PDP-11/93

And NONE taken. I definitely admit that I am just as addicted to software, specifically the RT-11 operating system and layered products, on the PDP-11 as many other individuals on this list are addicted to their own area of focus in hardware. And there probably is not that much of a difference. About the only aspect of software that might be substantially different is that there always seem to be additional enhancements along with bug fixes to provide a challenge in the software area. Perhaps one of the hardware addicts could help me understand something that is similar on the hardware side of the fence. For example, one recent software project is to enhance the KED / KEX RT-11 full screen editor to support more than 24 vertical lines which is all that were available in the early 1980s from DEC. When DEC produced the VT420, even that terminal has such a small screen that the 48 vertical lines result in very compressed characters. Now that I have available 24" monitors with software that supports up to 60 vertical lines, the challenge to use that capability seems irresistible - I guess because I am an addict PLUS the additional lines help make changing the software much easier. Since I now routinely use Ersatz-11 with a video card that supports 50 rows by 80 columns AND 44 rows by 132 columns, having a K4x.SAV program file which supports up to 60 vertical lines seems much more satisfying than having solved a Sudoku puzzle - although writing a program to solve Sudoku puzzles would also be a fun effort. Has anyone else any experience with PDP-11 software or hardware with terminals that support more than 24 vertical lines? Jerome Fine