test-drb July 2016

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by barythrin＠gmail.com

-------- Original message -------- <attempted phone technology snip> The thing about the Amiga was its wow factor -- I remember walking into Compucentre (Canadian chain) in the mid-80s.. and there's all the computers from 8 bit heaven and their 16 color graphics (if you were lucky).. and then there's this one computer on a pedestal featuring a totally real jungle cat prowling onscreen. It just blew the doors off everything else there, and I would go wanting for one for 20 years afterward (now I have 5 :)). Not sure a replica can revive *that*. </snip> Thats an awesome story and experience that unfortunately i agree is hard to relay to people these days. To see how great lots of classics were during their heyday in comparison to what was out is what made so many historic memories. I think its unfortunately harder for younger generation sometimes to put away their cinematic quality vr and experience vintage gaming for what it was. Graphics drawn by programming, music while gaming, going for blocks and blips to fully animated sprites and tracked music playing all while fitting on a floppy disk. Or even the wealth and size of the virtual text world at a terminal or personal computer. Preaching to the choir here but when i did finally get around to showing selections of systems at our past vcf it was a blast and i enjoyed showing some of the comparison of commodore to some pc ascii games but also being fair and switching out to some of my favorite dos games too as well as pointing out the crispness of the pc display for text making it a probable better system out of the box for staring at text all day. I miss closer vcfs :-(

8 years, 6 months

IBM 360/30 in verilog (was: How do they make Verilog code for unknown ICs?)

by pbirkel＠gmail.com

-----Original Message----- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Guy Sotomayor Jr Sent: Monday, June 20, 2016 4:04 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: How do they make Verilog code for unknown ICs? What you can do (and I?ve seen it done) is define verilog modules that provide the functions of the IC and use that in their designs. I?ve seen at least two interesting classic computer recreations using this approach (re-implemenation of the CADR lisp machine in verilog and an IBM 360/30 in verilog). ROMs are easy (just instantiate a lookup table). PLCs are just combinatorial equations which are relatively easy with the verilog ?assign? statement. TTFN - Guy ====****==== Do you have a pointer to that "IBM 360/30 in Verilog", Guy? ----- paul

8 years, 6 months

DEC boards at recycler

by jnc＠mercury.lcs.mit.edu

> From: Jules Richardson > I just told the guy to hold off on execution and I'm going back in next > week with a view to just buying everything Good call. Most of those cards are worth something to someone. (E.g. I'd be interested in the CPU's, the RLV12s, the DLV11-Js, and the M8067s - which are MSV11-Ps. But I'll let others grab them all first, they'd only be extra spares, for me.) They usually sell for $30-$100+ (for the rarer ones, like the M8190 - that's the KDJ11-B, used in both the 11/83 and 11/84). If either the M8190 or the M8192 has the optional FPU chip, the FPJ11, that is worth big dineros. The only exception is the M8044 - those are pretty low-value (I use them only as test boards for working on broken systems), since they are Q18 _only_, and can't be mixed with Q22 boards. So maybe $10 each, for those. Noel

8 years, 6 months

VCF West has 30 exhibits

by cctalk＠snarc.net

There are 30 exhibits for Vintage Computer Festival West XI next month: http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west-xi/vcf-west-ex… Exhibit registration is full. Contact me privately if you'd like to join the waiting list.

8 years, 6 months

DEC items to either pick up, ship or drop off at VCF midwest

by useddec＠gmail.com

I have a big load of DEC items coming in within the next month or two, probably a 24 foot truck packed, and an even larger one one possible this fall. I already have a 25 foot storage unit costing me a small fortune, and will probably need another. I need to sell off as many boxes, boards and terminals, and printers. This includes numerous most Q bus boxes, all vaxes, and a few 8-E boxes without covers and maybe slides. I am trying to keep the weeks before and after VCF free of medical appointments. I should be able to drop off items there, ship most, including overseas. You are always welcome to stop by as long as its pre scheduled, and too many people at once could complicate things.I think the members who have stopped here in the past have had a good time picking and chatting. Please send me any requests off list. Thanks, Paul

8 years, 6 months

WANTED: PDP-8 KE8E Extended arithmetic element

by anders＠abc80.net

Hi, I've been looking for a KK8E for some time now. It's the set of two boards: M8340/M8341. If you have one to sell me please contact me off list. I'm also interested in hints that can lead me to one. I'll give them a good home. /Anders

8 years, 6 months

DEC Permission to Copy Out-Of-Print

by jhfinedp3k＠compsys.to

I need to obtain a link to the DEC Permission to Copy Out-Of-Print manuals. Might it still be at an HP site? Specifically, while just the actual permission itself will be helpful, more important is to be able to show that it still comes from an official source. I saw the Permission Notice in the past a few times, but I never bothered to keep a copy. Did anyone at least keep a copy? I would imagine that bitsavers might have a copy, so that would at least be helpful. Jerome Fine

8 years, 6 months

bode.ee.ualberta.ca

by wrm＠dW.co.za

Hi all Does anyone have a mirror of bode.ee.ualberta.ca or know where I can find one? Sheesh the internet's supposed to be a repository but stuff is disappearing off of it like there's a black hole somewhere. W

8 years, 6 months

Youtube show and tell of that Bondi Blue iMac I posted a while back

by COURYHOUSE＠aol.com

Well Done a nice tour! Terry! Ed# In a message dated 7/12/2016 10:02:09 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, terry at webweavers.co.nz writes: In case anyone is interested: https://youtu.be/JrBqqL6VS6M Terry (Tez)

8 years, 6 months

Youtube show and tell of that Bondi Blue iMac I posted a while back

by terry＠webweavers.co.nz

In case anyone is interested: https://youtu.be/JrBqqL6VS6M Terry (Tez)

8 years, 6 months

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