Re: RSTS collection in the UK

2019-06-25 Thread John H. Reinhardt via cctalk
On 6/25/2019 8:00 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: On 6/25/19 5:35 PM, John H. Reinhardt via cctalk wrote: I hope someone scans that RSTS/E documentation.  There isn't a lot of it available online. Seriously? I count 75 manuals under pdp11/rsts on bitsavers Sounds like a lot, I know (and

Re: One of the deeper dives into RISC vs CISC I've seen

2019-06-25 Thread Guy Dunphy via cctalk
At 12:56 PM 25/06/2019 +0200, Liam Proven wrote: >On Mon, 24 Jun 2019 at 12:31, Tony Aiuto via cctalk > wrote: >> >> On a related note, a fun talk about ARM >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2045=_6sh097Dk5k > >Remarkable. Thanks for the link. Astounding. Very thought-provoking.

Re: Origins of nameless semaphores and Apple's non-support thereof

2019-06-25 Thread Chris Hanson via cctalk
On Jun 25, 2019, at 5:39 PM, David Griffith via cctalk wrote: > > I recently tripped over the fact that MacOS does not support nameless POSIX > semaphores. When attempting to use them, I get a complaint that they're > deprecated. I can't fathom why Apple would do that. I found this post >

Re: RSTS collection in the UK

2019-06-25 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 6/25/19 5:35 PM, John H. Reinhardt via cctalk wrote: > I hope someone scans that RSTS/E documentation.  There isn't a lot of it > available online. Seriously? I count 75 manuals under pdp11/rsts on bitsavers

Origins of nameless semaphores and Apple's non-support thereof

2019-06-25 Thread David Griffith via cctalk
I recently tripped over the fact that MacOS does not support nameless POSIX semaphores. When attempting to use them, I get a complaint that they're deprecated. I can't fathom why Apple would do that. I found this post explaining it, albeit not very well:

Re: RSTS collection in the UK

2019-06-25 Thread John H. Reinhardt via cctalk
On 6/25/2019 11:20 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: interface boards, a mix of dual, quad and Unibus. Is there anything in particular that you need? Finally I have a mass of RSTS related documentation, such as one copy of every edition of the US publication RSTS Porfessional magazine. Plus

PIC programmer

2019-06-25 Thread brian--- via cctalk
Hi all, I have, surprisingly, a non IBM 1130 related issue to ask about. I have a PIC16C55A-04/P 28 pin plastic MPU that I would like to reproduce --- but don't have a PIC debugger on hand and in fact don't know whether or not the existing device is code protected. (If it's code protected, then

Re: RSTS collection in the UK

2019-06-25 Thread Adrian Graham via cctalk
> On 25 Jun 2019, at 17:50, Pete Turnbull via cctalk > wrote: > > Hi, Al. > > This sounds slightly familiar - Jay contacted me a year or two ago about a > similar lot but the donor never got back to me. > > Anyway, I would be happy to collect these on behalf of Jim Austin, for the >

Re: RSTS collection in the UK

2019-06-25 Thread Pete Turnbull via cctalk
Hi, Al. This sounds slightly familiar - Jay contacted me a year or two ago about a similar lot but the donor never got back to me. Anyway, I would be happy to collect these on behalf of Jim Austin, for the Computer Sheds: http://www.computermuseum.org.uk/ We'd be particularly interested in

RE: RSTS collection in the UK

2019-06-25 Thread Dave Wade via cctalk
Al, There is a DEC Legacy group in the UK, started for the DEC Legacy Meetings but now sometimes carries more general e-mails. Some one on there may be able to archive these. I don't think there are any museums who have the facilities to take this on. A few would take the stuff and put it

RSTS collection in the UK

2019-06-25 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
We received this offer, it probably makes more sense for someone in the UK to get the lot. Is there someone at a collecting institution that would like to take this on? Email me and I can forward your contact information to them. "I have a few disk packs available if you need them. (Please note

Datapoint 8600 system in Little Rock

2019-06-25 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Datapoint-8600-and-Peripherals/192961883648 anyone nearby? I'd like to get it, but I have no way to pick it up

Re: One of the deeper dives into RISC vs CISC I've seen

2019-06-25 Thread Liam Proven via cctalk
On Mon, 24 Jun 2019 at 12:31, Tony Aiuto via cctalk wrote: > > On a related note, a fun talk about ARM > https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2045=_6sh097Dk5k Remarkable. Thanks for the link. Astounding. Very thought-provoking. -- Liam Proven - Profile: https://about.me/liamproven

Latest Additions to the Virtual Warehouse of Computing Wonders Sale Inventory

2019-06-25 Thread Sellam Ismail via cctalk
Greetings Folks! I have finalized the latest batch of items added to the inventory of my Virtual Warehouse of Computing Wonders, and here it is: Commodore 64 Exatron MM800 Internal Memory IBM PCjr Power Expansion Attachment IBM 74F3465 The 3270 Connection Polaroid PerfectData DS/DD 8" floppy