From: hansolofalcon@worldnet.att.net (Gregg C Levine)
Subject: [pups] PDP-11 / vacuum tube interface DAC-6A2
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:14:35 -0500 [thread overview]
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Hello! (Resend because a member missed it.)
The term is Trekker, Kevin. And it takes place during the second act of a
very important episode.
But I freely admit that I am interested in this decidedly strange mix of
technology.
--
Gregg C Levine hansolofalcon at worldnet.att.net
"The Force will be with you always." Obi-Wan Kenobi
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pups-bounces at minnie.tuhs.org [mailto:pups-bounces at minnie.tuhs.org]
On Behalf
> Of Kevin McQuiggin
> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 7:04 PM
> To: Bill Gunshannon
> Cc: pups at minnie.tuhs.org
> Subject: Re: [pups] PDP-11 / vacuum tube interface
>
> One could always build "a mnemonic memory circuit using stone knives
> and bearskins"...
>
> For those Trekkies out there...
>
> Kevin
>
> On 10-Dec-08, at 1:25 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>
> >
> > If the intent was to be the first one to wed computers and vacuum
> > tubes,
> > you have missed the boat by several decades. I, and I am sure many
> > others
> > did it long ago. I ran HF AX.25 Packet Radio on my Heathkit HW-101.
> >
> > Of course, if the desire is to wed the PDP-11 and vacuum tubes, if it
> > hasn't been done already the same could be done. I would bet I could
> > put an old version of the KA9Q software on a PDP-11 running BSD or
> > even
> > Ultrix-11. And then, fire up my HW-101 (yes, I still have it) and the
> > deed is done. Of course, I could also use my HF rig which is also of
> > the vacuum tube genre. Drake Twins. :-)
> >
> > bill
> >
> > --
> > Bill Gunshannon | de-moc-ra-cy (di mok' ra see) n. Three
> > wolves
> > bill at cs.scranton.edu | and a sheep voting on what's for dinner.
> > University of Scranton |
> > Scranton, Pennsylvania | #include <std.disclaimer.h>
> >
> >
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Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-12-10 0:00 [pups] PDP-11 / vacuum tube interface Ross Tucker
2008-12-10 1:37 ` Carl Lowenstein
2008-12-10 21:25 ` Bill Gunshannon
2008-12-11 0:04 ` Kevin McQuiggin
2008-12-11 0:06 ` Ian King
2008-12-13 0:49 ` Gregg C Levine
2008-12-13 1:14 ` Gregg C Levine [this message]
[not found] ` <5904d5730812091737g501a4b4ai98ac0862b13107be@mail.gmail.co m>
2008-12-10 2:41 ` Jay Jaeger
2008-12-10 2:49 ` Ross Tucker
2008-12-10 3:33 ` Ian King
2008-12-10 5:02 ` Kevin McQuiggin
2008-12-10 9:21 ` robinb
2008-12-10 9:22 ` Jochen Kunz
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