26 Oct
2001
26 Oct
'01
2:34 a.m.
Hi all.
Some weeks ago there was a thread about blinkenlights and consoles.
It was mentioned that a simple piece of hardware (just a few
resistors two transistors and 16 LEDs) connected to the printer port
of a PC can be brought to life when you run Ersatz-11.
Well, it took some time for me to decide whether I should go 'public'
with a project I intend to embark on.
In short: a *_full_* console on a PC that runs Ersatz-11.
The reason to announce the project is to get feedback. Am I on the
right track. Have a look, on this page (part of my website) you can
find a small ZIP file that contains the draft document that descibes
it.
http://home.hetnet.nl/~tshaj/pdpsite/homebrew/startframe.html
Any comment is appreciated.
- Henk.
26 Oct
26 Oct
9:43 p.m.
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Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 4:34 AM
To: 'classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org'
Cc: Gooijen H
Subject: blinkenlights for everybody (?)
Hi all.
Some weeks ago there was a thread about blinkenlights and consoles.
It was mentioned that a simple piece of hardware (just a few
resistors two transistors and 16 LEDs) connected to the printer port
of a PC can be brought to life when you run Ersatz-11.
Well, it took some time for me to decide whether I should go 'public'
with a project I intend to embark on.
In short: a *_full_* console on a PC that runs Ersatz-11.
The reason to announce the project is to get feedback. Am I on the
right track. Have a look, on this page (part of my website) you can
find a small ZIP file that contains the draft document that descibes
it.
http://home.hetnet.nl/~tshaj/pdpsite/homebrew/startframe.html
Any comment is appreciated.
- Henk.
Holy smokes! That is COOL. I would love to have a blinking lights display
for my computer under RH linux, especially if the lights are actually
telling me something -like the HD led flashing when I open a program, or
bandwidth lights on my hub. I love that stuff.
E.
27 Oct
27 Oct
6:29 a.m.
Hello Henk,
A great idea! Now, if the I/O sandwich board could also be configured
for use with an
original PDP panel, then that will be even better. I'm quite sure there
are several
list members who have a panel but do not necessarely have the attached
hardware.
Using a separate SBC to control the panel (new or original) can also
mean that it can
be linked with Bob Supniks PDP emulator, although some additional
interface routines
may need to be written.
In any case, this makes a new model in the PDP series, the PDP-11/486.
Ed
Gooijen H wrote:
Hi all.
Some weeks ago there was a thread about blinkenlights and consoles.
It was mentioned that a simple piece of hardware (just a few
resistors two transistors and 16 LEDs) connected to the printer port
of a PC can be brought to life when you run Ersatz-11.
Well, it took some time for me to decide whether I should go 'public'
with a project I intend to embark on.
In short: a *_full_* console on a PC that runs Ersatz-11.
The reason to announce the project is to get feedback. Am I on the
right track. Have a look, on this page (part of my website) you can
find a small ZIP file that contains the draft document that descibes
it.
http://home.hetnet.nl/~tshaj/pdpsite/homebrew/startframe.html
Any comment is appreciated.
- Henk.
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