Re: More videos of VCF's Univac

2017-10-13 Thread Ben Sinclair via cctalk 
On Tue, Oct 10, 2017 at 1:16 PM, Evan Koblentz via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:

> I texted our project leader. He replied: "The short answer is I don't
> know. The copy I got is from one of the sailors on a destroyer with the
> equipment. Most programs written for the 1219 used an assembler called TRIM
> or Ultra. Remember that there is only 32K of memory in the machine."
>

They're not currently using these machines, are they? I did a little
digging and I found mentions of that machine running the "RIM-24 Tartar"
missile system, which is still in use, but maybe the computer has been
replaced by now!



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RE: More videos of VCF's Univac

2017-10-11 Thread Jay West via cctalk 

VCF Univac 'project leader' wrote:
"Remember that there is only 32K of memory in the machine."

"only 32k"?? HP2K ran 32 users in 32K of ram, and did it quite well.

J

Re: More videos of VCF's Univac

2017-10-11 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk 
On 10/10/2017 11:16 AM, Evan Koblentz via cctalk wrote:

> I texted our project leader. He replied: "The short answer is I don't
> know. The copy I got is from one of the sailors on a destroyer with the
> equipment. Most programs written for the 1219 used an assembler called
> TRIM or Ultra. Remember that there is only 32K of memory in the machine."

For the day, that's actually quite a bit--that's 32K of 18-bit
words--more than a lot of S/360 iron at the time had.

--Chuck

Re: More videos of VCF's Univac

2017-10-11 Thread Ed via cctalk 
good to see it up and running!
Ed#
 
 
In a message dated 10/10/2017 5:08:17 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:

nice  job.  How many 1219-B's are still running in the world any  more?
Bill

On Tue, Oct 10, 2017 at 1:00 AM, Evan Koblentz via cctalk  <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:

> Here it is  loading/running memory tests and Wumpus. :)
>
>  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_e5fSxflvrzeovlnioDfQR86zJOLPQ-D
>

Re: More videos of VCF's Univac

2017-10-11 Thread CuriousMarc via cctalk 
Wonderful! What a beast! Nice to see the Model 35 TTY working so well too. 
Wumpus runs on my HP 85, but it's not quite the same experience ;-). Curiously 
it's one of the kids favorite  vintage games. 
Marc



On Oct 9, 2017, at 10:00 PM, Evan Koblentz via cctalk  
wrote:

Here it is loading/running memory tests and Wumpus. :)

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_e5fSxflvrzeovlnioDfQR86zJOLPQ-D

Re: More videos of VCF's Univac

2017-10-10 Thread Evan Koblentz via cctalk 

Here it is loading/running memory tests and Wumpus. :)

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_e5fSxflvrzeovlnioDfQR86zJOLPQ-D


Fun.  Would love to see more Wumpus, but turn the camera 90 degrees.

Was it written in FORTRAN?  Machine code?  Feasible to port other
games of the vintage?



I texted our project leader. He replied: "The short answer is I don't 
know. The copy I got is from one of the sailors on a destroyer with the 
equipment. Most programs written for the 1219 used an assembler called 
TRIM or Ultra. Remember that there is only 32K of memory in the machine."

Re: More videos of VCF's Univac

2017-10-10 Thread Evan Koblentz via cctalk 

nice job.  How many 1219-B's are still running in the world any more?


None that I know of...

Re: More videos of VCF's Univac

2017-10-10 Thread Liam Proven via cctalk 
On 10 October 2017 at 07:00, Evan Koblentz via cctalk
 wrote:
> Here it is loading/running memory tests and Wumpus. :)
>
> https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_e5fSxflvrzeovlnioDfQR86zJOLPQ-D

Wonderful -- but I do wish the camera operator had held their phone on its side!

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Re: More videos of VCF's Univac

2017-10-10 Thread Lyle Bickley via cctalk 
On Tue, 10 Oct 2017 01:00:34 -0400
Evan Koblentz via cctalk  wrote:

> Here it is loading/running memory tests and Wumpus. :)
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_e5fSxflvrzeovlnioDfQR86zJOLPQ-D

Terrific!!! Passing this on the the PDP-1 and 1401 Restoration  and
Demo Teams at the CHM.

Cheers,
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Re: More videos of VCF's Univac

2017-10-10 Thread Ethan Dicks via cctalk 
On Tue, Oct 10, 2017 at 1:00 AM, Evan Koblentz via cctalk
 wrote:
> Here it is loading/running memory tests and Wumpus. :)
>
> https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_e5fSxflvrzeovlnioDfQR86zJOLPQ-D

Fun.  Would love to see more Wumpus, but turn the camera 90 degrees.

Was it written in FORTRAN?  Machine code?  Feasible to port other
games of the vintage?

-ethan

Re: More videos of VCF's Univac

2017-10-10 Thread william degnan via cctalk 
nice job.  How many 1219-B's are still running in the world any more?
Bill

On Tue, Oct 10, 2017 at 1:00 AM, Evan Koblentz via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:

> Here it is loading/running memory tests and Wumpus. :)
>
> https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_e5fSxflvrzeovlnioDfQR86zJOLPQ-D
>