> On Aug 1, 2021, at 5:51 PM, William Donzelli wrote:
>
>> z/OS runs on IBM Mainframes, there is also “IBM i”, which was previously
>> called OS/400.
>>
>> Last I checked, GCOS-8 is still running, but with Itanium end-of-life, I’m
>> not sure what on. It’s been a niche market for decades.
On 2021-08-01 1:14 p.m., Zane Healy via cctalk wrote:
On Aug 1, 2021, at 7:10 AM, Liam Proven via cctalk
wrote:
CP/M is surprisingly alive for something so old and rudimentary and
seeing some activity, e.g. CPMish, but I don't think anyone would
claim it has much of a future. CCP/M is dead
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2021 18:37:17 -0500
From: Cory Heisterkamp
This is a bit of a long shot, but is anyone aware of a successful
method to read IBM Selectric MT/ST tapes?
A museum in Australia has a box of them and are interested in the contents.
At the Computer History Museum we
> And that like IBM still being able to run S/360 programs Unisys 2200
> can still run Univac 1100 programs.
And that MCP and OS2200 put everyone else to shame in the security arena...
Because they thought about it back in the 1960s.
--
Will
On 8/1/21 8:51 PM, William Donzelli via cctalk wrote:
z/OS runs on IBM Mainframes, there is also “IBM i”, which was previously called
OS/400.
Last I checked, GCOS-8 is still running, but with Itanium end-of-life, I’m not
sure what on. It’s been a niche market for decades. I’d argue that it
> z/OS runs on IBM Mainframes, there is also “IBM i”, which was previously
> called OS/400.
>
> Last I checked, GCOS-8 is still running, but with Itanium end-of-life, I’m
> not sure what on. It’s been a niche market for decades. I’d argue that it
> was a serious niche when I was using it in
On 8/1/21 11:45 AM, brainded ben via cctalk wrote:
I suspect if they had the proper virtual memory, it would have been picked
up as a Unix cpu
Pull your head out of your ass. Unisoft had a very profitable business porting
Unix to 68000 computers (note, NOT 68010) The Apple Lisa's 68000 ran
On Sun, 1 Aug 2021, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
Would the 68K have succeeded if it were not for Apple and Commodore?
Without your engineering expertise, I would still say, "YES".
(I was reading Infoworld, etc., as compared to you designing the machines)
Before we heard anything about Apple
On 8/1/21 11:45 AM, ben via cctalk wrote:
> I suspect if they had the proper virtual memory, it would have been picked
> up as a Unix cpu, instead. It is the only common non segemented 16 bit
> cpu I can think in that time frame.
There were ways around that. You could run two, with one slightly
> -Original Message-
> From: cctalk On Behalf Of ben via cctalk
> Sent: 01 August 2021 19:46
> To: cctalk@classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: Branching the thread away from Compaq deskpro boards: "What
> We Have Lost"
>
> On 2021-08-01 12:32 p.m., Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
>
> > Would
> On Aug 1, 2021, at 2:45 PM, ben via cctalk wrote:
>
> On 2021-08-01 12:32 p.m., Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
>
>> Would the 68K have succeeded if it were not for Apple and Commodore?
>> --Chuck
> I suspect if they had the proper virtual memory, it would have been picked
> up as a Unix
On 2021-08-01 12:32 p.m., Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
Would the 68K have succeeded if it were not for Apple and Commodore?
--Chuck
I suspect if they had the proper virtual memory, it would have been picked
up as a Unix cpu, instead. It is the only common non segemented 16 bit
cpu I can
On 8/1/21 10:52 AM, ben via cctalk wrote:
> On 2021-08-01 11:17 a.m., Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
>
>> The lack of interest in the classic/vintage computing segments is a bit
>> surprising, since many of these MCUs far exceed the computing power of
>> many legacy platforms.
>>
>> Silicon is
Hi Jim,
I have a 9track drive hooked to my old Sun IPX which may be able to read your
tape.
I am in Valapraiso IN if you are up for a drive.
Best,
--tom
On 7/30/21 1:02 PM, James Liu via cctech wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have been lurking for a few years, but thought I'd finally speak up
> as I just
On 2021-08-01 11:17 a.m., Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
The lack of interest in the classic/vintage computing segments is a bit
surprising, since many of these MCUs far exceed the computing power of
many legacy platforms.
Silicon is cheap.
Only with good marketing, and lucky designs like the
On 8/1/21 9:14 AM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote:
> On Aug 1, 2021, at 7:10 AM, Liam Proven via cctalk
> wrote:
>> CP/M is surprisingly alive for something so old and rudimentary and
>> seeing some activity, e.g. CPMish, but I don't think anyone would
>> claim it has much of a future. CCP/M is
On Aug 1, 2021, at 7:10 AM, Liam Proven via cctalk
wrote:
> CP/M is surprisingly alive for something so old and rudimentary and
> seeing some activity, e.g. CPMish, but I don't think anyone would
> claim it has much of a future. CCP/M is dead although I think Toshiba
> just about supports 4680
> On Aug 1, 2021, at 8:28 AM, William Donzelli wrote:
>
> I think those are IBM Q-Pacs, mil spec modules for the Informer computers.
>
> --
> Will
>
> On Sun, Aug 1, 2021 at 1:53 AM Cory Heisterkamp via cctalk
> wrote:
>>
>> Does anyone recognize these IBM modules? My gut says late 50’s
On Sun, 1 Aug 2021 at 04:21, Tony Aiuto via cctalk
wrote:
>
> I would argue that this is totally wrong. iOS,
Which is a Unix. Derived from Mac OS X, which is an Open Group certified UNIX™.
> Android
A Linux distro.
> and other mobile
> systems,
QNX as in Blackberry 10? A Unix.
Jolla
On Sat, 31 Jul 2021 at 07:56, Randy Dawson via cctalk
wrote:
> Well, he is dead I find out, killed last year in Mexico is what the news
> says, buried in a well with his wife. They went often, many times a year.
I think those are IBM Q-Pacs, mil spec modules for the Informer computers.
--
Will
On Sun, Aug 1, 2021 at 1:53 AM Cory Heisterkamp via cctalk
wrote:
>
> Does anyone recognize these IBM modules? My gut says late 50’s based on the
> transistor packages and font. Perhaps for a contract or
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