From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 2389 invoked from network); 8 Apr 2022 23:39:11 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 8 Apr 2022 23:39:11 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 067089D712; Sat, 9 Apr 2022 09:39:09 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DCDA09D709; Sat, 9 Apr 2022 09:37:20 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=fail reason="key not found in DNS" (0-bit key; unprotected) header.d=humeweb.com header.i=@humeweb.com header.b="CoG46cqI"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 250F49D6D5; Sat, 9 Apr 2022 09:36:07 +1000 (AEST) X-Greylist: delayed 1266 seconds by postgrey-1.36 at minnie.tuhs.org; Sat, 09 Apr 2022 09:36:04 AEST Received: from gateway6.unifiedlayer.com (gateway6.unifiedlayer.com [74.220.209.243]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5D7849D665 for ; Sat, 9 Apr 2022 09:36:04 +1000 (AEST) Received: from cm1.websitewelcome.com (unknown [192.185.0.102]) by gateway6.unifiedlayer.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id D3086200A4CA3 for ; Fri, 8 Apr 2022 18:14:57 -0500 (CDT) Received: from dallas136.arvixeshared.com ([23.91.70.4]) by cmsmtp with ESMTP id cxofnocwNKPTUcxofnlPzJ; Fri, 08 Apr 2022 18:14:57 -0500 X-Authority-Reason: nr=8 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=humeweb.com ; s=default; h=To:References:Message-Id:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Cc:Date: In-Reply-To:From:Subject:Mime-Version:Content-Type:Sender:Reply-To:Content-ID :Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender:Resent-To: Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Id:List-Help:List-Unsubscribe:List-Subscribe :List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=CTX4cKBaLYFeX/YcIe7Zhj/dn/1fzEUUD/WH6+5rOho=; b=CoG46cqIXHykQ3NBy2MVMEUKBh 41eccwqyYfkjrrntY23Ab7mY7Rtx4T4SQqC90+/9RNvL24VU/fkyipJFc1eA9U8EbN12BgEWCa2iZ GdkVqvZJ+na+oyAWM1Hbn+YRwxSkBBmXvUFHNVGG2IXFup6zU9Y9j6J5MpK2bJMiHYkQ=; Received: from 99-98-248-85.lightspeed.irvnca.sbcglobal.net ([99.98.248.85]:58168 helo=smtpclient.apple) by dallas136.arvixeshared.com with esmtpsa (TLS1.2) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.93) (envelope-from ) id 1ncxof-002RVX-Ie; Fri, 08 Apr 2022 18:14:57 -0500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 15.0 \(3693.60.0.1.1\)) From: Andrew Hume In-Reply-To: Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2022 16:14:56 -0700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <3ECF77E9-232D-468E-9F85-2CA8026505C5@humeweb.com> References: To: Dave Horsfall X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3693.60.0.1.1) X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - dallas136.arvixeshared.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - tuhs.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - humeweb.com X-BWhitelist: no X-Source-IP: 99.98.248.85 X-Source-L: No X-Exim-ID: 1ncxof-002RVX-Ie X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Source-Sender: 99-98-248-85.lightspeed.irvnca.sbcglobal.net (smtpclient.apple) [99.98.248.85]:58168 X-Source-Auth: andrew@humeweb.com X-Email-Count: 1 X-Source-Cap: YWh1bWU7YWh1bWU7ZGFsbGFzMTM2LmFydml4ZXNoYXJlZC5jb20= X-Local-Domain: yes Subject: Re: [TUHS] Sad News - we last two wonderful people in the past few weeks. X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" i do fondly remember the gt-40 and the many hours playing on it. and i do remember the DEC engineers being bothered about replacing the = registers. > On Apr 8, 2022, at 3:29 PM, Dave Horsfall wrote: >=20 > I have fond memories of playing it on the GT-40, and if Andrew Hume is=20= > reading this he'll remember reverse-engineering the code and modifying = it=20 > for three-play operation; I think Peter Ivanov also implemented = reverse=20 > gravity... >=20 > Eventually DEC Field Circus stopped replacing GT-40 switch registers = if=20 > they'd suspected that they were used for playing it :-) >=20 > The GT-40 had a primitive loader; it was Craig McGregor of the CSU = (UNSW)=20 > who used it to download an 8-bit loader for things like Lunar Lander = (I=20 > only wrote a simple "Life" program for it, using the light-pen). >=20 > -- Dave