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From: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:owner-classiccmp@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Gooijen H
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 4:34 AM
To: 'classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org'
Cc: Gooijen H
Subject: blinkenlights for everybody (?)
Hi all.
Some weeks ago there was a thread about blinkenlights and consoles.
It was mentioned that a simple piece of hardware (just a few
resistors two transistors and 16 LEDs) connected to the printer port
of a PC can be brought to life when you run Ersatz-11.
Well, it took some time for me to decide whether I should go 'public'
with a project I intend to embark on.
In short: a *_full_* console on a PC that runs Ersatz-11.
The reason to announce the project is to get feedback. Am I on the
right track. Have a look, on this page (part of my website) you can
find a small ZIP file that contains the draft document that descibes
it.
http://home.hetnet.nl/~tshaj/pdpsite/homebrew/startframe.html
Any comment is appreciated.
- Henk.
Holy smokes! That is COOL. I would love to have a blinking lights display
for my computer under RH linux, especially if the lights are actually
telling me something -like the HD led flashing when I open a program, or
bandwidth lights on my hub. I love that stuff.
E.