21 Jan
2010
21 Jan
'10
4:41 p.m.
Pontus Pihlgren wrote:
Argh.. I'm slipping far from topic here, maybe I
should write something
about the PDP-11/73 with VSV11 videocard I got to play with yesterday.
That would be actually refreshingly on topic ;-)
21 Jan
21 Jan
4:50 p.m.
New subject: VSV11 on pdp11, was : Re: OLPC [Was: Something completely different]
On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 09:41:11AM -0700, e.stiebler wrote:
Pontus Pihlgren wrote:
I don't have much to say I'm afraid. A friend notified me of a 11/73 at
his workplace and I went and had a look. I didn't expect much but was
surprised to find a fully loaded BA11 box and a full expansion box. In
the expansion box was a VSV11 with two memory cards. The system seems to
check out ok, but we haven't booted anything yet.
I'm curious though, what software took advantage of the VSV11?
/P
Argh.. I'm slipping far from topic here,
maybe I should write something
about the PDP-11/73 with VSV11 videocard I got to play with yesterday.
That would be actually refreshingly on topic ;-) 
5:34 p.m.
New subject: VSV11 on pdp11, was : Re: OLPC [Was: Something completely different]
At 5:50 PM +0100 1/21/10, Pontus Pihlgren wrote:
On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 09:41:11AM -0700, e.stiebler
wrote:
I'm not certain as I never used one, but the VSV11/VS11 appears to be
primarily a (raster) frame buffer, but also has some display
processor capability. [Something we used in the Graphics Lab, but
never DEC, always third party frame buffers, and E&S display
processors.] Therefore there may not be a lot of DEC software to
take advantage of the device. There was a DEC driver for RSX-11M as
a product. There may be other COTS or locally written software that
uses it to advantage.
Looks like XXDP will at least check out the device. See CVVSA and
perhaps other XXDP routines.
Might try "GT ON" under RT-11 to see what happens. The docs say it
can emulate a VT11. If that's successful, you should be able to play
Lunar Lander.
Good luck; sounds like fun.
John
Pontus Pihlgren wrote:
I don't have much to say I'm afraid. A friend notified me of a 11/73 at
his workplace and I went and had a look. I didn't expect much but was
surprised to find a fully loaded BA11 box and a full expansion box. In
the expansion box was a VSV11 with two memory cards. The system seems to
check out ok, but we haven't booted anything yet.
I'm curious though, what software took advantage of the VSV11? Argh.. I'm slipping far from topic here,
maybe I should write something
about the PDP-11/73 with VSV11 videocard I got to play with yesterday.
That would be actually refreshingly on topic ;-) 
5:52 p.m.
New subject: VSV11 on pdp11, was : Re: OLPC [Was: Something completely different]
On Thu, 21 Jan 2010, Pontus Pihlgren wrote:
I'm curious though, what software took advantage
of the VSV11?
I know support exists for RSX-11M+, but that is about all I know.
I have one 3rd party PDP-11 video card, and while most likely have RSX-11M
software for it, I lack the means to actually hook it up to anything (or
anything to hook it up to).
Zane
6:54 p.m.
New subject: PDP-11 video, was Re: VSV11 on pdp11
On Jan 21, 2010, at 12:52 PM, Zane H. Healy wrote:
--
Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
I have one 3rd party PDP-11 video card, and while most
likely have
RSX-11M
software for it, I lack the means to actually hook it up to
anything (or
anything to hook it up to).
I have a nice little dual-width Qbus board with a TMS9918 (classic
app-note circuit) on it. I've never messed with it, but I hope to
find time to someday. It'll be fun.
-Dave
4:54 p.m.
New subject: VSV11 on pdp11, was : Re: OLPC [Was: Something completely different]
From: "e.stiebler" <emu at e-bbes.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 5:41 PM
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
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Subject: VSV11 on pdp11, was : Re: OLPC [Was: Something completely
different]
Pontus Pihlgren wrote:
Indeed!
That pdp8/L value thread is way off topic unless Windows xxx runs on an 8!
Anyway, ISTR to have the FMPS of the VSV-11. And somewhere is a BA11-?
box stored with a backplane containing modules: M7061, M7062 and M7064
if I remember that correctly. That box was connected to a PDP-11/23+ which
I swapped 10 years ago. If needed I can search the VSV-11.
Could take some time, because it might be 40 km away ...
- Henk.
Argh.. I'm slipping far from topic here,
maybe I should write something
about the PDP-11/73 with VSV11 videocard I got to play with yesterday.
That would be actually refreshingly on topic ;-)
7:06 p.m.
New subject: VSV11 on pdp11, was : Re: OLPC [Was: Something completelydifferent]
From: "Zane H. Healy" <healyzh at aracnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 6:52 PM
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Subject: Re: VSV11 on pdp11, was : Re: OLPC [Was: Something
completelydifferent]
On Thu, 21 Jan 2010, Pontus Pihlgren wrote:
Yes, memories are coming back.
The 11/23+ to which the VSV11 was hooked up ran RSX-11M+.
Later I regretted giving the system away. I never got a copy of RSX-11M+.
The system also had a DEC-made joystick with 2 push buttons on top,
one at each side (left and right) of the joystick. I still have that
joystick,
but it is in bad shape. The covers over the push buttons are badly worn.
The VSV was connected to a heavy BARCO monitor (metal housing)
with R-G-B BNC connectors.
The system was used for typesetting and graphics design work in a
company that printed (offset press using ink) customer envelopes.
- Henk.
I'm curious though, what software took
advantage of the VSV11?
I know support exists for RSX-11M+, but that is about all I know.
I have one 3rd party PDP-11 video card, and while most likely have RSX-11M
software for it, I lack the means to actually hook it up to anything (or
anything to hook it up to).
Zane
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