PC replaces Cray...film at 11.
Not quite yet, I'm afraid. The PC isn't the end-all, be-all of
computing.
-Dave McGuire
On June 8, Richard Erlacher wrote:
> Careful, now . . . due to the passage of time and the change of the
> "climate" the PDP's, Vaxen, Cray's, etc, that are sitting in basements and
> garages are the toys now, and the former toys, the PC's, are the "real"
> computers. Bizzarre, isn't it?
>
> Dick
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: R. D. Davis <rdd_at_smart.net>
> To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
> Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2000 4:45 PM
> Subject: Re: Wirin' up blinkenlights
>
>
> > On Thu, 8 Jun 2000, Tony Duell wrote:
> > > > simulator and a PDP-11/45 front panel with no CPU boards. I'd like to
> do
> > > > sort of a faux PDP-11/45 with this setup by somehow wiring the front
> panel
> > > > up to the PC running Sim.
> > > >
> > > > Am I completely out of my mind, or is there even the remotest chance
> of
> > >
> > > We're all out of our minds on this list ;-)
> >
> > Actually, I think that adding blinking lights, and switches, to any
> > computer is a good idea, and, as my PDP-11s don't have lights and
> > switches, I think it's time to add them... by creating a separate rack
> > panel, of course. Has anyone here added lights and switches to one of
> > the PDP-11s of incomplete design?
> >
> > > It's _possible_. It's probably less work to find a set of 11/45 CPU
> > > boards and get them working, but it's still _possible_ to do what you
> ask.
> >
> > The idea of finding a set of PDP-11 boards is a better idea, as then the
> > front panel could be used with non-toy computer equipment.
> >
> > --
> > R. D. Davis
> > rdd_at_perqlogic.com
> > http://www.perqlogic.com/rdd
> > 410-744-4900
> >
Received on Thu Jun 08 2000 - 20:16:00 BST