Local (NY) PDP guy needed

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Richard A. Cini wrote:
> All:
> 
>     I got an unusual phone call this evening from a doctor on Long Island
> who is doing theoretical biological research that, he hopes, will have a
> commercial application. Without going into much detail (because it was like
> drinking from a fire hose and I can¹t remember it all), basically he is
> looking to emulate some biological processes in software. He believes that
> the ³instructions² that code for the biological processes are based on 6-bit
> instructions (or multiples thereof), so he¹s looking for someone with that
> kind of architectural background. A PDP-8 has 12-bit instructions and I
> think the PDP-9 and 15 used 18-bit words. I¹m not knowledgeable about any of
> the other minicomputer architectures to guess word size, but anything that¹s
> a low multiple of 6-bits should work for his purposes.
> 
>     If anyone¹s willing to have a conversation with this person, please
> contact me off list and I¹ll pass on his contact information.

I think the Doctor's best bet might be to get someone to write a direct 
process emulator on newer hardware.

Peace...  Sridhar