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Booted a real DECSYSTEM 2020 on DEC-20-12
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m. thompson
Dec 20, 2012, 8:10:22 PM12/20/12
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I just booted TOPS-10 on KS10 S/N 4224. This system has 512kW RAM, two TU45 tape drives (one working, one not working), an RP06, and an RM03 that the system can see but cannot format a pack. It booted right up so I ran Adventure for a while.
.KJOB
.LOGIN 100,100
Job 14 TCS Timesharing TTY0
Password:
%LGNLAF Last access to [100,100] failed on 12-Dec-93:19:49:41
[LGNRDU Recomputing disk usage]
[LGNQTA DSKB In:100000 Out:100000 Used:380]
19:59 12-Dec-93 Sunday
.DIR
ADVENT FOR 133 <057> 17-Apr-93 DSKB: [100,100]
ADVENT DAT 90 <057> 17-Apr-93
ADVENT MIC 1 <057> 17-Apr-93
ADVENT TXT 8 <057> 17-Apr-93
ADVENT EXE 116 <057> 17-Apr-93
Total of 348 blocks in 5 files on DSKB: [100,100]
.RUN ADVENT
Initializing...
Table space used:
9612 OF 9650 words of messages
742 OF 750 travel options
296 OF 300 vocabulary words
140 OF 150 locations
53 OF 100 objects
31 OF 35 action verbs
201 OF 205 RTEXT messages
10 OF 12 CLASS messages
9 OF 20 hints
32 OF 35 MAGIC messages
PAUSE
INIT Done
Type G to Continue, X to Exit, T To Trace.
*G
WELCOME TO ADVENTURE!! WOULD YOU LIKE INSTRUCTIONS?
YES
SOMEWHERE NEARBY IS COLOSSAL CAVE, WHERE OTHERS HAVE FOUND FORTUNES IN
TREASURE AND GOLD, THOUGH IT IS RUMORED THAT SOME WHO ENTER ARE NEVER
SEEN AGAIN. MAGIC IS SAID TO WORK IN THE CAVE. I WILL BE YOUR EYES
AND HANDS. DIRECT ME WITH COMMANDS OF 1 OR 2 WORDS. I SHOULD WARN
YOU THAT I LOOK AT ONLY THE FIRST FIVE LETTERS OF EACH WORD, SO YOU'LL
HAVE TO ENTER "NORTHEAST" AS "NE" TO DISTINGUISH IT FROM "NORTH".
(SHOULD YOU GET STUCK, TYPE "HELP" FOR SOME GENERAL HINTS. FOR INFOR-
MATION ON HOW TO END YOUR ADVENTURE, ETC., TYPE "INFO".)
- - -
THIS PROGRAM WAS ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED BY WILLIE CROWTHER. MOST OF THE
FEATURES OF THE CURRENT PROGRAM WERE ADDED BY DON WOODS (DON @ SU-AI).
CONTACT DON IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, ETC.
YOU ARE STANDING AT THE END OF A ROAD BEFORE A SMALL BRICK BUILDING.
AROUND YOU IS A FOREST. A SMALL STREAM FLOWS OUT OF THE BUILDING AND
DOWN A GULLY.
d
YOU ARE IN A VALLEY IN THE FOREST BESIDE A STREAM TUMBLING ALONG A
ROCKY BED.
d
AT YOUR FEET ALL THE WATER OF THE STREAM SPLASHES INTO A 2-INCH SLIT
IN THE ROCK. DOWNSTREAM THE STREAMBED IS BARE ROCK.
d
YOU DON'T FIT THROUGH A TWO-INCH SLIT!
YOU'RE AT SLIT IN STREAMBED.
.KJOB
.LOGIN 100,100
Job 14 TCS Timesharing TTY0
Password:
%LGNLAF Last access to [100,100] failed on 12-Dec-93:19:49:41
[LGNRDU Recomputing disk usage]
[LGNQTA DSKB In:100000 Out:100000 Used:380]
19:59 12-Dec-93 Sunday
.DIR
ADVENT FOR 133 <057> 17-Apr-93 DSKB: [100,100]
ADVENT DAT 90 <057> 17-Apr-93
ADVENT MIC 1 <057> 17-Apr-93
ADVENT TXT 8 <057> 17-Apr-93
ADVENT EXE 116 <057> 17-Apr-93
Total of 348 blocks in 5 files on DSKB: [100,100]
.RUN ADVENT
Initializing...
Table space used:
9612 OF 9650 words of messages
742 OF 750 travel options
296 OF 300 vocabulary words
140 OF 150 locations
53 OF 100 objects
31 OF 35 action verbs
201 OF 205 RTEXT messages
10 OF 12 CLASS messages
9 OF 20 hints
32 OF 35 MAGIC messages
PAUSE
INIT Done
Type G to Continue, X to Exit, T To Trace.
*G
WELCOME TO ADVENTURE!! WOULD YOU LIKE INSTRUCTIONS?
YES
SOMEWHERE NEARBY IS COLOSSAL CAVE, WHERE OTHERS HAVE FOUND FORTUNES IN
TREASURE AND GOLD, THOUGH IT IS RUMORED THAT SOME WHO ENTER ARE NEVER
SEEN AGAIN. MAGIC IS SAID TO WORK IN THE CAVE. I WILL BE YOUR EYES
AND HANDS. DIRECT ME WITH COMMANDS OF 1 OR 2 WORDS. I SHOULD WARN
YOU THAT I LOOK AT ONLY THE FIRST FIVE LETTERS OF EACH WORD, SO YOU'LL
HAVE TO ENTER "NORTHEAST" AS "NE" TO DISTINGUISH IT FROM "NORTH".
(SHOULD YOU GET STUCK, TYPE "HELP" FOR SOME GENERAL HINTS. FOR INFOR-
MATION ON HOW TO END YOUR ADVENTURE, ETC., TYPE "INFO".)
- - -
THIS PROGRAM WAS ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED BY WILLIE CROWTHER. MOST OF THE
FEATURES OF THE CURRENT PROGRAM WERE ADDED BY DON WOODS (DON @ SU-AI).
CONTACT DON IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, ETC.
YOU ARE STANDING AT THE END OF A ROAD BEFORE A SMALL BRICK BUILDING.
AROUND YOU IS A FOREST. A SMALL STREAM FLOWS OUT OF THE BUILDING AND
DOWN A GULLY.
d
YOU ARE IN A VALLEY IN THE FOREST BESIDE A STREAM TUMBLING ALONG A
ROCKY BED.
d
AT YOUR FEET ALL THE WATER OF THE STREAM SPLASHES INTO A 2-INCH SLIT
IN THE ROCK. DOWNSTREAM THE STREAMBED IS BARE ROCK.
d
YOU DON'T FIT THROUGH A TWO-INCH SLIT!
YOU'RE AT SLIT IN STREAMBED.
Daiyu Hurst
Dec 21, 2012, 1:14:33 PM12/21/12
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On Dec 20, 8:10 pm, "m. thompson" <michael.99.thomp...@gmail.com>
wrote:
I keep wondering if I should scan and post the maps I made of Colossal
Cave
back in the day.
-dai
wrote:
Cave
back in the day.
-dai
Charles Richmond
Dec 22, 2012, 3:00:04 AM12/22/12
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"Daiyu Hurst" <daiyu...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:099f0bda-c53c-43aa...@eo2g2000vbb.googlegroups.com...
> [snip...] [snip...]
> [snip...]
to host the maps yourself, Rick Adams at <rickadams.org/adventure> would be
glad to host the maps for you.
--
numerist at aquaporin4 dot com
news:099f0bda-c53c-43aa...@eo2g2000vbb.googlegroups.com...
> [snip...] [snip...]
> [snip...]
>
>I keep wondering if I should scan and post the maps I made of Colossal
>Cave back in the day.
Yes, you *should* scan and post your Adventure maps!!! If you do *not* want
>I keep wondering if I should scan and post the maps I made of Colossal
>Cave back in the day.
to host the maps yourself, Rick Adams at <rickadams.org/adventure> would be
glad to host the maps for you.
--
numerist at aquaporin4 dot com
Daiyu Hurst
Dec 22, 2012, 10:07:17 PM12/22/12
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On Dec 22, 3:00 am, "Charles Richmond" <numer...@aquaporin4.com>
wrote:
> "Daiyu Hurst" <daiyu.hu...@gmail.com> wrote in message
page.
It'll take me a while, but I'll get it done before New Years.
-dai
wrote:
> "Daiyu Hurst" <daiyu.hu...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:099f0bda-c53c-43aa...@eo2g2000vbb.googlegroups.com...
> On Dec 20, 8:10 pm, "m. thompson" <michael.99.thomp...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > [snip...] [snip...]
> > [snip...]
>
> >I keep wondering if I should scan and post the maps I made of Colossal
> >Cave back in the day.
>
> Yes, you *should* scan and post your Adventure maps!!! If you do *not* want
> to host the maps yourself, Rick Adams at <rickadams.org/adventure> would be
> glad to host the maps for you.
Five pages of legal-size, two of 14x11 greenbar, and one note-sized
> news:099f0bda-c53c-43aa...@eo2g2000vbb.googlegroups.com...
> On Dec 20, 8:10 pm, "m. thompson" <michael.99.thomp...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > [snip...] [snip...]
> > [snip...]
>
> >I keep wondering if I should scan and post the maps I made of Colossal
> >Cave back in the day.
>
> Yes, you *should* scan and post your Adventure maps!!! If you do *not* want
> to host the maps yourself, Rick Adams at <rickadams.org/adventure> would be
> glad to host the maps for you.
page.
It'll take me a while, but I'll get it done before New Years.
-dai
Charles Richmond
Dec 24, 2012, 5:10:52 AM12/24/12
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"Daiyu Hurst" <daiyu...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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will *not* all fit on the scanner bed at once.
Message has been deleted
Duty Calls
Dec 29, 2012, 2:32:56 PM12/29/12
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On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:10:22 -0800 (PST), "m. thompson"
<michael.9...@gmail.com> wrote:
>I just booted TOPS-10 on KS10 S/N 4224.
Congratulations!
<michael.9...@gmail.com> wrote:
>I just booted TOPS-10 on KS10 S/N 4224.
>This system has [...] two TU45 tape drives (one working, one not working)
Good job, sir! I applaud your committment to historical accuracy!
Were you ever to display this system to the public, you should
station someone outfitted as a Field Service engineer (slacks,
dress shirt, and tie), open tool case nearby, standing next to a
partially-disassembled TU45 and muttering darkly to themselves
under their breath.
jmfbahciv
Dec 30, 2012, 10:07:34 AM12/30/12
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Duty Calls wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:10:22 -0800 (PST), "m. thompson"
> <michael.9...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>I just booted TOPS-10 on KS10 S/N 4224.
>
> Congratulations!
>
>>This system has [...] two TU45 tape drives (one working, one not working)
>
> Good job, sir! I applaud your committment to historical accuracy!
>
> Were you ever to display this system to the public, you should
> station someone outfitted as a Field Service engineer (slacks,
> dress shirt, and tie),
No tie.
> On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:10:22 -0800 (PST), "m. thompson"
> <michael.9...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>I just booted TOPS-10 on KS10 S/N 4224.
>
> Congratulations!
>
>>This system has [...] two TU45 tape drives (one working, one not working)
>
> Good job, sir! I applaud your committment to historical accuracy!
>
> Were you ever to display this system to the public, you should
> station someone outfitted as a Field Service engineer (slacks,
> dress shirt, and tie),
>open tool case nearby, standing next to a
> partially-disassembled TU45 and muttering darkly to themselves
> under their breath.
>
Daiyu Hurst
Dec 30, 2012, 2:21:12 PM12/30/12
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On Dec 30, 10:07 am, jmfbahciv <See.ab...@aol.com> wrote:
> Duty Calls wrote:
> > On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:10:22 -0800 (PST), "m. thompson"
> > <michael.99.thomp...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>I just booted TOPS-10 on KS10 S/N 4224.
>
> > Congratulations!
>
> >>This system has [...] two TU45 tape drives (one working, one not working)
>
> > Good job, sir! I applaud your committment to historical accuracy!
>
> > Were you ever to display this system to the public, you should
> > station someone outfitted as a Field Service engineer (slacks,
> > dress shirt, and tie),
>
> No tie.
No crew-cut, either (although I met several FE's who were true
> Duty Calls wrote:
> > On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:10:22 -0800 (PST), "m. thompson"
> > <michael.99.thomp...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>I just booted TOPS-10 on KS10 S/N 4224.
>
> > Congratulations!
>
> >>This system has [...] two TU45 tape drives (one working, one not working)
>
> > Good job, sir! I applaud your committment to historical accuracy!
>
> > Were you ever to display this system to the public, you should
> > station someone outfitted as a Field Service engineer (slacks,
> > dress shirt, and tie),
>
> No tie.
holdovers from the 1950s and stuck to the crew-cut/tie image
well into the late 70s).
m. thompson
Dec 31, 2012, 9:29:58 AM12/31/12
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On Sunday, December 30, 2012 2:21:12 PM UTC-5, Daiyu Hurst wrote:
> On Dec 30, 10:07 am, jmfbahciv <See.ab...@aol.com> wrote: > Duty Calls wrote: > > On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:10:22 -0800 (PST), "m. thompson" > > <michael.99.thomp...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>I just booted TOPS-10 on KS10 S/N 4224. > > > Congratulations! > > >>This system has [...] two TU45 tape drives (one working, one not working) > > > Good job, sir! I applaud your committment to historical accuracy! > > > Were you ever to display this system to the public, you should > > station someone outfitted as a Field Service engineer (slacks, > > dress shirt, and tie), > > No tie. No crew-cut, either (although I met several FE's who were true holdovers from the 1950s and stuck to the crew-cut/tie image well into the late 70s).
With a small screwdriver on either the SUS or the TUS trimpot and yards of magnetic tape all over the floor.
> On Dec 30, 10:07 am, jmfbahciv <See.ab...@aol.com> wrote: > Duty Calls wrote: > > On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:10:22 -0800 (PST), "m. thompson" > > <michael.99.thomp...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>I just booted TOPS-10 on KS10 S/N 4224. > > > Congratulations! > > >>This system has [...] two TU45 tape drives (one working, one not working) > > > Good job, sir! I applaud your committment to historical accuracy! > > > Were you ever to display this system to the public, you should > > station someone outfitted as a Field Service engineer (slacks, > > dress shirt, and tie), > > No tie. No crew-cut, either (although I met several FE's who were true holdovers from the 1950s and stuck to the crew-cut/tie image well into the late 70s).
Duty Calls
Jan 20, 2013, 12:12:15 AM1/20/13
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On 30 Dec 2012 15:07:34 GMT, jmfbahciv <See....@aol.com> wrote:
>No tie.
I don't recall ever working with FS in Marlboro, so I can't speak to
that. Elsewhere, both inside and outside DEC, the Field Service
engineers I interacted with wore ties. I suspect it depended on the
client and the district.
>No tie.
I don't recall ever working with FS in Marlboro, so I can't speak to
that. Elsewhere, both inside and outside DEC, the Field Service
engineers I interacted with wore ties. I suspect it depended on the
client and the district.
jmfbahciv
Jan 20, 2013, 10:58:02 AM1/20/13
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jmfbahciv
Jan 20, 2013, 10:58:01 AM1/20/13
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fishtoprecords
Jan 20, 2013, 4:44:26 PM1/20/13
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wedding rings (actually, all rings) and ties have no business anywhere there is moving parts.
glen herrmannsfeldt
Jan 20, 2013, 5:33:44 PM1/20/13
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fishtoprecords <pat2...@gmail.com> wrote:
> wedding rings (actually, all rings) and ties have no
> business anywhere there is moving parts.
Metal rings and watch straps are also bad near high current
> wedding rings (actually, all rings) and ties have no
> business anywhere there is moving parts.
(and usually low voltage) power supplies.
The IBM 2741 terminal, based on the Selectric typewriter
mechanism, has a rod (that the carriage slides on) that
rotates once per character. There are stories of ties
getting caught, wrapped around, and then pulled into the
mechanism. At 14.8 cps your neck goes down pretty fast.
(I heard stories about it, but never saw it happen.
It was usual to put a plastic cover over the printing
mechanism to protect against this.)
-- glen
Bill Pechter
Jan 25, 2013, 2:50:46 PM1/25/13
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In article <50fb7aa6...@nntp3.rawbw.com>,
Ties were removed when working on disk, tape and line printers.
Safety, you know.
Damn tu45 could break your neck.
bill
--
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Digital had it then. Don't you wish you could buy it now!
pechter-at-pechter.dyndns.org http://xkcd.com/705/
Safety, you know.
Damn tu45 could break your neck.
bill
--
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Digital had it then. Don't you wish you could buy it now!
pechter-at-pechter.dyndns.org http://xkcd.com/705/
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