test-drb December 2018

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by imp＠bsdimp.com

tip is the standard BSD program for calling other unix systems. It's a fine terminal program. 'tip -110 com1' is all you'd need to do in this case :). Warner On Fri, Dec 7, 2018 at 10:39 AM Rod G8DGR <rodsmallwood52 at btinternet.com> wrote: > Er whats tip? > > > > > > Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > Windows 10 > > > > *From: *Warner Losh via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> > *Sent: *07 December 2018 17:36 > *To: *systems_glitch <systems.glitch at gmail.com>; General Discussion: > On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at classiccmp.org> > *Subject: *Re: PDP-8/e > > > > These days I just use tip. > > > > Warner > > > > On Fri, Dec 7, 2018, 10:25 AM systems_glitch via cctalk < > > cctalk at classiccmp.org wrote: > > > > > Indeed, unless you need character pacing. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Jonathan > > > > > > On Fri, Dec 7, 2018 at 12:13 PM Guy Sotomayor Jr via cctalk < > > > cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > > > > > I just use ?cat?. Seems to work fine. ;-) > > > > > > > > TTFN - Guy > > > > > > > > > On Dec 7, 2018, at 4:57 AM, Pete Turnbull via cctalk < > > > > cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > On 07/12/2018 09:59, Rod G8DGR via cctalk wrote: > > > > > > > > > >> OK now I need a little help. > > > > >> Does anybody know of a terminal emulation program that will simulate > > > > the reader on an ASR33? > > > > >> I know about RIM and BIN loaders but how and what to feed them I > > > have > > > > long forgotten > > > > > > > > > > For a Unix or Linux machine, there's send and rsend, and several > other > > > > utilities, that you can find at Kevin McQuiggin's web page: > > > > > http://highgate.comm.sfu.ca/pdp8/ > > > > > and on mine: > > > > > http://www.dunnington.info/public/PDP-8/ > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Pete > > > > > Pete Turnbull > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

5 years, 4 months

Sun 1 and Framebuffer

by earl＠baugh.org

> > On Thu, Dec 6, 2018 at 4:39 AM Liam Proven via cctalk < > cctalk at classiccmp.org> > wrote: > > > On Thu, 6 Dec 2018 at 12:44, Tony Duell <ard.p850ug1 at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > I don't think anyone is questioning that it's a workstation, and that > it > > was made by Sun. > > > > > > I think the problem is over 'first' and that a Sun-2 is not going to be > > the 'first' model. > > > > Ah! Excellent point. I have to admit, I was totally unfamiliar with > > the very early Sun products. I was happy with my little ZX Spectrum > > back then, and being about 14, wasn't paying much attention to the > > world of academic Unix usage. :-) > > > > Looking up the SUN-1, I see that it lacked a graphics adapter, and was > > a text-only machine. I didn't know that. That alone means that it's > > not really what I think of when I think of a Sun workstation: no > > windowing system means that for me it's not really a workstation. > > The Sun-1 absolutely had a framebuffer and a display and was not a > text-only machine, it did 1024x800 at 1bpp, had a mouse, the whole deal. > > See the picture in this article, for example: > https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sun-Microsystems-Inc I can 100% confirm this. I have a Sun 1/100 that runs just fine...and it fires up Suntools with mouse and windows... Windowing pretty much the same as any other Sun running circa Sun OS 3.2 It came standard with B/W framebuffer. I also have the color framebuffer option (not currently installed... don't have a monitor that works with that) The base system has a monitor that does what looks like the standard Sun 1152x900 resolution (I've not confirmed that but sure looks the same as my other early Suns...) Earl

5 years, 4 months

Fwd: [rescue] Sun2/120 SunOS 3.2 suntools movie (was: advise on Sun2 disk install)

by lproven＠gmail.com

I thought folk might enjoy this short-ish (~12min) Youtube video showing startup of arguably the first ever Sun workstation, from a contemporaneous SunOS... I did. Permission obtained before x-posting, naturally. -- Liam Proven - Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lproven at cix.co.uk - Google Mail/Hangouts/Plus: lproven at gmail.com Twitter/Facebook/Flickr: lproven - Skype/LinkedIn: liamproven UK: +44 7939-087884 - ?R (+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal): +420 702 829 053 ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Walter Belgers <walter+rescue at belgers.com> Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2018 at 12:34 Subject: Re: [rescue] Sun2/120 SunOS 3.2 suntools movie (was: advise on Sun2 disk install) To: The Rescue List <rescue at sunhelp.org> Hi, Another update in case you are interested: I rescued a keyboard and mouse to go with the Sun2. I also installed SunOS 3.2 on disk. I took a different route: I installed FreeBSD, installed tme on top of that and using the information at https://people.csail.mit.edu/fredette/tme/ <https://people.csail.mit.edu/fredette/tme/>, http://www.heeltoe.com/index.php?n=Retro.Sun2 <http://www.heeltoe.com/index.php?n=Retro.Sun2> and http://typewritten.org/Projects/Sun/8-4841.html <http://typewritten.org/Projects/Sun/8-4841.html> I installed SunOS 3.2 from virtual tapes onto a virtual harddrive. I then copied the virtual drive to a real drive and hooked it up. I could then boot SunOS 3.2! I then took the one TTL monitor I have (for the 2/50) and hooked it up to a bwtwo. At first it did not work, apparently it must be in a specific slot. I added 1MB as well, so the cage is fully populated. That extra MB is used by the btwo. The monitor still worked and I was able to run the graphical windowing system. I had the system on the internet for a couple of hours yesterday, some people logged in remotely and it still felt surprisingly fast. Only when you start hammering the disk it is slow (SCSI-1 is slower than ESDI drives I read). I made a movie of the box, it can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/CoAYs0Uc7As <https://youtu.be/CoAYs0Uc7As> Cheers, Walter. _______________________________________________ rescue list - http://www.sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/rescue

5 years, 4 months

Sun Monochrome TTL Monitors

by kylevowen＠gmail.com

What are people doing for early Sun monitor replacements? I've got a Sun 3/60 that I'd like to hook up to a modern monitor, but am unaware of any means of doing so. Thanks! Kyle

5 years, 4 months

PDP-8/e

by elson＠pico-systems.com

On 12/07/2018 03:59 AM, Rod G8DGR via cctalk wrote: > > Does anybody know of a terminal emulation program that will simulate the reader on an ASR33? > I know about RIM and BIN loaders but how and what to feed them I have long forgotten > My PDP-8 course completion certificate is dated November 1975. > > Rod Smallwood > > > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > I use minicom on Linux, but don't know if a Windows version is available. It has allowed me to connect to a bunch of older devices and send data back and forth. Jon

5 years, 4 months

PDP-8/e

by blstuart＠bellsouth.net

Several years ago when I restored my 8/M, I whipped up a quick and dirty program that uses TCL/Tk to make a little graphical interface for selecting, reading, and punching paper tape images. When running, it looks something like this: https://www.cs.drexel.edu/~bls96/museum/asrscreen.jpg You need the P9P (Plan9 from user space) libraries installed to build it, but I could whip up a binary for you if you'd like to try it out. I typically run it in a shell script that looks like: #!/bin/sh xterm -vb -sb -geom +180+10 -fg '#D0D0FF' -bg black -e asr33 $* BLS -------------------------------------------- On Fri, 12/7/18, Rod G8DGR via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote: Subject: PDP-8/e To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org> Date: Friday, December 7, 2018, 4:59 AM Hi All ? Seasons Greetings.. My PDP-8/e was long due for a major overhaul. 1. So everything out 2. Big Hoover job on the Omnibus 3. Bring up on Variac ? No smoke 4. Check? PSU volts. ? All OK 5. Power off 6. Install minimal System ? Front Panel, Three CPU cards, RFI shield,? 4k Core and Bus term. 7. Yup all looks in right order 8. Power on 9. Toggle in standard AC count up program 10. Clear + Cont 11. And they are racing at Rockingham!! 12. Yup counts up just like it should. 13. Let it run for a while. 14. All stop. 15. PSU off 16. Inset Async Card (Its 110 baud only) 17. Fire up VT100. Beep - yup its alive. 18. Toggle in keyboard echo test. 19. Clear + Cont ? Program runs 20. And .. yes keyboard gets echoed back. OK now I need a little help. Does anybody know of a terminal emulation program that will simulate the reader on an ASR33? I know about? RIM and BIN loaders but how and what to feed them I have long forgotten My PDP-8 course completion certificate is dated November 1975. Rod Smallwood Sent from Mail for Windows 10

5 years, 4 months

PDP-8/e

by useddec＠gmail.com

Congrats!! On Fri, Dec 7, 2018 at 3:59 AM Rod G8DGR via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote: > > Hi All > Seasons Greetings.. > > My PDP-8/e was long due for a major overhaul. > 1. So everything out > 2. Big Hoover job on the Omnibus > 3. Bring up on Variac ? No smoke > 4. Check PSU volts. ? All OK > 5. Power off > 6. Install minimal System ? Front Panel, Three CPU cards, RFI shield, 4k > Core and Bus term. > 7. Yup all looks in right order > 8. Power on > 9. Toggle in standard AC count up program > 10. Clear + Cont > 11. And they are racing at Rockingham!! > 12. Yup counts up just like it should. > 13. Let it run for a while. > 14. All stop. > 15. PSU off > 16. Inset Async Card (Its 110 baud only) > 17. Fire up VT100. Beep - yup its alive. > 18. Toggle in keyboard echo test. > 19. Clear + Cont ? Program runs > 20. And .. yes keyboard gets echoed back. > > OK now I need a little help. > Does anybody know of a terminal emulation program that will simulate the > reader on an ASR33? > I know about RIM and BIN loaders but how and what to feed them I have > long forgotten > My PDP-8 course completion certificate is dated November 1975. > > Rod Smallwood > > > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > >

5 years, 4 months

PDP-8/e

by rodsmallwood52＠btinternet.com

Hi All Seasons Greetings.. My PDP-8/e was long due for a major overhaul. 1. So everything out 2. Big Hoover job on the Omnibus 3. Bring up on Variac ? No smoke 4. Check PSU volts. ? All OK 5. Power off 6. Install minimal System ? Front Panel, Three CPU cards, RFI shield, 4k Core and Bus term. 7. Yup all looks in right order 8. Power on 9. Toggle in standard AC count up program 10. Clear + Cont 11. And they are racing at Rockingham!! 12. Yup counts up just like it should. 13. Let it run for a while. 14. All stop. 15. PSU off 16. Inset Async Card (Its 110 baud only) 17. Fire up VT100. Beep - yup its alive. 18. Toggle in keyboard echo test. 19. Clear + Cont ? Program runs 20. And .. yes keyboard gets echoed back. OK now I need a little help. Does anybody know of a terminal emulation program that will simulate the reader on an ASR33? I know about RIM and BIN loaders but how and what to feed them I have long forgotten My PDP-8 course completion certificate is dated November 1975. Rod Smallwood Sent from Mail for Windows 10

5 years, 4 months

Opening RL02 disk pack

by cc＠informatik.uni-stuttgart.de

Hi, how does one open a RL02 disk pack? A couple of packs need cleaning but I can't figure out how to open them... Christian

5 years, 4 months

M7237 KJ11 board

by aek＠bitsavers.org

I bought this and a line clock module on eBay and it turns out the person I got it for only needed the clock, so it's available for $50 plus shipping You need this if you're going to try to run Unix on an 11/35 or 40 and they are pretty tough to find.

5 years, 5 months

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