11 Mar
2007
11 Mar
'07
5:36 p.m.
On Mar 11, 2007, at 12:25 PM, Ashley Carder wrote:
I've been out in my shop this morning getting
some VT52 DecScopes out of the back corner to
prep them for shipping. I decided to boot up
the old Wofford Witch PDP-11/40, since it has
not been booted since November. While it's up
and running, I think I am going to set up my
camcorder and take some videos of the front panel
as the lights blink, the LA120 Decwriter III
console during the RSTS/E V7 startup process,
the ASR-33 teletype as it clanks away running
SYSTAT, the VT05 terminal during a video display,
as well as the LA36, VT52, RL02, RK05, etc.
I think this is a fantastic idea!
I will show how to load an RL02 pack, an RK05 pack,
etc. Is there anything in particular anyone is
interested in while I am making videos?
If you are so inclined, I think it might be good to have a video
of you toggling in and running a bootstrap from the front panel, even
if you have a boot ROM in the machine.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL