I've been trying to get Colossal Cave Adventure (ADVENT.SV) running under
OS/8 with no luck.
A few details: I've got 32k of core in a PDP-8/M (the entire backplane is
filled!) and am using my SerialDisk software for emulating an RK05. That
software can be found here: https://github.com/drovak/os8diskserver
David Gesswein pointed out at VCF East that my software doesn't disable
interrupts on the card, which is required for FRTS. Thus, I'm running a
three-line program to disable interrupts on the M8650 I'm using for the
SerialDisk interface before starting OS/8.
Symptoms of attempting to run ADVENT (RUN SD1 ADVENT, where SD1 points to
the second partition on the diagpack2.rk05 image) are that it takes about
30 seconds before just returning back to the dot prompt. No errors or
anything. Lots of disk activity, but it never really does anything.
I've used a fresh image with ADVENT on it, so there shouldn't be any issues
of the files getting moved on disk. I also can run it under simh with no
issues whatsoever.
I suspect there is an issue with my SerialDisk software, but I don't know
where I should begin to debug it. This is the first incompatibility I've
come across with the latest version.
Anyone willing to check it out on another system to confirm an issue? I was
hoping to show this off at the second annual Vintage Computer Festival
Southeast, but at this rate, it's not looking good.
The disk image is here:
http://www.pdp8online.com/pdp8cgi/os8_html?act=dir;fn=images/os8/diagpack2.…
Thanks!
Kyle
Hi all!
I've seen several tape reel cases on eBay like the following:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-VINTAGE-IBM-MAGNETIC-TAPE-DATA-PROCESSING-PLASTIC…
Does anyone know, are those circa System/360, or are they from the 7090 era? I'm suspecting they predate the 360, but it's hard to tell...
Thanks much, as always!
-Ben
It is still supported and sold by Software Tool and Die.
I maintain a shell account, which includes the dialup access.
They sold the first shell access internet account. They were my first
network access vendor after many years of BBS only.
jim
http://www.theworld.com/about/dialups.shtmlhttp://world.std.com/
Got this from Henk yesterday. I went through everything CHM has, and we don't have all of the MAPs
for the S/32 we have. Mike Ross probably has a set, but m... at corestore doesn't work any more
so I don't have any way to forward an adr to Henk to reach him.
Just posting here since maybe someone else has S/32 service docs.
--
Hi Al,
As you know I am writing a simh IBM System/32 emulator.
Currently it completes a IMPL with all "Event indicators" to 7 off.
Then it continues with "LOAD IN PROGRESS" and it starts reading several
tracks with (I assume) the DCP.
Then it hits a one instruction loop: B 0707 on location 0707.
I am now hitting a brick wall with this loop.
Can you help me with a scan of the program listings that are in the S/32 CE
maps ?
--
I assume he's run into something like a done interrupt not occurring in the simulation..
Hey All,
I've just had a PowerMac G4 tower dropped off in my office, lovingly
repackaged into its original box.
Located in North Jersey.
Contact me off list if you're interested.
--Jason
----- Original Message -----
> Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 02:08:13 -0500
> From: Jason T <silent700 at gmail.com>
> I haven't looked at these since I worked with them nearly 20 years ago
> but I have ISOs of two different Toshiba "Atlas" CDs on our site here:
>
> http://chiclassiccomp.org/docs/index.php?dir=%2Fcomputing/Toshiba
...
> Sorry that I can't be more definite about what they contain - it's
> been a long time!
>
> -j
>
----- Reply:
Looks like a tantalizing lot of very useful information! Thank you!
Unfortunately the installer demands a password; I don't suppose you've got
that conveniently written down somewhere?
m
Okay, couple of comments from the perspective of a long time (since
1997) US buyer and seller. The UK may be different.
Take a look at completed listings for "Bernoulli" on the UK site for the
computers/tablets catagory. The only similar drive that did sell was
sold for 23.87 pounds with 10.68 pounds postage... and was sold as
working from the US.
I see 150 drive in the US sold for $1.00 with $9.99 standard shipping.
the brief description is "USED Bernoulli Transportable Mega 150
MultiDisk Tape drive. Sold ASIS. Drive Powers up. Power cable included."
So first, can you give it a brief checkout, even if only to say the
power light does come on? From the listing checks I did, it is probably
not worth your time to do much more than that given the actual selling
prices and the few similar items sold in both the US and UK.
Second, re your description.
"I have not tested this - I used to use this type of media in the early
1990s but not since. This was my main external drive for some years, on
a 486 notebook. I have no idea if it is still working or not!"
That is fine as it tells the potential buyer almost everything they need
to know. Since the cable is kind of important, you should mention
specifically if it is included or not.
The rest of the description could be shorted up a lot... only put in
what is important to the buyer.
On heavier items, I tend to like adding the total mailing/shipping
weight. Most people have a pretty good idea of what those costs are, and
adding it to the listing helps potential buyers to know if the postage
is reasonable or not (to them.)
In the seller notes about condition, take out the "Caveat emptor." It
adds nothing but does add the idea that chances are this is junk and
conflicts with your statement that it was working when you last used it.
Your description has postage at 30 pounds while it is shown at 50 pounds
in the search listings. Does the UK have an option for calculated
shipping? And is shipping really that expensive in the UK?
You have your visitor counter not showing publicly (not a problem) so I
couldn't tell how much, if any, interest there was.
Hope this helps!
> On 8 April 2014 19:09, Liam Proven<lproven at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >Here's a portable Bernoulli drive. Again, up for 1p.
>> >
>> >http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271446708146
>
> OK, so, not a single bid. Anyone want this or should I send it to e-waste? Free!
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