC (or two). I'm still working on fully

Re: Motorola M88K books & user manuals (looking for)

2019-01-01 Thread Josh Dersch via cctalk
On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 7:18 PM Jim Manley via cctalk wrote: > RISC was never just about compiler and hardware simplification for improved > performance of the most frequently-executed instructions. It's also been > front-and-center in low-power (e.g., mobile) and embedded (now including >

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

2019-01-01 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 1/1/19 8:03 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote: > I thought Shustek was a person?) CHM Shustek Center in Fremont, where software and text is stored, and where I have my lab and office. Named for CHM's Chairman (Len Shustek)

Re: Motorola M88K books & user manuals (looking for)

2019-01-01 Thread Carlo Pisani via cctalk
I am looking for original printed copy Il giorno mar 1 gen 2019 alle ore 18:31 Josh Dersch via cctalk ha scritto: > > There are these things called "printers." > > - Josh > > On 1/1/2019 9:13 AM, Carlo Pisani via cctalk wrote: > > yes, but I prefer a printed copy > > > > Il giorno mar 1 gen 2019

Re: Motorola M88K books & user manuals (looking for)

2019-01-01 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
On Tue, 1 Jan 2019, Josh Dersch via cctalk wrote: There are these things called "printers." A lot of them are getting on in years and getting kinda cranky. There has been a decline in their business due to copy machines for small to medium volume, and overseas competition. But some of them

music dec tapes? (paper)

2019-01-01 Thread Adrian Stoness via cctalk
anyone seen these music tapes before i grabed this trays for the oddnes of the content of these tapes? also apears to have the software to play them? https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Lot-of-15-digital-decus-Paper-Tapes-w-Case/273628629483?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649

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

2019-01-01 Thread Bill Degnan via cctalk
On Tue, Jan 1, 2019, 4:16 AM Guy Dunphy via cctalk At 09:44 AM 31/12/2018 -0800, you wrote: > > > > > >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

Re: On Scanning

2019-01-01 Thread ED SHARPE via cctalk
Very nice book scanner!There is  probably a  second  career    out there  for  you if  you  chose to  make them!Ed# In a message dated 1/1/2019 11:01:31 AM US Mountain Standard Time, cctalk@classiccmp.org writes: On Tue, 1 Jan 2019, Guy Dunphy via cctalk wrote: > This may be a good place to

Re: Motorola M88K books & user manuals (looking for)

2019-01-01 Thread Mark Linimon via cctalk
Well as it turns out I have several boxes of databooks that I need to get catalogued and listed. (My decluttering task was supposed to be finished *last* year ...) Here we have: MC88100 RISC Microprocessor User's Manual MC88200 Cache/Memory Management Unit User's Manual Please pay shipping

Re: Motorola M88K books & user manuals (looking for)

2019-01-01 Thread Josh Dersch via cctalk
There are these things called "printers." - Josh On 1/1/2019 9:13 AM, Carlo Pisani via cctalk wrote: yes, but I prefer a printed copy Il giorno mar 1 gen 2019 alle ore 18:08 Al Kossow via cctalk ha scritto: On 1/1/19 7:58 AM, Carlo Pisani via cctalk wrote: hi As a second reference, I'd

Re: Motorola M88K books & user manuals (looking for)

2019-01-01 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 1/1/19 7:58 AM, Carlo Pisani via cctalk wrote: > hi > As a second reference, I'd like to consider the first Motorola RISC: > 88K, which is very elegant and neat ISA; unfortunately, I have > difficulties at finding user manuals and books about it. >

Re: On Scanning

2019-01-01 Thread geneb via cctalk
On Tue, 1 Jan 2019, Guy Dunphy via cctalk wrote: This may be a good place to mention a text I began writing some while ago: On Scanning. http://everist.org/temp/__On_scanning.htm Meant to be a 'how to' about scanning and post-processing techniques, written as I explored that myself. It's

RE: On Scanning

2019-01-01 Thread Grif via cctalk
On another forum, a JW Early did a lot of magazine scans.  I'll look to see if I saved any of his descriptions.  My memory,  he scanned twice, once for line and text, and again for images. Original message From: Guy Dunphy via cctalk Date: 01/01/2019 01:29 (GMT-08:00) To:

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

2019-01-01 Thread Noel Chiappa via cctalk
> From: Al Kossow > I do not archive any paper myself. There are quite a few silver-dish lovers; you might be able to raise some funds by listing stuff on eBait (although I can easily see that maybe it would be more hassle than it's worth). > Currently, I am being asked to reduce my

Re: Motorola M88K books & user manuals (looking for)

2019-01-01 Thread Carlo Pisani via cctalk
yes, but I prefer a printed copy Il giorno mar 1 gen 2019 alle ore 18:08 Al Kossow via cctalk ha scritto: > > > > On 1/1/19 7:58 AM, Carlo Pisani via cctalk wrote: > > hi > > > As a second reference, I'd like to consider the first Motorola RISC: > > 88K, which is very elegant and neat ISA;

Re: Motorola M88K books & user manuals (looking for)

2019-01-01 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
Any chance of getting the list to add 'monthly digest' format? 12 doses of this a year would be about right. On 1/1/19 9:13 AM, Carlo Pissant wrote: > yes, but I prefer a printed copy > >> I have difficulties at finding user manuals and books about it. >>> >>

Re: Motorola M88K books & user manuals (looking for)

2019-01-01 Thread Toby Thain via cctalk
On 2019-01-01 1:08 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: > On Tue, 1 Jan 2019, Josh Dersch via cctalk wrote: >> There are these things called "printers." > > A lot of them are getting on in years and getting kinda cranky. Speaking of which, it's a new year, can we not prolong this thread into a 100

Re: Motorola M88K books & user manuals (looking for)

2019-01-01 Thread Josh Dersch via cctalk
There are these things called "printers." - Josh On 1/1/2019 9:13 AM, Carlo Pisani via cctalk wrote: yes, but I prefer a printed copy Il giorno mar 1 gen 2019 alle ore 18:08 Al Kossow via cctalk ha scritto: On 1/1/19 7:58 AM, Carlo Pisani via cctalk wrote: hi As a second reference, I'd