On Oct 4, 2025, at 5:35 PM, R Clark <rbclar...@gmail.com> wrote:
Did some rearranging... Added my 'almost' a type 340 display to the shelf. Now all DEC equipment except for the Star Trek computer on the right. Took me quite awhile this morning to figure out how to start an application automatically 'after' auto login as the Type 340 Display application must run after the GUI is already up... But finally hit the right method (lot of misleading info on the web). Yeah! Looks like I need to tidy up all the power cords and ethernet cables :rolleyes: .Also a picture of the back of the PiDP-1 with the last couple of parts added. You can see the 180 degree power adapter on the left. Note I sanded down the 'nibs' on the sides of the parts so they 'just' click into the slots. Then you don't have to bend the sides so much to get the back pieces in or out as needed as these pieces do not have to be super secure.
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On Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 9:26:20 AM UTC-6 R Clark wrote:Mine are in our in our computer room/library/office area in the basement. My wife likes to keep 'her' living room 'un-cluttered' ... All shelved computers are on a UPS. The PiDP 11/70 is also my PI-Hole, NTP server and a few other things. My PiDP-10 is all setup as a file server besides running the simulator (running tops-20 right now). Currently it is the 'backup' file server as I haven't switched over to it... yet.One other thing I added was a 180 degree USB-C adapter so the power cable isn't sticking 'up'. I'd do the same for the hdmi (or 90 degree) if I had a screen connected for display. A bit cleaner.I too noted the web interface tries to load tapes from the remote machine. Probably needs two buttons, so you could upload new tapes, or run tapes that are local to the PiDP-1 . Minor right now of course. There is aways VNC/remote desktop too.On Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 8:05:52 AM UTC-6 wjegr...@gmail.com wrote:I have all of mine in the living room. They frequently end up a topic of discussion when people come over.I usually vnc into a desktop on all of them, but of course ssh into the running OSs, OS-8, RSX-11, and ITS on the respective boxes.All except the -1, of course. The web intf is nice for that one, although I also use the gui intf.I agree, the -1 lights are too bright. I think Oscar or Angelo commented about comparing them with a real PDP-1. I'm going to the computer museum in Dec, I'll take a look at theirs.Bill
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I agree, the -1 lights are too bright. I think Oscar or Angelo commented about comparing them with a real PDP-1. I'm going to the computer museum in Dec, I'll take a look at theirs.