test-drb April 2006

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Was anyone else at Trenton this weekend?

by evan＠snarc.net

Just wondering who else might've fought the rain at the Trenton Computer Festival this weekend. >From our regional club, there was: John Allain, Bob Applegate, Bill Degnan, Bob Grieb, Herb Johnson, Andy Meyer, Bryan Pope, Jim Scheef, and myself. A few random people visited our club booth and said they used to be here on classiccmp, but I didn't get names. Best score of the flea market: Bill Degnan obtained a PDP-11.

19 years, 1 month

New GTTY - A Glass TTY + Load paper tape for a PDP-8/E/F/M/A - now WITH "PACING"

by lbickley＠bickleywest.com

Want a program to act as a "Glass" TTY for your PDP-8x - with paper tape file upload and capture capabilities? Free? You can download if via anonymous FTP >from "bickleywest.com" or using your browser via "ftp://bickleywest.com". The new version of "GTTY" contains pacing, so that slow PDP-8 programs can read from the "paper tape reader" without issues. Included: The hardware changes you'll need to make on your console async. board to get "pacing" functionality. To make it work you'll need a serial cable from your PDP-8/x TTY console (EIA RS-232 mode) to the serial port of a DOS capable PC. GTTY has been tested with DOS 6.22 and a DOS Window in Windows 98se and Windows XT. A copy of the file "gtty.txt" which describes it's capabilities and limitations is below. ---------------------------------------------------------- GTTY - A Glass TTY + Load paper tape software into a PDP-8 Version 0.91, 4/24/2006 ---------------------------------------------------------- Lyle Bickley, Bickley Consulting West Inc. Note: Changes from release 0.8 include: 1) Ability to "pace" using hardware CTS based on Reader Run. Helpful in dealing with slow software reads from "paper tape" by FOCAL, etc. 2) New function to allow escaping from a "hung" load from CTS drop (Reader Run off). Useful when the BIN loader halts on completion of a load - and there is still "paper tape" trailer in a file. 3) Now supports up to 38400 baud. 4) There is a new function key and a new parameter (see below) Acknowledgemets --------------- This software was inspired by K. McQuiggin's "RIM Client, Version 0.2" (July, 1998), AKA "send.c": http://highgate.comm.sfu.ca/pdp8/software/send.c The hardware modifications recommended below are directly or indirectly >from Aaron Nabil's site: http://pdp-8.org/flow.html. Also helpful are Douglas Jones "Notes" on the KL8E and KL8JA asynchronous Interfaces: http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/~jones/pdp8/hard8e/kl8e.html http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/~jones/pdp8/hard8e/kl8ja.html Software - "Glass TTY - GTTY" ----------------------------- I decided to write a complete "Glass" TTY that could be used as a console, paper tape "reader" and "punch" for my PDP-8/F. I also wanted it to be capable of "pacing", so it could be functional with programs such as FOCAL and multi-segement tapes. Starting up, it is a full duplex glass TTY - and sends the characters you type to the PDP-8 and displays the characters received from the PDP-8 on the screen/monitor. Hitting the "F2" key - it asks you for a PT (paper tape) filename - lets you specify whether you want it to strip "garbage" characters from the tape before uploading it to the PDP8. After the upload, it automatically switches back to "glass" TTY mode. If GTTY get's "hung" while uploading (typically the BIN loader halting after complition of a load with trailer remaining in the "reader") hit F3. This will escape the pacing wait from CTS dropping (RDR RUN off). Hitting the "F4" key asks for the name of a "Capture" file. After entering a filename and hitting "Enter", all data received from the PDP-8 will be captured to the file. Note that the display is turned off - as typically the data to be "captured" is a binary punch file. Hitting the "F5" key closes the capture file and GTTY switches back to "glass" TTY mode. The other two active function keys are "F1" - Help, and "F6" - Exit. Notes: 1. No function keys get passed to the PDP-8 (even those that are not "progamatically active". 2. Filenames are limited to DOS's 8.3 filename format. 3. The GTTY startup parameters (upper or lower case) are: -P port [COM port=1,2,3 or 4] Default "1" -B baud [Baud rate=110,300,600,1200,2400,4800,9600 or 19200] Default "9600" -S stop bits [Number of stop bits=1 or 2] Default "1" -N No CTS hardware (Turns of pacing for those who haven't made the appropriate hardware changes to their KL8E or KL8-JA boards.) -H help 4. I'm a *NIX buff and haven't written DOS code for years, but I wrote GTTY as a DOS program because I know there are a lot of collectors that use "imagedisk", "Teledisk", "PUTR", etc. which only operate on DOS - and many folks who don't have *NIX systems. I've successfully tested GTTY on DOS 6.22, Windows 98 SE in a DOS window, and Windows XT [Home Edition] in a DOS window. 5. I'm including the source code, for anyone who would like to "hack" the program, add feature, etc. My only request is that if you release it back to the community that you change it's name, and maintain my copyright notice in the code and startup. Note that it is totally "free" when used for non-commercial use. Please contact me at lbickley at bickleywest.com for commercial use. 6. I wrote GTTY in "C" - and wanted to use a freely available DOS compiler and libraries. I selected Dave Dunfield's "Micro-C". Dave's compiler and libraries let you get close enough to the "metal" to make a program such as GTTY responsive and effective - easily handling communications, screen and keyboard control simultaneously. His compiler can be downloaded from: www.dunfield.com, either "free" or if you want all the examples and library source (I did) for the modest cost of $25. 7. I've successfully uploaded virtually every paper tape diagnostic available for my system (and it's I/O). In addition, I've uploaded FOCAL and other software without error at 9600 baud. I've tried it using both the M8550-YA and the M8655 "TTY" console boards with equal success. 8. I've tested GTTY with 38400 baud and slow reading - and pacing works! 9. The keyboard backspace and delete keys both generate a TTY rubout (Octal 377) character. NEW Section - Hardware changes to implement "Pacing" ---------------------------------------------------- When running programs like the RIM or BIN loaders, the PDP-8/E is easily able to "keep up" reading a paper tape file from GTTY. However, some programs as FOCAL, read the paper tape reader slowly. Without hardware modifications, GTTY will attempt to "cram" characters to the PDP-8 when it isn't capable of reading them - hence missed data. To fix this problem, your M8550 or M8655 TTY console board needs to be modified. The modification essentially ties RTS/DTR (CTS after a full handshake null modem) to the Reader Run flip flop on the console board. GTTY is able to sense CTS and wait until Reader Run is set (CTS O.K.) before sending a character to the PDP-8. The hardware changes for the KL8-JA are written up nicely by Aaron Nabil at his website: http://pdp-8.org/flow.html. I suggest that you use the "UNTESTED BUT SHOULD WORK" procedure described after steps 1-5. I've tested it - and it works perfectly. The big advantage of this procedure is that current loop remains functional. I also wanted GTTY to work with the older KL8E async controller (M8650). It turns out that the hardware modifications are much easier on the older board! On E32 (MC1488) remove the solder from pins 4 and 5. Gently bend the pins away >from the board so they no longer make contact. Solder both pins 4 and 5 to a jumper wire. Connect the other end of the jumper to E48 (7474 - Rdr Run) pin 9. That's it! The older board works great with both current and EIA modes without any other changes. Have fun! Cheers, Lyle -- Lyle Bickley Bickley Consulting West Inc. Mountain View, CA http://bickleywest.com "Black holes are where God is dividing by zero"

19 years, 1 month

Cosmetic replicas

by ggs＠shiresoft.com

Hi, I wanted to let you folks know that I'm getting pricing on having some cosmetic parts made up. Here's what I'm going for: * 11/20 front panel plexis. These will be the original colors and be an exact replica of the original 11/20 front panel plexi. It be identical in every way to the original (except that it will look *new*). * H960 header panel inserts. Right now I'm getting quotes for the blank magenta/red and the D|I|G|I|T|A|L PDP-11 inserts. However, I also expect to be able to have produced the yellow/brown and PDP-8E inserts as well. Note that these are *not* the plasic header panels but are the inserts that go in them. As soon as I have pricing I'll let y'all know. It should be in a couple of days. -- TTFN - Guy

19 years, 1 month

Prime 2250 in the UK

by kossow＠computerhistory.org

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8800968650 Hopefully someone nearby can save this. As someone has pointed out, this machine really needs to be saved. It is a pretty large system, and may have the sources for Salford University's FTN77 compiler on the backup tapes.

19 years, 1 month

Tektronix 4041 System Controller Docs

by legalize＠xmission.com

Since I just acquired one of these new-in-box with all the docs, if someone else out there needs more docs for these let me know and I'll move them to the top of my scanning queue. Of particular interest is the documentation for several of the ROM packs and the complete programmer's reference documentation giving all the details on the BASIC language in the controller. -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline"-- code samples, sample chapter, FAQ: <http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/book/> Pilgrimage: Utah's annual demoparty <http://pilgrimage.scene.org>

19 years, 1 month

1350A vs 1351A

by bobalan＠sbcglobal.net

<>No, I'm not sure. It's been a long time. However that's the resolutions given in the manual for the 1350 and in the HP 1980 and 1982 catalogs. Probably they are just rounding it off. The manual does mention the X=1022, Y=1023 max values for a plot absolute command. Bob ----------------------------- Message: 13 Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 19:48:47 +0100 (BST) From: ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell) Subject: Re: 1350 vs 1351 To: cctalk at classiccmp.org Message-ID: <m1FWeD1-000IxzC at p850ug1> Content-Type: text/plain Are you sure about that? I could have sworn the 1350 was 1024*1023 resolution (10 bits/axis, with 'all ones' as one particular coordinate indicating that the 10 bits of other coordinate are a character code + attiributes) -tony

19 years, 1 month

VAX ADVENTURE, was Re: RL02 problem

by henk.gooijen＠oce.com

Ohh boy, if I can not use the HSC70, even if the CI board L0009 is installed in the VAX without the CI750 (which is a complete cabinets in its own), I think I will try to sell the HSC70 to get some money back spent on the transportation on the system ... I really don't have the space for yet an other cabinet :-( I downloaded DUNGEON, but I mean Zork. Are those two (almost) identical? I never saw Zork, just read about it in an article. I will check out DUNGEON and ADVENT in RT-11 is a couple of weeks. I will also take the time to read through the updated manual (I know, ... I have it on a stack "todo" things). - Henk. > -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org > [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Johnny Billquist > Sent: zondag 23 april 2006 0:45 > To: cctalk at classiccmp.org > Subject: RE: VAX ADVENTURE, was Re: RL02 problem > > "Gooijen, Henk" <henk.gooijen at oce.com> wrote: > > > Cool! Thanks Jim. > > Ethan's and your response have exact the same hh:mm time stamp! > > (at least on my computer). > > For my 11/750 I will need a copy of some OpenVMS version > first, because I > promised to wipe the disks, otherwise I > could only get the system without > the disks. I wanted the > cab with the three RA81's too, and the HSC70, > although I > am not sure if the HSC70 will ever be useful as the L0009 and > > internal cabling is not in the 11/750. > > And I have read that you need besides the L0009 more stuff > ... need to find > out what the HSC70 requires, and maybe I > come to the conclusion that the > HSC70 is only taking up > space ... I am not planning to build a cluster > (don't know > anything about that stuff either), but ... never say never > :-) > > The HSC will require a CI750, which is a whole cabinet of it's own. > If you don't have that one, you're out of luck. > > > I posted a request for Zork (PDP-11) on Amazon a year ago, > but > never had any response. So, your link to the VMS > version is great! > > Hmm. I saw that ZEMU was mentioned later in this discussion > as well, but let me start by asking if you're talking about > the Infocom commercial release, or the FORTRAN port called > DUNGEON is what you're thinking of? > > Anyway, ZEMU exists, and works just fine. However, Megan have > not done anything in a long while, so I'm not sure if it > works as is on RT-11 or not. If someone who have RT-11 is > willing to look at it, I'd be grateful. > The RSX version is just fine, though. Anyone who wants to > try, just log into MIM. > > -------------- > Junk:/home/bqt> telnet mim.update.uu.se > Trying 130.238.19.211... > Connected to mim.update.uu.se. > Escape character is '^]'. > This is MIM.Update.UU.SE > > > > hel guest/guest > > RSX-11M-PLUS V4.6 BL87mP [1,54] System MIM > 23-APR-06 00:38 Logged on Terminal TT4: as GST47 > > Good Morning > > > > ***************************************************************** > * > * > * Welcome to RSX-11M-PLUS > * > * > * > * Version 4.6 Base level 87 > * > * > * > * This is Mim.Update.UU.SE > * > * (Running on E11) > * > > ***************************************************************** > > If you have any problems, or want to ask questions, don't > be afraid to write me a mail. > > > MIM is a E11 replacement for Magica, which can't be run 24/7 > right now because of costs. Magica is still around, and > occasionally online. > The E11 license for MIM was kindly donated by John Wilson of DBIT. > (Check out www.dbit.com for more information). > > *** Try HELP FUN for more fun *** > *** Try HELP LOCAL for information about compilers and stuff > on MIM *** > *** A small FAQ have been written. Do "MORE FAQ" *** > > *** Note that help on compiling and linking are available at > HELP LOCAL *** > > Johnny (bqt at update.uu.se) > > > Last interactive login on Friday, April 21, 2006 21:19:22 (TT4:) > Last batch login on Saturday, August 9, 1997 17:36:13 > > $ @LB:[1,2]SYSLOGIN.CMD > What is your name? Johnny > > RSX-11M-PLUS BL87mP (MIM ) 1920K PDP-11/74 at 00:38:50.8, 23-APR-06 > Users=3 Idle=100% Task=.IDLE. Up: 7 days, 22:53. Ticks=3 > Errseq=0. > > user task uic pri where state size(K) ioc par > JOHNNY AT.T4 * [ Self ] 64 TT4 Stopped 4/23 GEN > J Billquist MCET44 [ Oper ] 50 _TT44 Stopped 2/8 GEN > J Billquist MCET5 [ Oper ] 50 _TT5 Stopped 2/8 GEN > JOHNNY WHOT4 * [ Self ] 50 TT4 Running 1/4 GEN > > Welcome to Magica. > This is a guest account. Please behave. > > If you'd like an account of you own, write an email to Johnny > Billquist <bqt at update.uu.se> saying so. > Please also include the following information about you: > 1) Your full name. > 2) A working email address to you. (Not an anonymous one) > 3) A line or two about who you are. > 4) A password for your account. > > If you have any other requests or wishes, just include them > too, and we'll see what can be fixed. > > /Johnny > $ zem /li > -- System games -- > Game Release Serial Inform Z-Machine > ADVENT 5 961209 6.05 5 > AMFV 77 850814 4 > BALLYHOO 97 851218 3 > BEYONDZOR 57 871221 5 > BOMBER 3 971123 6.13 5 > BORDERZON 9 871008 5 > BUREAUCRA 116 870602 4 > CUTTHROAT 23 840809 3 > DEADLINE 27 831005 3 > DOGSLIFE 1 981015 6.15 5 > DUNGEON 12 990623 6.14 5 > ENCHANTER 29 860820 3 > HITCHHIKE 31 871119 5 > HOLLYWOOD 37 861215 3 > INFIDEL 22 830916 3 > LEATHER 59 860730 3 > LURKING 203 870506 3 > MOONMIST 9 861022 3 > NORDANDBE 19 870722 4 > PLANETFAL 37 851003 3 > PLUNDERER 26 870730 3 > SAMEGAME 1 980731 6.15 5 > SEASTALKE 16 850603 3 > SHERLOCK 21 871214 5 > SORCERER 15 851108 3 > SPACEZ 1 980710 6.15 5 > SPELLBREA 87 860904 3 > STARCROSS 17 821021 3 > STATIONFA 107 870430 3 > SUSPECT 14 841005 3 > SUSPENDED 8 840521 3 > TRINITY 12 860926 4 > WISHBRING 69 850920 3 > WITNESS 22 840924 3 > ZOKOBAN 1 990810 6.21 5 > ZORK1 88 840726 3 > ZORK2 48 840904 3 > ZORK3 17 840727 3 > ZTUU 16 970828 6.13 5 > $ > ------------------------ > > Oh, and the FORTRAN version is also around: > > ------------------------ > $ dun > Welcome to Dungeon. This version created > 16-Jan-03. > This is an open field west of a white house with a boarded front door. > There is a small mailbox here. > A rubber mat saying "Welcome to Dungeon!" lies by the door. > >history > Revision history: > > 16-Jan-03 Backport to RSX-11M-PLUS (V3.2C). > 20-Oct-94 Bug fixes (V3.2B). > 01-Oct-94 Bug fixes (V3.2A). > 01-Feb-94 Portable VMS/UNIX version (V3.1A). > 01-Jan-90 Portable version (V3.0A). > 18-Oct-80 Revised DECUS version (V2.6A). > 18-Jul-80 Transportable data base file (V2.5A). > 28-Feb-80 Compressed text file (V2.4A). > 15-Nov-79 Bug fixes (V2.3A). > 18-Jan-79 Revised DECUS version (V2.2A). > 10-Oct-78 Puzzle Room (V2.1A). > 10-Sep-78 Endgame (V2.0A). > 10-Aug-78 DECUS version (V1.1B). > 14-Jun-78 Public version with parser (V1.1A). > 04-Mar-78 Debugging version (V1.0A). > >quit > Your score would be 0 [total of 616 points], in 2 moves. > This gives you the rank of Beginner. > Do you wish to leave the game? > y > Ok. > $ > ------------------- > > Johnny > > -- > Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus > || on a psychedelic trip > email: bqt at update.uu.se || Reading murder books > pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol > > This message and attachment(s) are intended solely for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or agent thereof responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by telephone and with a "reply" message. Thank you for your cooperation.

19 years, 1 month

RL02 problem

by henk.gooijen＠oce.com

Oops, thanks for the correction. You must use the /BOOT option! And indeed, the DL or DLX driver must be on the boot cartridge. If it is not, use .COPY/SYS DL0:DL.SYS DL1: (or DLX.SYS) I hope I did not make more errors this time :-) - Henk. > -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org > [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Christian Corti > Sent: donderdag 20 april 2006 11:21 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > Subject: RE: RL02 problem > > On Thu, 20 Apr 2006, Gooijen, Henk wrote: > > They are the monitors. Choose the one you want and do .COPY/SYS > > DL1:RT11FB.SYS . > > (exactly like this, the final dot belows to the comnmand). > > That will write the monitor to the boot block(s). > > No, it won't. This will only copy the monitor file. The boot > block is created with .COPY/BOOT:DL DL0:RT11FB DL0: > (this will install the RL boot loader and make it load the FB monitor) > > You need to make sure that the RL driver (DL.SYS or DLX.SYS) > is already on the target disk. > > BTW do a HELP COPY and you will get a good list of all > available options for COPY. > > Christian > > > This message and attachment(s) are intended solely for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or agent thereof responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by telephone and with a "reply" message. Thank you for your cooperation.

19 years, 1 month

anyone have a terminal server?

by dm561＠torfree.net

How about a single port terminal server or a PC running TS software connected to one of the ports of an RS232 PBX; that should give pretty well any connection option. Local computers, terminals & printers could talk to each other and also have access to the net. mike ----------------Original Message: Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 22:46:31 -0500 From: "Jay West" <jwest at classiccmp.org> Subject: Re: anyone have a terminal server? Richard wrote.... >> However, its my understanding that you could use the terminal server >> "in reverse" to connect from the TCP/IP enabled machine to a port on >> the terminal server and from there talk to the RS-232 style monitor >> port on an older machine like some S-100 bus based machine. To which Der Mouse replied... > This depends on the terminal server. Some of them do this ("reverse > telnet", I think at least one of them calls it); others don't. If this > is what you want, you need to be careful when looking at terminal > servers to make sure you get one that can do it. Exactly my point... which is why I said " *GENERALLY* terminal servers aren't the right tool for this", and instead said the data pbx was. Richard keeps saying 'terminal server', but all he specifies makes me think he wants the data pbx instead. Jay

19 years, 1 month

Portable Commodore 64

by jfoust＠threedee.com

At 09:01 AM 4/20/2006, you wrote: >I found one of these on ebay (8278074346). I have never seen or heard >of it before, does anyone here have one ? You meant 8278074345 or 8796143722 . Uncommon, that's all. If you look at completed listings, there were three recently, at about US $65. - John

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