23 Jun
2020
23 Jun
'20
10:05 a.m.
I found somewhat fascinating pictures in a PDP8 small computer handbook. It is a KV
graphics system. According to the book it was used to design new computer circuit boards.
So I got very curious to that KV system. I found a maintenance manual about the system. It
even had a joystick! I wonder if any of that PCB software has been rescued?
Regards, Roland
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23 Jun
23 Jun
10:11 a.m.
Neat. I didn't know that one, I did see PDP-15 based PC layout systems at DEC
(Merrimack NH). The second photo you posted looks like it was taken in the Mill.
The web server you're using is suspicious. My browser told me that it was asking
permission to get my location. I rejected that, but I consider websites that ask for such
things without a clear reason why to be things to be avoided as possible scam channels.
paul
On Jun 23, 2020, at 1:05 PM, Roland via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
I found somewhat fascinating pictures in a PDP8 small computer handbook. It is a KV
graphics system. According to the book it was used to design new computer circuit boards.
So I got very curious to that KV system. I found a maintenance manual about the system. It
even had a joystick! I wonder if any of that PCB software has been rescued?
Regards, Roland
https://ibb.co/WVKCfMz
https://ibb.co/TvYpP2v
https://ibb.co/6mSZkdh
10:48 a.m.
On 06/23/2020 12:05 PM, Roland via cctech wrote:
I found somewhat fascinating pictures in a PDP8 small
computer handbook. It is a KV graphics system. According to the book it was used to design
new computer circuit boards. So I got very curious to that KV system. I found a
maintenance manual about the system. It even had a joystick! I wonder if any of that PCB
software has been rescued?
Regards, Roland
https://ibb.co/WVKCfMz
https://ibb.co/TvYpP2v
https://ibb.co/6mSZkdh
Ah, yes, a Tektronix 611 direct view storage tube! We also
used those on the Artronix PC, they were the only way a
12-bit computer could keep a complex display on the screen
without horrible flicker.
Jon
3:46 p.m.
KV8i, Us Navy was a big customer up til about 1971.
I could be wrong, but I think Murray Rueben was the lead designer, and
I think Dick Sogge had soemthing to do with it.
We were going to do on on the /e, an omnibus design, but that was
killed by Marketing in mid 70/
bb
On Tue, Jun 23, 2020 at 1:48 PM Jon Elson via cctech
<cctech at classiccmp.org> wrote:
On 06/23/2020 12:05 PM, Roland via cctech wrote:
I found somewhat fascinating pictures in a PDP8
small computer handbook. It is a KV graphics system. According to the book it was used to
design new computer circuit boards. So I got very curious to that KV system. I found a
maintenance manual about the system. It even had a joystick! I wonder if any of that PCB
software has been rescued?
Regards, Roland
https://ibb.co/WVKCfMz
https://ibb.co/TvYpP2v
https://ibb.co/6mSZkdh
Ah, yes, a Tektronix 611 direct view storage tube! We
also
used those on the Artronix PC, they were the only way a
12-bit computer could keep a complex display on the screen
without horrible flicker.
Jon
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