I always admired and respected the true debuggers. I've recently
acquired (and am in the process of acquiring more) 1970s vintage
DEC equipment (PDP-11s, RK05 drives, VT52 teminals, etc). As
is to be expected, some things are showing their age and may need the
level of debugging that you have described in order to determine and
correct their problems. I am going to be learning a lot!
Ashley
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Koning" <pkoning_at_equallogic.com>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 10:25 AM
Subject: Re: DEC RK07 drive interface specs wanted
> >>>>> "Ashley" == Ashley Carder <wacarder_at_usit.net> writes:
>
> Ashley> Where are guys like this now? Do any of them participate in
> Ashley> "classic computer" activities, or have they moved on to other
> Ashley> things, such as fishing or woodworking? The hobbyists sure
> Ashley> could use guys like this from time to time, I would think.
>
> >> ...
> >> I remember our first PDP11 field service tech (circa 1973), a
> >> gentleman named Jim Newport. His skills were amazing.
>
> I suspect Jim is retired now ... as would be most of his generation.
>
> Later on, field service was more of a boardswap exercise, which means
> you're less likely to see this level of skill. Unfortunately...
>
> paul
>
Received on Tue May 18 2004 - 09:35:41 BST