classic comp CD library?(RE: HP2000 Access - It LIVES! *GRIN*)

From: David Woyciesjes <DAW_at_yalepress3.unipress.yale.edu>
Date: Fri Aug 31 09:47:58 2001

This brings up a thought... Can all this stuff you have be put onto a CD
somehow, for preservation purposes? We all have programs and stuff, I'm
sure, that exist only on magnetic media. Wouldn't having all this on a CD
(or something) library make sense as backups?

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> From: Jay West
> Reply To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 6:24 AM
> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: HP2000 Access - It LIVES! *GRIN*
>
> I am now the proud owner of a living breathing HP2000Access system. Today
> I got the IOP configured and running, then the system processor followed
> suit in short order. I was quite concerned that after spending years on
> getting the hardware all tested and passing diagnostics that I'd go to
> load the OS and the OS tape would be bad. Fortunately, that was not the
> case, the OS tape read and installed just beautifully! I was able to do
> system console commands like ROS, DIR, SLE, HIB, CRE, etc. Was even able
> to do ANN-ALL,System going down now! before shutting it down.
>
> The biggest wrinkle I ran into at the last minute was loading the
> cross-link and mag tape boot loader from the IOP to the system processor.
> The documentation was slightly obtuse about this, and I just couldn't get
> it to work. Finally I just said "heck with the cross-link" and moved the
> paper tape reader to the system processor and did it there. That means I
> can't share the paper tape reader to users on the system, something I
> really need to do so I can easily duplicate tapes and read them under
> BASIC. The way I was trying to load that tape was strange anyway, because
> I don't have the "loader/loader" tape. If anyone has a copy of the
> "loader/loader" tape, I would GREATLY appreciate a copy so I can install
> and configure the system the way you're supposed to instead of the kludge
> that I did.
>
> I did not hook up a terminal to the system other than the system console,
> I need to do many hours of soldering to rebuild the mux panel that I have.
> But since the MESS and ANN commands work, it's pretty likely the mux
> boards are in fact fine. I just may take tomorrow off work to build the
> mux panel and hook up a terminal other than the console.
>
> The only thing left to do on the system is rerack everything. The
> components aren't in my better racks, and some are not quite mounted
> properly, etc. So, basically cosmetic stuff.
>
> One thing I need to ask the list for (besides a copy of the loader/loader
> mentioned above) - an initial system load of TSB doesn't have any system
> library. I seem to recall one or more list members telling me they had HIB
> tapes of system libraries (hopefully including things like startrk,
> wumpus, hanoi, etc.). Now that the system is up and running, I would love
> to borrow any and all HIB tapes I can get to build a nice system library.
> If I get multiple tapes from multiple people, I'd be happy to send a tape
> back that includes the entire library from everyone. I'll probably key in
> all the programs from the David Ahl computer games book too.
>
> Finally - I suspect others on the list might be trying to build HP2000 TSB
> systems too - now that mine is running, after the dust settles I will most
> likely have duplicates of things that I have amassed - software, hardware,
> etc. I will gladly offer the excess/duplicates of stuff to listmembers.
> Preference will be given to people who are fairly close to a running
> system, so that we can get as many of these machines up as possible.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jay West
>
>
>
Received on Fri Aug 31 2001 - 09:47:58 BST