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Okay. I have all the essential operation codes working. There are three codes that were optional features, and I feel the need to add them.
Then, the optional indirect addressing feature. Got to have that.
The log output is busy -- need to dial back some info messages to be debug messages. Indeed, I may need to have two loggers -- one for users and one for developers (me).
Time to organize my TODO list.
Ever wonder how you change a bulb on a PDP-12 console? Plastic tubing. The bulb for bit 0 of the memory buffer (MB) burned out after five decades. @mthompson of RICM told us that flexible tubing was used in the original tool. I cut off a little bit of tubing from our aquarium air pump and pushed the stretched end over the burned-out bulb. The original, 54-year-old bulb pulled out easily, and the new bulb (a Chicago Miniatures CM7370) was a little smaller, so it released from the tube right away. The printed bulb cover with labels (removed in one of the pictures) is plastic and sticks to the wooden board with Velcro dots. Maybe the easiest repair we have ever done! Thanks for the tip, Mike!
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WaffleCopyPRO-Universal 2.10.2 Fixes High-DPI Display Issues
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https://theoasisbbs.com/wafflecopypro-universal-2-10-2-fixes-high-dpi-display-issues/?fsp_sid=17348
Apple vintage computers
Experimenting with CRT scanline and VHS ghosting / glitch effects on a Moon Child Amiga screenshot.
The first image is the pure, sharp digital screenshot, before post-processing.
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The highlights I'm most excited about!
DECwriter IV and Diablo 1620 teleprinters, VT52 terminal, 2x new-old-stock DEC VR201 monochrome monitors, DEC VR241 color monitor, IBM Model 25 all-in-one, Compaq Portable, Apollo keyboard, DEC LK201 keyboard, new-old-stock PCjr keyboard, and DEC and other manuals.
I identified most ahead-of-time, but some were surprises: I thought the Diablo was just a typewriter from the photos and had dismissed it. I'd been wanting a Diablo teleprinter for a while now! The VR241 wasn't pictured in the listing and was a nice surprise. The PCjr keyboard was hidden. And the Apollo keyboard was outside of my lot.
Yesterday/today was crazy.
I transported a filled room of ‘80s vintage electronics from Hollywood to Utah within 23 hours. It took 3 hours of loading, 14 hours of driving, 1 hour sleeping at a rest stop, and 2.5 hours of unloading, within 23 hours. All without missing advanced compilers class on Monday or Wednesday.
I flew to LAX and rented a 7-seat minivan, which I filled to the brim, and rescued everything. This turned out to be cheaper than shipping the relatively few items I personally wanted. The second photo shows the van after unloading the first 1.5 rows of items.
It now covers my bedroom floor, save for patches by my desk and door. Pictured is its current greatly suboptimal, disorganized state. I really need to sell off the bulk of this and get more shelving to reclaim space.