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Add XGP-11 #18

Open larsbrinkhoff opened 5 months ago

larsbrinkhoff commented 5 months ago

Add XGP-11 as per recent ITS updates.

  1. Ensure PDP-10 emulator is new enough.
  2. New disk images needed to pick up ITS configuration updates. (Or add a few lines to CONFIG and reassemble ITS.)
  3. Remove old ten11 configuration from SIMH and add this: at -u ten11 line=0,10011 at -u ten11 line=1,10021
  4. Start XGP-11 like this: tools/tv11/xgp11 -s1 -p 10021 localhost
  5. Read https://github.com/larsbrinkhoff/its-manual/wiki/Printing#the-xgp-printer
  6. ???
  7. Profit!
obsolescence commented 5 months ago

Lars,

New disk images needed to pick up ITS configuration updates. (Or add a few lines to CONFIG and reassemble ITS.)

Shall I 'git pull' from the ITS repository and rebuild the disk iamges, or do you have them ready perhaps?

Read https://github.com/larsbrinkhoff/its-manual/wiki/Printing#the-xgp-printer

Nice! Do you propose we add it by default to the ITS boot script, like I did for the Knight TV? So it is always running? Not sure if it is a major extra load on the CPU, we could also make it an option. (My idea is to enable by default, and tell people that if they run on a Pi 3, they should disable it in the boot script)

Profit!

Why use a primitive PC with Adobe PageMaker when you can do your publishing on a proper mainframe for a fraction of the cost? I see a new market.

Kind regards,

Oscar.

larsbrinkhoff commented 5 months ago

The latest images should always be available here: http://hactrn.kostersitz.com/

I'm not sure about starting by default. The XGP-11 is much easier to start/stop after ITS has booted, so maybe not. Also, the user must grab some terminal and log in there as the XGP user. That is to load the XGP-11 code, and start the XGPSPL spooler job.

obsolescence commented 5 months ago

Lars,

OK. So I make the XGP part of my 'pdp' command script, start/stop it.

I didn't realise Mike Kostersitz was an ITS insider! Glad that I sent him a kit, I missed that point.

The Raspberry Pi people will do an article about the PiDP-10 and ITS, they'll write it this weekend. I just need some high-res Glamour shots of the PiDP-10. If you have some pictures that you think are good for publication, I'd be happy to get them. Not only am I not much of a photographer, but my boat and $170 mobile phone are not the very best setup for Glamour Shots. But I'll try!

Kind regards,

Oscar.

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The latest images should always be available here: http://hactrn.kostersitz.com/

I'm not sure about starting by default. The XGP-11 is much easier to start/stop after ITS has booted, so maybe not. Also, the user must grab some terminal and log in there as the XGP user. That is to load the XGP-11 code, and start the XGPSPL spooler job.

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larsbrinkhoff commented 5 months ago

Most of my house is overrun with Legos, so it's hard to find a good glamorous spot. I'm glad you have found use for my exploded view. I kind of like my latest photo on Twitter, with switches, keys, and knobs to rival an IBM; get that if you like.

obsolescence commented 5 months ago

Will do!

Working on you presentation outline, was disrupted for a bit.

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Most of my house is overrun with Legos, so it's hard to find a good glamorous spot. I'm glad you have found use for my exploded view. I kind of like my latest photo on Twitter, with switches, keys, and knobs to rival an IBM; get that if you like.

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