Re: Looking for the numeric pad "1" key on VT-100 vintage keyboard
Den tors 4 mars 2021 kl 08:06 skrev Marc Howard via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org>: > Does anyone out there have a "1" key (the one in the numeric keypad, not > the 1 / ! key) that they are willing to sell: me? I saw a couple of > partial keyboards go fairly cheap on ePay a couple of months ago but didn't > see it until it was sold. > Here are two VT100 keyboards. One has the "1" key on the numeric keypad. https://www.ebay.com/itm/294035271047 /Mattis > > Thanks, > > Marc Howard >
Looking for the numeric pad "1" key on VT-100 vintage keyboard
Does anyone out there have a "1" key (the one in the numeric keypad, not the 1 / ! key) that they are willing to sell: me? I saw a couple of partial keyboards go fairly cheap on ePay a couple of months ago but didn't see it until it was sold. Thanks, Marc Howard
Re: RSX11D disks on EBAY- anyone interested?
I'll chip in too if you won it and can copy the stuff off. Marc On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 3:44 PM Ron Pool via cctalk wrote: > No boards for me, but I'll PayPal you a bit towards your purchase. > > On 3/3/21, 2:14 PM, "cctalk on behalf of Al Kossow via cctalk" < > cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org on behalf of cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > On 3/3/21 11:11 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > > On 3/3/21 10:42 AM, Lee Gleason via cctalk wrote: > > > >>The auction starts at more than I have in my computer budget > this month > > I went ahead and bought these, but paypal contributions to my email > would be helpful > > this is way more than I can afford as well. > > I have a set of RK11-D boards w/o backplane > that I'll need to sell to help cover the cost if > anyone wants to make an offer. > > >
Re: Intellec MCS-8 8008 monitor program ROM files
FWIW, I have an MCS-8 User Manual I was about to give away. https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipPxTeFNI5YY-Ig_xZihpEyeaVjivCjDrU1_vmOa If either of you want it, it's yours. On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 11:48 AM Bill Degnan via cctech < cct...@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Although this may not be what you're looking for, it's in the ballpark > (newer version?): Note the board part number and compare with yours, I > don't see off hand which board exactly you have. > https://www.vintagecomputer.net/intel/IMM_6-26/ > Bill > > On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 11:25 AM Jon Elson via cctech < > cct...@classiccmp.org> > wrote: > > > On 03/03/2021 07:17 AM, Roland via cctech wrote: > > > Hello everyone, > > > Does anyone have the Intellec MCS-8 8008 system monitor ROM files? > > > According to the Intellec MCS-8 manual the System Monitor is contained > > in five 1702A PROMs.My ROMs have a disk loader, but the disks system is > > long gone... > > > > > > Any papertape software is also welcome for this machine! > > > Thanks in advance!Regards, Roland Huisman > > > > > Wow, I have an old 8008-based embedded device I built back > > in 1976. It has the MCS 8008 CPU board, 1702 EPROM board and > > a RAM board. I never had the system monitor, I did > > everything on that project "bare iron". I think I did > > development with a PDP-11 and a homebrew cross assembler. > > > > Jon > > >
digital group's Richard Bemis
Hi there, I am working on a 30 minute historical video about the digital group. For source material there isn't a ton of stuff out there unfortunately and much of the account of what happened to the company comes from the late Dr. Robert Suding. In his account, Suding sort of points fingers at Richard "Dick" Bemis for mismanagement of the company. I am wondering if anyone knows what became of Mr. Bemis after his stint running dg. Apart from a couple of (slightly snarky) letters to Dr. Dobb's Journal when dg was still operational, there's literally no trace of him on the internet. If he's still around I'd love to get his side of the story to balance things out, or at least find out what he did afterwards. Thought I'd write here in case anyone knew. Brad
Re: RSX11D disks on EBAY- anyone interested?
No boards for me, but I'll PayPal you a bit towards your purchase. On 3/3/21, 2:14 PM, "cctalk on behalf of Al Kossow via cctalk" wrote: On 3/3/21 11:11 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > On 3/3/21 10:42 AM, Lee Gleason via cctalk wrote: > >>The auction starts at more than I have in my computer budget this month > I went ahead and bought these, but paypal contributions to my email would be helpful > this is way more than I can afford as well. I have a set of RK11-D boards w/o backplane that I'll need to sell to help cover the cost if anyone wants to make an offer.
Re: PIC programmers? More generic programmer? Port?
On 3/3/21 2:15 PM, Anders Nelson wrote: > I was a field application engineer for Microchip from 2008-2011, making > POCs for big name customers in the bay area using 8, 16 and 32-bit PICs. > > You will likely find that Microchip support is awful, even if their > products are pretty neat. There was an Arduino port for PICs called > "ChipKit" but I don't know if that's still being developed. > > The PicKit 3 is decent, if pretty slow. The ICD3 and later versions are > good. MPLAB X is excellent IMO. I should still hold a design partner > discount so if you want to get some tools, contact me offline and I'll > see if I can save you some money. > > That all said, I'm a huge fan of the STM32 ARM devices and the community > is nearly as good as Nordic, and what Atmel used to be before it was > acquired by Microchip. I remember getting a PIC32 Uno32 from Digilent (long given away) that featured a Arduino-compatible library. It was interesting for the time. https://reference.digilentinc.com/reference/microprocessor/uno32/start Digilent (wisely) seems to have dropped the MCU line of boards completely and now concentrates on FPGA. But the array of ARM-Cortex boards out there is wonderful. I've still got a parts box full of various AVR and PIC MCUs, but nowadays, I find myself reaching for an STM32 ARM. STM's documentation can be daunting, if you're interested in things at the low level, however. 1000 pages seems to be about the minimum ante in terms of technical documentation, but then there's a lot of functionality built into those bits of fused sand. --Chuck
Re: PIC programmers? More generic programmer? Port?
I was a field application engineer for Microchip from 2008-2011, making POCs for big name customers in the bay area using 8, 16 and 32-bit PICs. You will likely find that Microchip support is awful, even if their products are pretty neat. There was an Arduino port for PICs called "ChipKit" but I don't know if that's still being developed. The PicKit 3 is decent, if pretty slow. The ICD3 and later versions are good. MPLAB X is excellent IMO. I should still hold a design partner discount so if you want to get some tools, contact me offline and I'll see if I can save you some money. That all said, I'm a huge fan of the STM32 ARM devices and the community is nearly as good as Nordic, and what Atmel used to be before it was acquired by Microchip. -- Anders Nelson On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 4:26 PM Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: > On 3/3/21 10:47 AM, Dennis Boone via cctalk wrote: > > > Any gotchas with the PICKit-3 clones out there? I have the feeling > > > that sticking with PIC would be better than trying to port to > > > Arduino, and imagine that as things continue to age there will be > > > more applications for interfaces. Any better but still cheapish > > > alternatives for programming? > > > > IIRC the PK-3 doesn't get any new device support at this point. > > Existing stuff continues to work. Depending on the nature of the > > devices you might want to use in the future, it might be worth > > considering a PK-4. > > I've used a PK-2 on PIC32MX devices. I used MPLAB for a time, but > OpenOCD also supports it. After all, it's JTAG, sort of. > > What chips specifically? On the PIC12 through PIC18 devices, I used the > JDM cheapie with PonyProg. Of course, you need a real serial port--I > don't know of a USB one will work. > > Personally, you might find it more interesting to go with some of the > STM32 ARM Cortex MCUs. Many are 5V tolerant and will probably be around > for a long time. There's even an Arduino suite or two for the low-end > ones. > > --Chuck > > > >
Re: PIC programmers? More generic programmer? Port?
On 3/3/21 10:47 AM, Dennis Boone via cctalk wrote: > > Any gotchas with the PICKit-3 clones out there? I have the feeling > > that sticking with PIC would be better than trying to port to > > Arduino, and imagine that as things continue to age there will be > > more applications for interfaces. Any better but still cheapish > > alternatives for programming? > > IIRC the PK-3 doesn't get any new device support at this point. > Existing stuff continues to work. Depending on the nature of the > devices you might want to use in the future, it might be worth > considering a PK-4. I've used a PK-2 on PIC32MX devices. I used MPLAB for a time, but OpenOCD also supports it. After all, it's JTAG, sort of. What chips specifically? On the PIC12 through PIC18 devices, I used the JDM cheapie with PonyProg. Of course, you need a real serial port--I don't know of a USB one will work. Personally, you might find it more interesting to go with some of the STM32 ARM Cortex MCUs. Many are 5V tolerant and will probably be around for a long time. There's even an Arduino suite or two for the low-end ones. --Chuck
Re: RSX11D disks on EBAY- anyone interested?
On 3/3/21 11:11 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: On 3/3/21 10:42 AM, Lee Gleason via cctalk wrote: The auction starts at more than I have in my computer budget this month I went ahead and bought these, but paypal contributions to my email would be helpful this is way more than I can afford as well. I have a set of RK11-D boards w/o backplane that I'll need to sell to help cover the cost if anyone wants to make an offer.
Re: RSX11D disks on EBAY- anyone interested?
On 3/3/21 10:42 AM, Lee Gleason via cctalk wrote: The auction starts at more than I have in my computer budget this month I went ahead and bought these, but paypal contributions to my email would be helpful this is way more than I can afford as well.
Re: PIC programmers? More generic programmer? Port?
> Any gotchas with the PICKit-3 clones out there? I have the feeling > that sticking with PIC would be better than trying to port to > Arduino, and imagine that as things continue to age there will be > more applications for interfaces. Any better but still cheapish > alternatives for programming? IIRC the PK-3 doesn't get any new device support at this point. Existing stuff continues to work. Depending on the nature of the devices you might want to use in the future, it might be worth considering a PK-4. I actually do very little PIC stuff, so I can't speak to which devices, how Microchip removes support from their software, etc. and recommend salt grains here. De
Re: Intellec MCS-8 8008 monitor program ROM files
Although this may not be what you're looking for, it's in the ballpark (newer version?): Note the board part number and compare with yours, I don't see off hand which board exactly you have. https://www.vintagecomputer.net/intel/IMM_6-26/ Bill On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 11:25 AM Jon Elson via cctech wrote: > On 03/03/2021 07:17 AM, Roland via cctech wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > Does anyone have the Intellec MCS-8 8008 system monitor ROM files? > > According to the Intellec MCS-8 manual the System Monitor is contained > in five 1702A PROMs.My ROMs have a disk loader, but the disks system is > long gone... > > > > Any papertape software is also welcome for this machine! > > Thanks in advance!Regards, Roland Huisman > > > Wow, I have an old 8008-based embedded device I built back > in 1976. It has the MCS 8008 CPU board, 1702 EPROM board and > a RAM board. I never had the system monitor, I did > everything on that project "bare iron". I think I did > development with a PDP-11 and a homebrew cross assembler. > > Jon >
Re: Intellec MCS-8 8008 monitor program ROM files
On 03/03/2021 07:17 AM, Roland via cctech wrote: Hello everyone, Does anyone have the Intellec MCS-8 8008 system monitor ROM files? According to the Intellec MCS-8 manual the System Monitor is contained in five 1702A PROMs.My ROMs have a disk loader, but the disks system is long gone... Any papertape software is also welcome for this machine! Thanks in advance!Regards, Roland Huisman Wow, I have an old 8008-based embedded device I built back in 1976. It has the MCS 8008 CPU board, 1702 EPROM board and a RAM board. I never had the system monitor, I did everything on that project "bare iron". I think I did development with a PDP-11 and a homebrew cross assembler. Jon
Intellec MCS-8 8008 monitor program ROM files
Hello everyone, Does anyone have the Intellec MCS-8 8008 system monitor ROM files? According to the Intellec MCS-8 manual the System Monitor is contained in five 1702A PROMs.My ROMs have a disk loader, but the disks system is long gone... Any papertape software is also welcome for this machine! Thanks in advance!Regards, Roland Huisman
SPARCengine CP1200
I just acquired a Sun SPARCengine CP1200. To my knowledge the CP1200 is the only 32bit SPARC with a PCI bus, which makes it pretty cool. It was also extremely unpopular, because who wants a 100MHz MicroSPARC IIep when you can have a SPARCengine CP1500 with a 270MHz UltraSPARC IIi (they were released at the same time, and I suspect the cost difference wasn't all that much). Would anyone know where I can find a Sun PROM image? mine has a VxWorks ROM, but I'd rather run Solaris on it. I've searched everywhere, and couldn't find anything. Most "usual" places (e.g. the FE handbook) barely acknowledge its existence if at all. AFAIK this predates field upgradeable flash PROMs, so it's not hidden in a patch somewhere. thanks Rico
RSX11D disks on EBAY- anyone interested?
Saw this on EBAY today - three RK05s with what looks like at least part of RSX11D on them. Who knows, it might be a distribution - RSX11D distributions came on 3 RK05s. https://www.ebay.com/itm/PDP-11-RSX-11D-Executive-Programs-Phase-II-3xRK05-DEC-Digital-PDP-1974/353406977959?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3D7a0eb90cc60e434aae8c080e337e19f4%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D15%26mehot%3Dnone%26sd%3D373481540837%26itm%3D353406977959%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2380057%26brand%3DDEC&_trksid=p2380057.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A2a42bf6d-7c4f-11eb-873a-7260bc9e9eed%7Cparentrq%3Af95f330c1770a1b5a55bbf2dfff9e980%7Ciid%3A1 The auction starts at more than I have in my computer budget this month, though - would some other RSX historians like to go in together on this (preferably at least one person with an RK05 drive)? I'd just like the contents of the disks - I don't care about the physical disks, just what's on 'em -- Lee K. Gleason N5ZMR Control-G Consultants lee.glea...@comcast.net
PIC programmers? More generic programmer? Port?
Looking for suggestions on hobbyist PIC setup. So far I have just used Arduino type direct-connect microcontrollers (back in the day programmers for general devices were expensive), but the currently existing SGI proprietary system to PS/2 keyboard adapter is PIC (and I have a couple different systems that all use my single SGI proprietary keyboard). Any gotchas with the PICKit-3 clones out there? I have the feeling that sticking with PIC would be better than trying to port to Arduino, and imagine that as things continue to age there will be more applications for interfaces. Any better but still cheapish alternatives for programming?
