From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.6 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [50.116.15.146]) by inbox.vuxu.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 79C6126359 for ; Tue, 25 Jun 2024 20:18:11 +0200 (CEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F071D42A11; Wed, 26 Jun 2024 04:18:04 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-vk1-xa44.google.com (mail-vk1-xa44.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::a44]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id F074E42A0F for ; Wed, 26 Jun 2024 04:17:57 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-vk1-xa44.google.com with SMTP id 71dfb90a1353d-4ef6b3207a7so1037782e0c.0 for ; Tue, 25 Jun 2024 11:17:57 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=ccc.com; s=google; t=1719339476; x=1719944276; darn=tuhs.org; h=to:subject:message-id:date:from:mime-version:from:to:cc:subject :date:message-id:reply-to; bh=eoQVTtpD2GKHbaCZfj1E6ZJmbTVUhqQypL+EOwAaAWE=; b=R82Upia2zVADmO7iCP7/2OOotd5WohJZAKhZDo7WZgapcpc3HD7fdkJ0ADX+z3cEak EZ9yNWgSNLf/B6mn37SLIEaFX8Mt0xagOsFB7O/fhzGnc2QNNWtc/uTgNSIlXt3Hd2d7 L3v0q4PyhBuCYBgKacYZvGs8beQQ3MyX7dXgc= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20230601; t=1719339476; x=1719944276; h=to:subject:message-id:date:from:mime-version:x-gm-message-state :from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=eoQVTtpD2GKHbaCZfj1E6ZJmbTVUhqQypL+EOwAaAWE=; b=bCV0LTeHVoJ1VJMTxwNR36b8q9/jfJRJX6snPtkq7VPse0hDsMtyHSluIm2+Lc6g8Q a8BbWvlIzpwnRu3GYXEsPfZAyH6rm8wfQ88k0LZq2yCVTauvWLZtni7V8A9k8eXyeNKX NA67WQNO6UjS/obpe9jnBFtVb1lr3J9G8s1F3hAxX8Hgq0+pNVedH0hPOhevMaYFU0db 5ho6uOYyNa2Mt1yJ/bdOdrdzAKcBwMwG/RuujXSif8k5sGdCDywHBG9XgtQUbT6iSgbF dD7mdsMD9zTYSZRUo4pWOtzWthWtY3mF9RolX3ViudSVOtkCvEMdfHpwH8/DJJ5/GldL 1Edg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOJu0YyilOez0ogzqu8BK43dCPj8PibDZYNSTDqDIyUyxcLQcy0/Brgy DAkHLvINebpaGgGenh6ivRMMmusEUEB1QIOnNYhQqd4P8H+MOWoyi5nyg7qj4AHkk/bcbefKuQe oh76VoWH8HJU+uBx1j5qoWi+1t+qP3yn7II81YyAC2p4mJmN97GwIM7A= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGHT+IG4AYBAjdBJrV11nKryvrONsY3gt+cAduaUF0MXDyscsjeJ3Rw4XGr815nZ/LPss7KoX/3SFF8eqZyOzFtp2+s= X-Received: by 2002:ac5:ccb5:0:b0:4ef:5757:f91f with SMTP id 71dfb90a1353d-4ef6d893d14mr5399366e0c.10.1719339476586; Tue, 25 Jun 2024 11:17:56 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 From: Clem Cole Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 14:17:20 -0400 Message-ID: To: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society , simh@groups.io Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000c0319d061bbaea4b" Message-ID-Hash: 7NCI2GTTQK3CSITBXUDUULQJHE7XZTZK X-Message-ID-Hash: 7NCI2GTTQK3CSITBXUDUULQJHE7XZTZK X-MailFrom: clemc@ccc.com X-Mailman-Rule-Misses: dmarc-mitigation; no-senders; approved; emergency; loop; banned-address; member-moderation; nonmember-moderation; administrivia; implicit-dest; max-recipients; max-size; news-moderation; no-subject; digests; suspicious-header X-Mailman-Version: 3.3.6b1 Precedence: list Subject: [TUHS] Sad but not unexpected news about the LCM-L List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list Archived-At: List-Archive: List-Help: List-Owner: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: --000000000000c0319d061bbaea4b Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable https://www.geekwire.com/2024/seattles-living-computers-museum-logs-off-for= -good-as-paul-allen-estate-will-auction-vintage-items/ These folks hosted the UNIX 50th Celebration and had a physical PDP-7 that was used to bring up UNIX V0 (after first getting it running on SIMH). That later was not easy because the original PDP-7s (like the one Ken had access to) did not have disk storage. BTL had paid DEC's Custom Special Systems (CSS) to splice a Burrough's disk that DEC was selling using for the 15 and later the PDP-9. It started with splicing reverse engineering that code to build a simulation of that disk into the simh, so we could ensure that UNIX ran=E2=80=94finally, modeling that HW with a custom microprocessor-bas= ed board with an SD card with a functional replica of a PDP-7 I/O interface on one side obeying the device registers and operations that UNIX expected to see. The LCM-L folks were incredibly gracious and generous. I am so sad to see their collection go away. In particular, I hope the PDP-7s and the CDC-6500 find new homes. Clem --000000000000c0319d061bbaea4b Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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These folks hosted the UNIX 50th Celebration and had a= physical PDP-7 that was used to bring up UNIX V0 (after first getting it r= unning on SIMH). That later was not easy because the original PDP-7s (like = the one Ken had access to) did not have disk storage. BTL had paid DEC'= s Custom Special Systems (CSS) to splice a Burrough's disk that DEC was= selling using for the 15 and later the PDP-9.=C2=A0 =C2=A0It started with = splicing reverse engineering that code to build a simulation of that disk i= nto the simh, so we could ensure that UNIX ran=E2=80=94finally, modeling th= at HW with a custom microprocessor-based board with an SD card with a funct= ional replica of a PDP-7 I/O interface on one side obeying the device regis= ters and operations that=C2=A0UNIX expected to see.

Th= e LCM-L folks=C2=A0were incredibly gracious and generous. I am so sad to se= e their collection go away. In particular, I hope the PDP-7s and the CDC-65= 00 find new homes.

Clem
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