That would probably be a really good resource for people who tend to see
computers around an want to know what they're looking at... It would be
especially useful for machines that are similar in enclosure but not in
firmware.
Regards,
Chris
Christopher Smith, Perl Developer
Amdocs - Champaign, IL
/usr/bin/perl -e '
print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n");
'
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jochen Kunz [mailto:jkunz@unixag-kl.fh-kl.de]
> What about a (web browseable) collection of prom / boot messages of
> classic machines and OSes?
>
! On December 11, Boatman on the River of Suck wrote:
! > > Nah, Sridhar doesn't know how to party...do you, Sridhar. ;)
! > > Perhaps we can give him some party lessons. 8-)
! >
! > Remember you're talking to a raver. I party for *days* on end. 8-)
!
! Nah...too much dancing, not enough drinking!
!
! -Dave
And a hearty "hear-hear!" to that! Not to mention, he doesn't really
look the 'raver' type. Hmmm... ;)
Speaking of drinking, Tuesdays (tonight!) are when my APA Pool Team
plays. We're in first, with only two more matches to go! Then playoffs for
the States, then it's off to Vegas after States! Woo-hoo, hopefully!
--- David A Woyciesjes
--- C & IS Support Specialist
--- Yale University Press
--- mailto:david.woyciesjes@yale.edu
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> > Dangol'- may, december thing- tellyuhwhat.
> >
> > ;)
>
> Well, the reason I wanted to do it *old* and *fast*...
>
> I wanted to do it old because I actually own a first-revision PDP-11/70
> which my father bought brand new back in the mid-70's when it first came
> out before I was born. It's a really really neat machine with gobs of I/O
> bandwidth. It's fast too. So it made me think what I might be able to do
> with modern components and still make it compatible with my 11/70. (FYI,
> my 11/70 is still working and is still original, down to its fuses and
> fascia).
That is *so* cool, preserving a machine by keeping it in the family!
-dq
On December 11, David Woyciesjes wrote:
> ! > I've discovered a new simple pleasure. Sitting in my
> ! > storage locker with
> ! > a space heater and my IBM Portable Personal Computer
> ! > (thanks again, Jeff)
> ! > programming in BASIC in the middle of the night. Ahhh.
> !
> ! Uhhhh
> !
> ! Sridhar, you ok man?
>
> I dunno, Dave. When he picked up that VaxServer3100 from me yesterday, he
> did have a funny look on his face, right before he went into the pizza
> shop...
Before I moved to FL, Sridhar and Brian Hechinger came down to hang
out and hack on stuff, and crashed on my couches. Late the next
morning, I walk into the living room to find Sridhar just waking up.
He sits up, gets what is likely that very same funny look on his face,
and says "NAME THY FECES!!"
I think the boy needs to eat more beef and less plantlife. All
that chlorophyll is getting into his brain. ;)
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire
St. Petersburg, FL
> > With all that iron, ya gotta throw a party sometime soon!
>
> I am pretty sure that I will be bringing one of my IBM S/390 G1's to VCF
> East next year with VM, MVS, and Linux running. If anyone else brings
> machines capable of SNA, FDDI, Ethernet or ATM, you'll be welcome to hook
> up to me.
Ok, Russ, to see Sridhar's stuff, we gotta get together and do a
Hillbilly VCF 1.0
If we time it right and have it in Owensboro, we could
make it a part of the Kentucky Burgoo Festival...
;)
I've discovered a new simple pleasure. Sitting in my storage locker with
a space heater and my IBM Portable Personal Computer (thanks again, Jeff)
programming in BASIC in the middle of the night. Ahhh.
Peace... Sridhar
On December 11, Boatman on the River of Suck wrote:
> I am pretty sure that I will be bringing one of my IBM S/390 G1's to VCF
> East next year with VM, MVS, and Linux running. If anyone else brings
> machines capable of SNA, FDDI, Ethernet or ATM, you'll be welcome to hook
> up to me.
Eh? The G1 isn't 10 years old, is it?
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire
St. Petersburg, FL
> From: Fred Cisin (XenoSoft) <cisin(a)xenosoft.com>
> I once encountered a TRS-80 whose keyboard wasn't working due to a
> chronic accumulation of marijuana seeds that had fallen in.
You got it from Sellam, right? ;>)
Glen
0/0
Let's say a DEC PDP-1 comes up for auction. The economy is good and times
are stable.
What would you be willing to pay for a DEC PDP-1?
This is strictly a hypothetical.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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