20 Aug
2002
20 Aug
'02
7:04 a.m.
Hi,
"Andy Holt" <andyh(a)andyh-rayleigh.freeserve.co.uk> said:
Interesting. I wasn't directly involved with it, but we had an ICL1904 at
work (as did most local authority bodies!) running George 3.
Changed to Univac later.
Andy Holt wrote:
A Google search for ICL.1900 finds quite a lot
the most interesting link is probably
http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~ecldh/ccs/g34ever.html
describing a simulation project able to run George 3 - one of the most
advanced operating systems of the era. The emulator "cheats" somewhat by
emulating the executive interface rather than the raw hardware and so is
unsuitable for the other 1900 series operating systems which used a
different executive.
The fun then comes with something like the
ICT/ICL 1900 series*
where the
....
* originally the FP6000 originating in Canada
Know of any information on the web? I have several of the hardware manuals and have a
theoretical project (ie,
not really started!) to build a 1900 using an FPGA. A problem being that it
seems that none of the other 1900 series operating systems (Operators
executive, George 1,2, and 2+, Minimop, Maximop) seem to have survived.
If I run into any of the old gang, I see if they have any tales to tell.
The only ICL stuff I have left is a ring binder.
--
Cheers,
Stan Barr stanb(a)dial.pipex.com
The future was never like this!