20 Oct
2005
20 Oct
'05
7:55 a.m.
Chuck Guzis wrote:
I was reminiscing to someone about an old GE mainframe
with an analog meter
that registered Kops/sec. I'm sure it was little more than an RC
integrator hooked to the RNI signal reading out on a voltmeter, but it
seemed pretty spiffy at the time.
Has anyone done a similar thing with their vintage systems? On the 8080,
the M1 signal could be used; I'm not sure offhand about other processors.
I know--it's more simple amusement for a simple mind...but then, blinking
lights always fascinated me.
The idea that Dave McG mentioned to me was embedding an LED array in
your roof, and encode a bandwidth utilization meter into the LED's.
Peace... Sridhar