[HECnet] LSSM group visit today

[Johnny Billquist]

Hey, I didn't have any information about FANG::

Should I put it as a real PDP-11/70 then? What OS is it running when on 
HECnet?

(And it's always fun to see people actually use these machine in the 
proper way...)

   Johnny

On 2021-11-15 22:57, Dave McGuire wrote:
> 
>     LSSM hosted a CompSci class from Carnegie-Mellon University today, a 
> for-credit class trip and project.  They all learned the Forth language, 
> rather well I might add, and wrote their own demos, on one of our 
> PDP-11/70s.  Here are some pics:
> 
>    http://www.neurotica.com/misc/LSSM-CMU-2021/20211115_152707.jpg
>    http://www.neurotica.com/misc/LSSM-CMU-2021/20211115_152757.jpg
>    http://www.neurotica.com/misc/LSSM-CMU-2021/20211115_154319_03.jpg
>    http://www.neurotica.com/misc/LSSM-CMU-2021/20211115_154355_01.jpg
>    http://www.neurotica.com/misc/LSSM-CMU-2021/20211115_154451.jpg
> 
>    The 11/70 isn't pictured, but you all know what those look like. It's 
> the one on the Wikipedia "PDP-11" page, though that's a very old picture 
> from when it was at my home.
> 
>    (please excuse the falling front window sign, it's disintegrating and 
> we're awaiting its replacement)
> 
>     I mention this here in case anyone is interested, and the machine, 
> FANG::, is on HECnet whenever it's running. (which is my tenuous link to 
> "on-topic")
> 
>                 -Dave
> 

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