PDP-8 /e/f/m memory

woodelf bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca
Tue Aug 15 00:40:13 CDT 2006


vrs wrote:

> It is pretty much an essential feature if you don't have 
> block-replaceable media of some kind to boot from.  Maybe 
> everyone is hiding block-replaceable media in their terminal 
> (PC) these days?

Yep!!! I will be for the moment.If I can get a IDE drive
working when I get my SBC6120 (PDP 8/e Clone )built I plan to use
a real terminal and dump the Pee-Cee. I just my PC for email,
Adult Games,and some surfing.


> I you have a working block device and boot card, then it is 
> just a luxury :-).
  It still amazes me what they did with 4k of memory on the 8's
and 8Kb on 16 bit machines.
>     Vince
> 




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