22 Feb
2010
22 Feb
'10
11:11 p.m.
http://www.dvq.com/oldcomp/photos2/1k/dec_micro_panel.JPG
I find this device quite fascinating (Intel 8008 plugged into a PDP-8
host), if anyone has one surplus I would be interested in negotiating.
thanks.
www.retroComputingTasmania.com
23 Feb
23 Feb
1:04 a.m.
New subject: seeking DEC digital mps - microprocessor series monitor/control panel
On Feb 22, 2010, at 11:11 PM, Nigel Williams wrote:
--
Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
http://www.dvq.com/oldcomp/photos2/1k/dec_micro_panel.JPG
I find this device quite fascinating (Intel 8008 plugged into a PDP-8
host), if anyone has one surplus I would be interested in negotiating.
Wow.
WOW.
You know...I've been doing PDPs for a very long time, and I didn't
even know that thing existed. Do you know any more about it?
-Dave
1:30 a.m.
New subject: seeking DEC digital mps - microprocessor series monitor/control panel
On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 5:04 PM, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:
?Wow.
?WOW.
?You know...I've been doing PDPs for a very long time, and I didn't even
know that thing existed. ?Do you know any more about it?
... my reaction too, I was quite surprised.
Bitsavers has the User Guide and engineering drawings:
http://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/mps/
But that is all I know; there was a comment about the panel only
appearing on eBay about a year ago.
5:24 a.m.
New subject: seeking DEC digital mps - microprocessor series monitor/controlpanel
I can confirm that this item was real and I played with one at DEC circa
1975. Very few were sold.
Rod Smallwood
Ex DEC
-----Original Message-----
From: cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Dave McGuire
Sent: 23 February 2010 06:05
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: seeking DEC digital mps - microprocessor series
monitor/controlpanel
On Feb 22, 2010, at 11:11 PM, Nigel Williams wrote:
--
Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
http://www.dvq.com/oldcomp/photos2/1k/dec_micro_panel.JPG
I find this device quite fascinating (Intel 8008 plugged into a PDP-8
host), if anyone has one surplus I would be interested in negotiating.
Wow.
WOW.
You know...I've been doing PDPs for a very long time, and I didn't
even know that thing existed. Do you know any more about it?
-Dave
1:53 p.m.
New subject: seeking DEC digital mps - microprocessor series monitor/controlpanel
I have two of the control panels for them MPS system and have been looking for a processor
board for many years now. I have never seen one for sale. Might have to build one up
myself.
A very small system could be built with a CPU board and the control panel. The control
panel has an EEPROM and static RAM that is used for program loads and the CPU board has a
serial port, making for a
complete system.
Bob
www.dvq.com
--- On Tue, 2/23/10, Rod Smallwood <rodsmallwood at btconnect.com> wrote:
From: Rod Smallwood <rodsmallwood at btconnect.com
Subject: RE: seeking DEC digital mps - microprocessor series monitor/controlpanel
To: "'General Discussion: On-Topic Posts Only'" <cctech at
classiccmp.org Date: Tuesday,
February 23, 2010, 2:24 AM
I can confirm that this item was real and I played with one at DEC circa
1975. Very few were sold.
Rod Smallwood
Ex DEC
-----Original Message-----
From: cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Dave McGuire
Sent: 23 February 2010 06:05
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: seeking DEC digital mps - microprocessor series
monitor/controlpanel
On Feb 22, 2010, at 11:11 PM, Nigel Williams wrote:
--
Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
http://www.dvq.com/oldcomp/photos2/1k/dec_micro_panel.JPG
I find this device quite fascinating (Intel 8008 plugged into a PDP-8
host), if anyone has one surplus I would be interested in negotiating.
???Wow.
???WOW.
???You know...I've been doing PDPs for a very long time, and I didn't?
even know that thing existed.? Do you know any more about it?
? ? ? ? ? ???-Dave
2:27 p.m.
New subject: seeking DEC digital mps - microprocessor series monitor/controlpanel
I have two of the control panels for them MPS system
and have been looking for a processor board for many years now. I have never seen one for
sale. Might have to build one up myself.
Were these the Y series yellow Flip Chips? RCA has had an oddball
Ymumble card with a microprocessor (8008?) for years now, and I do not
think we ever figured out what it is for.
--
Will
24 Feb
24 Feb
12:45 a.m.
New subject: seeking DEC digital mps - microprocessor series monitor/control panel
Dave McGuire wrote:
On Feb 22, 2010, at 11:11 PM, Nigel Williams wrote:
Some might remember a big sale of a PDP-8/e from sweden:
http://www.neab.net/pdp-8e/
It also included the sale of a MPS Rom programmer, the link has pictures.
I have the Microprocessors Users Handbook(it is also on bitsavers) which
came with my PDP-8/e. Unfortunately no MPS :(
/P
http://www.dvq.com/oldcomp/photos2/1k/dec_micro_panel.JPG
I find this device quite fascinating (Intel 8008 plugged into a PDP-8
host), if anyone has one surplus I would be interested in negotiating.
Wow.
WOW.
You know...I've been doing PDPs for a very long time, and I didn't
even know that thing existed. Do you know any more about it?
-Dave
10 Nov
10 Nov
5:02 p.m.
New subject: Burroughs docs
Pete picked up the Burroughs machines and is wondering when you will finish
the scanning so he can play with them. It's probably easier that he pick the stuff up
from you when your done. He comes from the central valley and your much closer than Bonny
Doon!
Thanks,
Bob
5:05 p.m.
New subject: Burroughs - Whoops last was meant to be private.
Sorry guys,
Last message should have been private.
Bob
11 Nov
11 Nov
12:21 p.m.
New subject: Burroughs docs
On 11/10/10 2:02 PM, Bob Rosenbloom wrote:
Pete picked up the Burroughs machines and is wondering
when you will finish
the scanning so he can play with them.
The B25 docs are up on bitsavers under
http://bitsavers.org/pdf/convergent/manuals_btos/
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