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Imagine that the first-ever commercial transistor computer fell into your laps … |
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Post #Axy7ko7SQ7sXOPybEO by [email protected] |
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@nina_kali_nina If the first transistorized computer fell into my lap, shouldn&… |
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Post #Axy7oGOXkUhVxNcGZc by [email protected] |
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I have been reading the specification for MV 950 over and over for the last cou… |
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Post #Axy8IOhxPCAAQX49B2 by [email protected] |
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@hakfoo let's assume it fell into your lap gently. The Bendix machine used … |
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Post #AxyAWWhMh4GhAgebEe by [email protected] |
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@nina_kali_nina @hakfoo Usagi Electric on YT recently restored a G15 to working… |
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Post #AxyDLqGbtjdAXTjifQ by [email protected] |
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@nina_kali_nina >but its power draw is comparable with a high-spec gaming PC… |
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Post #AxyEaNBiOY6weMwJJA by [email protected] |
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@otyugh it has under 300 transistors, so this should be the case. Original vari… |
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Post #AxyFGz6PothaP0mNqi by [email protected] |
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In case it's not clear from the previous posts, I wrote a simple emulator* … |
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Post #AxyFIH6AOf2OVPHJZI by [email protected] |
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@nina_kali_nina "It's a lot and not much at the same time idk" fu… |
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Post #AxyH2KR2QJA483Z4ee by [email protected] |
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@nina_kali_nina I think I'd loose my legs..... |
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Post #AxyHJKb54fSlYQMydk by [email protected] |
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@nina_kali_nina Programming on a drum-memory machine is "interesting"… |
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Post #AxyHY3zR6MQwOLmorI by [email protected] |
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@nina_kali_nina I did a lot of work on UCLA's IBM 7094 - that is "709 … |
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Post #AxyHkhrOgrqHWS3TAu by [email protected] |
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@karlauerbach in this aspect, MV950 is a surprisingly straightforward machine! |
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Post #AxyHuVkKaJS8qbQPZY by [email protected] |
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@nina_kali_nina This is really neat! Thanks for sharing. I know several other p… |
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Post #AxyHuVqMDuH19IFDxw by [email protected] |
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@AnachronistJohn thank you! π This is very niche... But I think there's … |
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Post #AxyI5aYN3J5awS73oG by [email protected] |
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@nina_kali_nina any original software to test it against? |
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Post #AxyIeV939WEwIruuQ4 by [email protected] |
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@nina_kali_nina wow Iβm not familiar with this piece of history. Gonna see if… |
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Post #AxyJ7Jhsl5JRE5wwfg by [email protected] |
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@Aknorals I don't believe any software has been preserved. ;( So instead I&… |
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Post #AxyJGjRmQTR1fGuKeW by [email protected] |
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@greatquux @adventofcomputing it is basically a production version of Mancheste… |
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Post #AxyKbdJgVx3cgceRe4 by [email protected] |
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@nina_kali_nina Oh that's fascinating! Amazing work!! π Haven't had … |
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Post #AxyKbdQ48EA50PdXai by [email protected] |
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@82mhz the system is surprisingly easy to program, feels a lot like low specs P… |
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Post #AxyKixzY2iIqpvjHvc by [email protected] |
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@82mhz @nina_kali_ninaThis is seriously amaz-balls. WOWI'm imagining future… |
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Post #AxyKiy6HdfgtAosfQW by [email protected] |
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@rl_dane @82mhz I was told that this article can cause brain overload in young … |
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Post #AxyLGo1XbqUZlenVJI by [email protected] |
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@nina_kali_nina I started out by learning to program an AVR in assembler, it so… |
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Post #AxyLGo7vE7b25RmbFw by [email protected] |
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@82mhz I'm curious to hear how readable this assembly is without knowledge … |
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Post #AxyMt3vn0zKW3rugLI by [email protected] |
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@nina_kali_nina With your comments it's very clear, but also without them I… |
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Post #AxyNn5bhyDSNTbEhM0 by [email protected] |
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@nina_kali_nina @82mhz@MrBerardFwiw, A-Level computer science uses assembler mu… |
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Post #AxyOHuou7uUkzv6ijg by [email protected] |
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@grant_h @82mhz @MrBerard I have to say that this syntax is completely my own i… |
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Post #AxyQUcI0XATJCOu8Dw by [email protected] |
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@nina_kali_nina @82mhz @MrBerard the joy of assembler vs machine code! |
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Post #AxyTMcc7k9xdkdC1lA by [email protected] |
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@nina_kali_nina @82mhz it is very readable. |
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Post #AxyWXiMj00YMdZyHJo by [email protected] |
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@nina_kali_nina yeeesssss! I'll keep a close eye on this project :D |
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Post #AxyWb0PGNbnTSWjBb6 by [email protected] |
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@nina_kali_nina @82mhz super readable. |
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Post #AxyYOZRD1SJWFbpuS0 by [email protected] |
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@nina_kali_nina Love the way you did the intro to itOne bit of feedback. I foun… |
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Post #Axyc1rKQjsQstU5j84 by [email protected] |
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@etchedpixels fair point! I suspect pipelined processors might not have a conve… |
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Post #AxyeYogXmt6yA0HI6C by [email protected] |
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@nina_kali_nina @etchedpixels certainly not a conventionally simple. But they d… |
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Post #AxyeYondMWmaVzax9M by [email protected] |
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@Jmj @etchedpixels oh, I didn't know that, that's very cool! (I mean, I… |
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@nina_kali_nina This is pretty understandable if you are familiar with assembly… |
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Post #AxzdJo5jo5MzBBIj9U by [email protected] |
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@nina_kali_nina Oooh please do share details! I am currently contemplating recr… |
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Post #AxzeOQA8ImrKMn7YOG by [email protected] |
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@cliffordheath There is a working emulator and assembler in the repo next to th… |
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@nina_kali_nina The MonrobotX1 has documents available at https://dopecc.net/co… |
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@cliffordheath I just found that Metrovick has lots of interesting documents at… |
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@nina_kali_nina I wonder if there was cooperation between Metrovic and Monroe C… |
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@cliffordheath I would expect them to have shared roots with works of Turing. N… |
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Post #Ay04FInauL5pjNtJ1U by [email protected] |
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@nina_kali_nina Could you add a section on the exact semantics of the BD-bits a… |
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Post #Ay05koo63IZ5vwiZlo by [email protected] |
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@drahflow thanks for the feedback, I'll amend the manual |
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Post #Ay0A8zBbVvbWtHUc6q by [email protected] |
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@nina_kali_nina ooh, this is the kind of thing I'm interested in too. I'… |
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Post #Ay0ERDqm8E77OphYtE by [email protected] |
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@desttinghim I hope to get my drum memory running in a year or two |
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@drahflow I have update the document, I hope it is now easier to understand. I … |
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@nina_kali_ninaI would make it display a cat picture with its gloriously dated … |
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@jamesb the display can only show a line of 32 pixels. However, there is a tele… |
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@nina_kali_ninaHmm. 32 line pixels would be harder to do something interesting.… |
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@jamesb that sounds nice... The I/O is a single 5-bit channel at ~200 op/s |
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@nina_kali_ninaWhy do I feel like I'm going to be nerd sniped. I have a bag… |
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Post #Ay0MFW6ZEbfaAq199s by [email protected] |
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@jamesb oh no :D but then, does it even need a general-purpose computer? |
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Post #Ay0QRNHGHS6A5Tvg5w by [email protected] |
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@nina_kali_nina Nina. Don't make me do it all in analog. |
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Post #Ay0QRNNHv2v2OAkUUK by [email protected] |
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@jamesb :3 digital computer doesn't have to be general purpose |
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Post #Ay0QyPC6Aur1aXGTNg by [email protected] |
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@nina_kali_nina A PIC would be cheating. |
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Post #Ay0XP6HnBO0QUP2Yc4 by [email protected] |
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@nina_kali_nina - I've been wondering about whether it'd be possible to… |
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@philcowans there are llvm backends for 6502 and 8080, IBM 7094 is a beast comp… |
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@philcowans on the second thought, there were over 2700 commits in llvm avr-sup… |
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@nina_kali_nina What would *I* do with such a machine? I make it play meme song… |
