On Wed, 4 Sep 2002, Tom Uban wrote:
> LOL! Well, I still have my PDS-1D and I am happy that Bob is interested
> enough to get the PDS-1 running. Note, the "D" stands for Dense, as in a
> more densely packed set of hardware. In the PDS-1D, they put more logic
> into the same physical space.
Aha. That's something I didn't glean from scanning the documentation I
have.
> >The PDS-1D I got came with the software and documentation for
> >boot-strapping it off the serial port. Maybe you can do it that way? If
> >I can find where I stored this stuff I can lend it to you if it would be
> >helpful.
>
> When you say "software", what all do you mean? Do you have any additional
> software which runs on the Imlac, which I don't have in my collection?
The guy I got it from wrote his own bootstrapper on a CP/M machine and
cross-assmebled it to the IMLAC. He wrote all the tools himself. For a
guy that didn't think there would be a problem of storing this thing
outside for 5 years before I got my hands on it, he actually was smart
(once).
The way it works, you load the disk up on the CP/M machine (in this case
it was a Cromemco Z1) and it readies the serial port. Then you turn on
the Imlac, which is connected to the Cromemco by a null modem serial
cable.
> This is how I load my machine. I think that Bob has the serial loader
> information as well, and if he does not, the documentation is on Al's
> site:
I'm sure the software I have does the same thing, but this guy and his
friends rolled their own because they got their machines surplus when they
were much younger and didn't get much software with it apparently.
> When are you going to get your machine running Sellam?
It's on the list-of-things-to-get-to-someday. Right now things are way
too crazy. It's chore enough trying not to fall too far behind right now
:(
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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