PDP-11/44 boot prompt

From: Doug Yowza <yowza_at_yowza.com>
Date: Sun Nov 1 22:23:41 1998

On Mon, 2 Nov 1998, Tony Duell wrote:

> Making my own transistors is not something I'm going to try anytime soon.
>
> Actually, if electronic components become impossible to obtain then I
> think there will have been such a disaster that getting a computer up and
> running will not be the first thing on my mind. Finding food and making
> some kind of radio (in that sort of event, I would try a spark
> transmitter) would be much more important.

I don't expect to ever need to actually make a transistor from scratch,
but knowing how to do so is one way to really understand the
characteristics of the various materials and components that comprise a
system.

Right now, I can barely trace the simplest of faults, so this pursuit of
god status is a nice long-term hobby that will hopefully ensure that some
of these oddball machines in my collection start to run someday and
continue to run for some time later.

BTW, if, before I reach that status, you're able to dump your brain to
ROM, I'd like to get a copy please.

-- Doug
Received on Sun Nov 01 1998 - 22:23:41 GMT