PDP-8/e

[Paul Anderson]

Congrats!!

On Fri, Dec 7, 2018 at 3:59 AM Rod G8DGR via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
wrote:

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> Hi All
>    Seasons Greetings..
>
> My PDP-8/e was long due for a major overhaul.
> 1. So everything out
> 2. Big Hoover job on the Omnibus
> 3. Bring up on Variac – No smoke
> 4. Check  PSU volts. – All OK
> 5. Power off
> 6. Install minimal System – Front Panel, Three CPU cards, RFI shield,  4k
> Core and Bus term.
> 7. Yup all looks in right order
> 8. Power on
> 9. Toggle in standard AC count up program
> 10. Clear + Cont
> 11. And they are racing at Rockingham!!
> 12. Yup counts up just like it should.
> 13. Let it run for a while.
> 14. All stop.
> 15. PSU off
> 16. Inset Async Card (Its 110 baud only)
> 17. Fire up VT100. Beep - yup its alive.
> 18. Toggle in keyboard echo test.
> 19. Clear + Cont – Program runs
> 20. And .. yes keyboard gets echoed back.
>
> OK now I need a little help.
> Does anybody know of a terminal emulation program that will simulate the
> reader on an ASR33?
> I know about   RIM and BIN loaders but how and what to feed them I have
> long forgotten
> My PDP-8 course completion certificate is dated November 1975.
>
> Rod Smallwood
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> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
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