11 Dec
2008
11 Dec
'08
6:06 a.m.
But only if you have Joan Collins to inspire you.
-----Original Message-----
From: pups-bounces(a)minnie.tuhs.org [mailto:pups-
bounces(a)minnie.tuhs.org] On Behalf Of Kevin McQuiggin
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 4:04 PM
To: Bill Gunshannon
Cc: pups(a)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
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University of Scranton |
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