8 Jun
2000
8 Jun
'00
9:16 p.m.
PC replaces Cray...film at 11.
Not quite yet, I'm afraid. The PC isn't the end-all, be-all of
computing.
-Dave McGuire
On June 8, Richard Erlacher wrote:
Careful, now . . . due to the passage of time and the
change of the
"climate" the PDP's, Vaxen, Cray's, etc, that are sitting in basements
and
garages are the toys now, and the former toys, the PC's, are the "real"
computers. Bizzarre, isn't it?
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: R. D. Davis <rdd(a)smart.net>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2000 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: Wirin' up blinkenlights
ask.
>
> The idea of finding a set of PDP-11 boards is a better idea, as then the
> front panel could be used with non-toy computer equipment.
>
> --
> R. D. Davis
> rdd(a)perqlogic.com
> http://www.perqlogic.com/rdd
> 410-744-4900
>
On Thu, 8 Jun 2000, Tony Duell wrote:
> > simulator and a PDP-11/45 front panel with no CPU boards. I'd like to
do
> > sort of a faux PDP-11/45 with this
setup by somehow wiring the front
panel
> > up to the PC running Sim.
> >
> > Am I completely out of my mind, or is there even the remotest chance
of
We're all out of our minds on this list ;-)
Actually, I think that adding blinking lights, and switches, to any
computer is a good idea, and, as my PDP-11s don't have lights and
switches, I think it's time to add them... by creating a separate rack
panel, of course. Has anyone here added lights and switches to one of
the PDP-11s of incomplete design?
> It's _possible_. It's probably less work to find a set of 11/45 CPU
> boards and get them working, but it's still _possible_ to do what you