4 Nov
1999
4 Nov
'99
11:16 p.m.
--- John B <dylanb(a)sympatico.ca> wrote:
Great.
--- Mike Ford
<mikeford(a)socal.rr.com> wrote:
> >More Paper tape software...
If the paper tapes have anything PDP 8 on them I can send you a copy. I have
the PDP-8/S already hooked up to my PC (positive level converters ;-) ) One other thing.... you mentioned you wanted to add
more memory to one of
your straight 8s.
Not quite. I have no interest in adding more memory to the Straight 8s. I
was contemplating either replacing a core stack in an -8/L with battery-
backed CMOS static RAM to free up a core stack for my -8/i, or adding 28K of
CMOS static RAM to the -8/i. This is all to be able to run OS/8. I know
the Disk Monitor will run in 4K.
I have two studies done by the McMaster University on
building core memory expanders for the 8,8/s using straight 8 memory (8/s,8
used the same kinds) and some flip chips.
Interesting.
You might want to kill one of your straight 8s for the
memory...
A straight-8 still isn't worth as much whole as it
is in parts.. Ugh..
I'm not completely convinced about that. I might be, but as the "first 8",
there's a certain aura that goes with it.
You might want to think about doing that as it is nice
to keep the same
boards/technology in a transistor computer like that.
I have every interest in keeping the technology "pure". It's the M-series
-8s that I'm considering polluting with modern parts.
-ethan
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