Hey! I was a 1978 evil teenage DEC hacker. (except I was 12 at the
time...)
This is like my father and his damn toy trains that he couldn't afford as a
kid (and plays with now at age 74)... I think when i was 12 an 11/70 must
have been $20,000
Anyhow, thanks to all of you. I've got full access to my system back (and I
created a nice extra account for me, incase I forget this one...)
Take Care,
Mark
Thanks for all your help guys!
"But Schindler is bueno! Senior Burns is El Diablo!"
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ashley Carder" <wacarder_at_usit.net>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 3:00 PM
Subject: Re: I'm stupider than you!! RSTS/E question
> Hmm, compared to my answer, this sounds like the good
> DEC guy answer vs. the evil 1978 teenage hacker answer.
>
> Back then they didn't call us hackers. I have a 1977 or 78
> article that refers to us as "computerniks". Perhaps I'll scan
> the article and post it where folks can read it. It's pretty
> interesting and starts off something like "Beware -
> Computerniks at Work!".
>
> Ashley
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Koning" <pkoning_at_equallogic.com>
> To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 9:40 AM
> Subject: Re: I'm stupider than you!! RSTS/E question
>
>
> > >>>>> "Mark" == Mark Firestone <pdp11_70_at_retrobbs.org> writes:
> >
> > Mark> Ok, I've done something stupid. Really stupid. I'm almost
> > Mark> afraid to post this, because you all will think I am stupid.
> >
> > Mark> I lost the 1,x password to my RSTS/E 9 system. I picked a
> > Mark> strong password, ...
> >
> > Mark> ... it took a while to make this work. I'd rather not have to
> > Mark> set it up again. Is there any way to hack into my own box to
> > Mark> recover my own password, or is it time to mount the install
> > Mark> "tapes" and start all over again?
> >
> > Boot the system, say "yes" to "start timesharing", say "no" to
> > "proceed with system startup" and you'll find yourself at a DCL
> > prompt. Reset the password, say "_at_[0,1]sysini.com start" and you're
> > in business.
> >
> > paul
> >
>
>
Received on Wed Jul 07 2004 - 10:04:45 BST