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Bill E
Apr 29
Critical patch in pidp1-mods
There was an overrun issue in high speed channels. If you have my branch checked out and you updated
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Critical patch in pidp1-mods
There was an overrun issue in high speed channels. If you have my branch checked out and you updated
Apr 29
Curtis Vaughan (ACSS)
, …
Bill E
7
Apr 29
Raspberry fan?
It seems to be OK. Mine is running on a pi5, but I do occasionally test on a pi4 and don't
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Raspberry fan?
It seems to be OK. Mine is running on a pi5, but I do occasionally test on a pi4 and don't
Apr 29
Bill E
20
Apr 28
Pidp1-mods development log
Support for the Type 340 character sets added to the am1 assembler via a new 'type340 "xxx
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Pidp1-mods development log
Support for the Type 340 character sets added to the am1 assembler via a new 'type340 "xxx
Apr 28
Oscar Vermeulen
,
Bill E
2
Apr 28
Newsletter, PiDP parts tester, Kicads
Thanks for the praise! To everyone else, I need feedback! Even if you aren't going to run this,
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Newsletter, PiDP parts tester, Kicads
Thanks for the praise! To everyone else, I need feedback! Even if you aren't going to run this,
Apr 28
Bill E
Apr 27
Type 340 documentation added
This covers my implementation. I'm including a pdf of it just because I think it's such a
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Type 340 documentation added
This covers my implementation. I'm including a pdf of it just because I think it's such a
Apr 27
Bill E
Apr 26
Broken display fixed
Sorry, but I broke display in my earlier update, it's fixed. More cross-platform gcc diffs. On
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Broken display fixed
Sorry, but I broke display in my earlier update, it's fixed. More cross-platform gcc diffs. On
Apr 26
Bill E
,
Peter Long
2
Apr 25
Off topic, Linux question but it is relevant.
Nice Computerphile episode B is the forerunner to C - but seemed lost - Angelo Papenhoff decided to
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Off topic, Linux question but it is relevant.
Nice Computerphile episode B is the forerunner to C - but seemed lost - Angelo Papenhoff decided to
Apr 25
Bill E
Apr 22
Type 340 (and Type 343 slave displays and Type 347 subroutine interface) done!
It is an amazing device. And yes, the manual says 'slave'. It's perfectly appropriate in
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Type 340 (and Type 343 slave displays and Type 347 subroutine interface) done!
It is an amazing device. And yes, the manual says 'slave'. It's perfectly appropriate in
Apr 22
Charles Ess
, …
Bill E
12
Apr 20
mozart_sym35_1feb68.bin stops loading
Thanks on all fronts, Bill. Yes, FWIW, the EXTEND light came on - as it does with the working Bach
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mozart_sym35_1feb68.bin stops loading
Thanks on all fronts, Bill. Yes, FWIW, the EXTEND light came on - as it does with the working Bach
Apr 20
Bill E
Apr 19
Rather massive change in my branch, read on if you're interested
ALL of the low-level display code that was intertwined with the emulator main loop is now gone. It
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Rather massive change in my branch, read on if you're interested
ALL of the low-level display code that was intertwined with the emulator main loop is now gone. It
Apr 19
Bill E
Apr 15
Type 340 is alive!
Ok, doesn't look like much: But under the covers, it's pretty cool. It's being drawn with
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Type 340 is alive!
Ok, doesn't look like much: But under the covers, it's pretty cool. It's being drawn with
Apr 15
Bill E
,
Norbert Landsteiner
2
Apr 13
Type 340 display questions
I think, Lars Brinkoff may know more about the 340, but probably mostly as related to PDP-6 and its
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Type 340 display questions
I think, Lars Brinkoff may know more about the 340, but probably mostly as related to PDP-6 and its
Apr 13
Steven Fellini
, …
Bill E
6
Apr 12
Problem using ET editor
Ok, finally found the correct file, git was not being cooperative. I've merged the fix,
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Problem using ET editor
Ok, finally found the correct file, git was not being cooperative. I've merged the fix,
Apr 12
John Kennedy
, …
Carlo Valpiani
15
Apr 12
New iPhone app hopefully useful to PiDP users..
Thanks John, Downloaded it this morning. It's a great tutorial. Carlo On Sunday, 12 April 2026 at
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New iPhone app hopefully useful to PiDP users..
Thanks John, Downloaded it this morning. It's a great tutorial. Carlo On Sunday, 12 April 2026 at
Apr 12
Charles Ess
, …
Oscar Vermeulen
11
Apr 11
panel lamps on the top left - and top middle - are not fully pushed through the front panel.
Right - thanks much for the reminder! But in my case, the problems were: 1) instead of using the
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panel lamps on the top left - and top middle - are not fully pushed through the front panel.
Right - thanks much for the reminder! But in my case, the problems were: 1) instead of using the
Apr 11
Angelo Papenhoff/aap
Apr 11
Publicity
Perhaps a thread to collect PiDP-1 stuff in the media? To start: Some time ago i was interviewed (in
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Publicity
Perhaps a thread to collect PiDP-1 stuff in the media? To start: Some time ago i was interviewed (in
Apr 11
Angelo Papenhoff/aap
, …
Bill E
10
Apr 11
Development log
Some updates. nothing for the pdp1 yet i'm afraid, but i've finally pushed some stuff: * put
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Development log
Some updates. nothing for the pdp1 yet i'm afraid, but i've finally pushed some stuff: * put
Apr 11
Bill E
, …
sunnyboy010101
7
Apr 8
How are people using their pidp-1s?
For me, just running stuff. At this point mostly with the HDMI turned off as there's no need
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How are people using their pidp-1s?
For me, just running stuff. At this point mostly with the HDMI turned off as there's no need
Apr 8
sunnyboy010101
, …
Charles Ess
5
Apr 8
boot options
Thanks much for this - it was a helpful start towards solving a similar problem with my build. Based
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boot options
Thanks much for this - it was a helpful start towards solving a similar problem with my build. Based
Apr 8
Phillip Porch, MD
, …
Charles Ess
12
Apr 8
LED colors
I was just sorting through the leftovers from my #248 rack build - lots of spare parts, along with
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LED colors
I was just sorting through the leftovers from my #248 rack build - lots of spare parts, along with
Apr 8
Bill E
,
Sgeo
7
Apr 6
Getting kalah to work
It never occurred to me to check for the lightpen being used. I still don't know why there is
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Getting kalah to work
It never occurred to me to check for the lightpen being used. I still don't know why there is
Apr 6
Luke Shiner
,
Bill E
3
Apr 4
MACRO Symbols Package
Thank you for your response. After posting my original message I did some further digging and
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MACRO Symbols Package
Thank you for your response. After posting my original message I did some further digging and
Apr 4
Bill E
Mar 30
New tool
Since no one volunteered to figure out the rim loader kalah uses, it dawned on me that the pidp-1
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New tool
Since no one volunteered to figure out the rim loader kalah uses, it dawned on me that the pidp-1
Mar 30
Bill E
Mar 28
More error checks in am1
As a result of discussions with Mike G, am1 now enforces some memory checks. These are fairly easy
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More error checks in am1
As a result of discussions with Mike G, am1 now enforces some memory checks. These are fairly easy
Mar 28
MICHAEL GARDI
,
Bill E
3
Mar 28
Fireworks
You are correct, m1 doesn't check a lot of things. Funny you should mention that though, I was
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Fireworks
You are correct, m1 doesn't check a lot of things. Funny you should mention that though, I was
Mar 28
Bill E
,
MICHAEL GARDI
3
Mar 28
Fun with dpy. Or not.
Snowflake_sa-100.bin definitely uses it, but it works fine without it. I don't recall coming
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Fun with dpy. Or not.
Snowflake_sa-100.bin definitely uses it, but it works fine without it. I don't recall coming
Mar 28
Jeremy Radwan
, …
R Clark
11
Mar 25
#152 is alive! (and a question about "bookshelf mode")
I've also, knock on wood, never killed a switch in all of my projects. Now, I've had bad
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#152 is alive! (and a question about "bookshelf mode")
I've also, knock on wood, never killed a switch in all of my projects. Now, I've had bad
Mar 25
Bill E
,
Angelo Papenhoff/aap
2
Mar 25
Searching for the kahla bin
In here: https://bitsavers.org/bits/DEC/pdp1/papertapeImages/20040127/tray1/
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Searching for the kahla bin
In here: https://bitsavers.org/bits/DEC/pdp1/papertapeImages/20040127/tray1/
Mar 25
Angelo Papenhoff/aap
, …
Bill E
15
Mar 25
Drum type 23 and 24
woah that does sound very relevant! would love to know more On Friday, March 20, 2026 at 12:31:59 PM
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Drum type 23 and 24
woah that does sound very relevant! would love to know more On Friday, March 20, 2026 at 12:31:59 PM
Mar 25
Norbert Landsteiner
, …
Angelo Papenhoff/aap
18
Mar 25
PDP-1 Character Generators
I am very tempted to put the 340 at some point as well. my pdp-6 implementation is working well:
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PDP-1 Character Generators
I am very tempted to put the 340 at some point as well. my pdp-6 implementation is working well:
Mar 25