16 Jan
2008
16 Jan
'08
1:13 a.m.
On 15/01/2008 17:37, James A. Markevitch wrote:
Is it?
The 360 itself is not, but the architecture is, and in multi-GHz parts.
Chuckles
at the typo.Is the PDP-8 the only classic architecure from the mid
1960's that was made with VLSI components.
IBM 360 (still being made today) PDP-11
(LSI-11)
Definitely not mid 1960s. The first PDP-11 appeared in 1970, and LSI-11
came out in 1975! 
16 Jan
16 Jan
6:10 p.m.
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PDP-11 (LSI-11)
Definitely not mid 1960s. The first PDP-11 appeared in 1970, and LSI-11
came out in 1975! 
6:49 p.m.
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Tony Duell wrote:
I wonder when the Philips P800 architecture was
desinged. IIRC the P850
was first sold in 1970, so presumably the design is the end-of-the-60's.
That architecture was implemented in simple TTL (P850, P855), in Philips'
own itslice chips (SPALU -- Scratch Pad and Artihmetic Logic Unit, in the
P851), AMD2900 bitslice (P854) and I don't know if it was ever sold, but
I seem to have a single-chip LSI version of it too (P853???).
-tony
I found a web link here, but this is the first time I have heard of a P800.
http://www.theoengel.nl/
8:01 p.m.
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On Wednesday 16 January 2008 18:49, woodelf wrote:
I found a web link here, but this is the first time I
have heard of a P800.
http://www.theoengel.nl/
That seems to happen to me a lot in here...
:-)
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17 Jan
17 Jan
5:05 p.m.
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I found a web link here, but this is the first time I
have heard of a P800.
http://www.theoengel.nl/
A Google search for 'Philips P850' (no quotes) finds a few relevant
pages, including a picture of me demonstrating said machine.
As an aside, is there anybody who doesn't recognise the pattern on my
jumper in that photo?
-tony
6:33 p.m.
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In article <m1JFcrT-000J3QC at p850ug1>,
ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell) writes:
A Google search for 'Philips P850' (no quotes)
finds a few relevant
pages, including a picture of me demonstrating said machine.
In true computer geek style, the *computer* is in focus, but Tony is
not :-).
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18 Jan
18 Jan
10:10 a.m.
New subject: VLSI of classic architectures (was Re: 11/70 board set on
At 05:33 PM 1/17/2008, Richard wrote:
In article <m1JFcrT-000J3QC at p850ug1>,
ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell) writes:
Wow, Tony is far younger and more stylin' than I imagined.
A 'Life' sweater, no doubt autographed on the tag by Conway!
But I sympathize, when I was writing in my mid-20s many thought
I was an old man, too, due to my curmudgeonly side.
- John
A Google search for 'Philips P850' (no
quotes) finds a few relevant
pages, including a picture of me demonstrating said machine.
In true computer geek style, the *computer* is in focus, but Tony is
not :-). 
10:34 a.m.
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John Foust wrote:
Wow, Tony is far younger and more stylin' than I imagined.
A 'Life' sweater, no doubt autographed on the tag by Conway!
But I sympathize, when I was writing in my mid-20s many thought
I was an old man, too, due to my curmudgeonly side.
I get that all the time, as well.
Peace... Sridhar
A Google search for 'Philips P850' (no quotes)
finds a few relevant
pages, including a picture of me demonstrating said machine.
In true computer
geek style, the *computer* is in focus, but Tony is
not :-).
6:33 p.m.
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At 05:33 PM 1/17/2008, Richard wrote:
Rememebr that photo was taken about 8 years ago...
In article <m1JFcrT-000J3QC at p850ug1>,
ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell) writes:
Wow, Tony is far younger A Google search for 'Philips P850' (no
quotes) finds a few relevant
pages, including a picture of me demonstrating said machine.
In true computer geek style, the *computer* is in focus, but Tony is
not :-). and more stylin' than I imagined.
Thats the first time I've ever been called that...
A 'Life' sweater, no doubt autographed on the
tag by Conway!
YEs. It's actually the classic Gosper Glider Gun, of course.
And no it's not autograpped by Prof Conway, and for that matter there's
no label for it to be autograhed on. The only bit of classic-computer
related stuff I have that is autograpphed is the book 'Automatic Digital
Computers', mine is autogrpahed by Professor Wilkes.
-tony
6:18 p.m.
New subject: VLSI of classic architectures (was Re: 11/70 board set on
In article <m1JFcrT-000J3QC at p850ug1>,
ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell) writes:
And which do you think most people are more interested in seeing :-)
-tony
A Google search for 'Philips P850' (no
quotes) finds a few relevant
pages, including a picture of me demonstrating said machine.
In true computer geek style, the *computer* is in focus, but Tony is
not :-).
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