Paul Allan's PDP-10

From: Doug Yowza <yowza_at_yowza.com>
Date: Wed Mar 25 01:29:30 1998

I just joined the list recently, so I'm virtually certain this is old
news, but just in case.... I found this while infosurfing:


From: xkladmin_at_paulallen.com (XKLeTen Admin)
Newsgroups: alt.sys.pdp8,alt.sys.pdp10,alt.sys.pdp11,comp.sys.dec
Subject: XKL (PDP10) Site Announcement
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 02:55:47 GMT
Organization: XKLeTen
Message-ID: <34a85fd3.3481181_at_nntp.ix.netcom.com>
Reply-To: xkladmin_at_paulallen.com

Dear Fellow PDP-10 Enthusiast,

Over the past 25 years, it's been challenging for all of us to find a
place to run our PDP-10 software. At the same time, there hasn't been a
library of PDP-10 software that is well taken care of, and made easily
available to the interested public.

I would like to offer a solution. I have invested in a TOAD-1 machine
running the PDP-10 architecture, and would like to make its capabilities
available. The TOAD is manufactured by XKL LLC, and is a completely new
hardware implementation of Digital's 36-bit PDP-10 architecture, not an
emulator running on another platform. This machine I've purchased will be
a repository for PDP10 public domain software, including the collection of
the DEC-10 and DEC-20 DECUS tapes.

By making access accounts available to an initial limited group, we hope
to learn of any issue areas with our new program. Through an account you
can set up with us, you can access this library, and run programs you may
not have seen for years. You may also submit your own programs for
storage, and for use by fellow advocates. These programs may be submitted
via FTP, email or 9-track tapes. Once you have an account established you
could access XKLeTen via telnet. Anyone may download the libraries of
software through anonymous FTP from XKLeTen.paulallen.com.

The machine, named XKLeTen, is configured as follows:
        TOAD-1, 36-bit computing system
        TOPS-20 system software
        32 MW memory board
        4 mm DDS tape drive
        9 track tape drive
        8 gigabyte disk

I encourage any of you who are interested to contact us to set up an
account. To be considered for an account, please submit the
following information to XKLadmin_at_paulallen.com:
        Full name
        Email address
        Interest or purpose in this project (short summary)
        Desired account name

If you have any questions about XKLeTen, or how to execute the
anonymous FTP, please contact us via the same email address.

Bill Gates and I used PDP10s to develop much of Microsoft's early
software. I hope many of you take advantage of this new opportunity
to keep alive some of your old memories.


Paul G. Allen
Received on Wed Mar 25 1998 - 01:29:30 GMT