Andrew (Television Executive)Sep 20, 2018

Hey retroheads, I'm looking at getting a replica of one or more computers from the 1970s.

I'm specifically looking at replicas of the PDP-8, the PDP-11, and the Altair 8800.

Which of the above (if any) would you kit build? Which others should I consider?

Show threadDJ SundogSep 20, 2018
@ajroach42 I've long considered giving in to the urge to fab my own PDP-11 but the one that keeps bugging me is the possibility of my own Cray-1 which should be totally doable these days
Show threadbhtooefr (copper-doped zinc sulfide aspect)Sep 20, 2018
@djsundog @ajroach42 IIRC someone has done a Cray-1 (maybe 1S or 1M?) clone on an FPGA...
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Show threadDJ SundogSep 20, 2018
@bhtooefr @ajroach42 yeah, but nah, I want the full-size kit with as few modern substitutions as I can manage ;)
Show threadAndrew (Television Executive)
@djsundog @bhtooefr That is, if you'll pardon me, Cray.
Sep 20, 2018 at 1:48amWeb
Show threadbhtooefr (copper-doped zinc sulfide aspect)Sep 20, 2018
@ajroach42 @djsundog Powerfaved for the awful pun. (Actually I wonder how that works through Pleroma, I got a bunch of 500 errors doing it...)
Andrew (Television Executive) (@[email protected])

90.6K Posts, 1.77K Following, 7.94K Followers · Trying to reshape the future of television. I write and build stuff. Est. 1990. (He, Him, Etc.) http://andrewroach.net Original posts CC-BY-SA 4.0 - Share them, but link to the original.

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Show threadbhtooefr (copper-doped zinc sulfide aspect)Sep 20, 2018
@ajroach42 @djsundog ...turns out that powerfaving a test post (I'm using MastoFE on here), only two of the activities made it through, and a whole bunch of 500s happened

(@dr1ft is probably going to wonder why the hell there's so many 500s in her logs if she looks - this is why)
Andrew (Television Executive) (@[email protected])

90.6K Posts, 1.77K Following, 7.94K Followers · Trying to reshape the future of television. I write and build stuff. Est. 1990. (He, Him, Etc.) http://andrewroach.net Original posts CC-BY-SA 4.0 - Share them, but link to the original.

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Show threadAstra!Sep 20, 2018
@bhtooefr @ajroach42 @djsundog don't worry I don't check my logs because they're too spammy to read on pleroma
Show threadDJ SundogSep 20, 2018
@ajroach42 @bhtooefr it'll help me Seymour how it all works though
Show threadbhtooefr (copper-doped zinc sulfide aspect)Sep 20, 2018
@djsundog @ajroach42 So that you can take Control of your Data?
DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab (@[email protected])

91.3K Posts, 1.16K Following, 1.8K Followers · Trying to break things that need breaking, deliberately and after much reflection, make things in a likewise manner, and generally reshape the various worlds I inhabit to be slightly more habitable. I'm into music, retrocomputing, people, caring, and thinking about stuff. I dislike capitalism, cryptocurrency, terfs, nazis, fascists, racists, & edgelords. Been around a while. Accidental maintainer of brutaldon. Feel free to ask questions. I will not always answer.

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