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A PDP-11 emulator in the browser running Unix V6

64 points by beefhash 9y ago

qubex 9y ago
In somewhat-related news, I have a green-phosphor VT100 serial terminal hooked up to my Raspberry Pi 3 via a USB/RS232 adapter and I run SIMH emulating a PDP-11 running period-appropriate UNIX V. Great fun.
- Crontab 9y ago
  That sounds awesome.
- tbrock 9y ago
  Where does one get a vt100 like that?
  - qubex 9y ago
    eBay — search for ”vt100 serial terminal” and you should find plenty compatible devices.
    - Jaruzel 9y ago
      DEC VT420 = best VT box ever. And if you can't get one of those, try to nail down a VT320.
- djsumdog 9y ago
  Pics?
- dboreham 9y ago
  Green VT-100 are rare afaik. Usually white.
11thEarlOfMar 9y ago
If you're wondering what Western Electric had to do with UNIX: http://tech-insider.org/unix/research/1983/0517.html http://tech-insider.org/unix/research/1983/0517.html
- kps 9y ago
  Western Electric was Bell's manufacturing division, and they had machines running Unix earlier, e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3B_series_computers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3B_series_computers
fernly 9y ago
at the first prompt after boot-up enter CHDIR USR/GAMES WUMP
- slphil 9y ago
  It's a somewhat competent chess player too.
  - djsumdog 9y ago
    Would you like to play a game? How about Thermonuclear War?
  - leoc 9y ago
    For anyone who doesn't know, Ken Thompson was an important figure in the '70s computer-chess movement http://www.computerhistory.org/chess/brute-force-vs-knowledge/ http://www.computerhistory.org/chess/brute-force-vs-knowledg... .
- unexistance 9y ago
  FALKEN'S MAZE BLACK JACK GIN RUMMY HEARTS BRIDGE CHECKERS CHESS POKER FIGHTER COMBAT GUERRILLA ENGAGEMENT DESERT WARFARE AIR-TO-GROUND ACTIONS THEATERWIDE TACTICAL WARFARE THEATERWIDE BIOTOXIC AND CHEMICAL WARFARE GLOBAL THERMONUCLEAR WAR SHALL WE PLAY A GAME?
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steveharman 9y ago
Doesn't seem possible to invoke an on-screen keyboard when using Android's Chrome. (Press Run > tap into input box to begin typing - no keyboard presented)

64 points by beefhash 9y ago

In somewhat-related news, I have a green-phosphor VT100 serial terminal hooked up to my Raspberry Pi 3 via a USB/RS232 adapter and I run SIMH emulating a PDP-11 running period-appropriate UNIX V. Great fun.

Crontab 9y ago
That sounds awesome.
tbrock 9y ago
Where does one get a vt100 like that?
- qubex 9y ago
  eBay — search for ”vt100 serial terminal” and you should find plenty compatible devices.
  - Jaruzel 9y ago
    DEC VT420 = best VT box ever. And if you can't get one of those, try to nail down a VT320.
djsumdog 9y ago
Pics?
dboreham 9y ago
Green VT-100 are rare afaik. Usually white.

11thEarlOfMar 9y ago

If you're wondering what Western Electric had to do with UNIX: http://tech-insider.org/unix/research/1983/0517.html http://tech-insider.org/unix/research/1983/0517.html

kps 9y ago
Western Electric was Bell's manufacturing division, and they had machines running Unix earlier, e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3B_series_computers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3B_series_computers

fernly 9y ago

at the first prompt after boot-up enter CHDIR USR/GAMES WUMP

slphil 9y ago
It's a somewhat competent chess player too.
- djsumdog 9y ago
  Would you like to play a game? How about Thermonuclear War?
- leoc 9y ago
  For anyone who doesn't know, Ken Thompson was an important figure in the '70s computer-chess movement http://www.computerhistory.org/chess/brute-force-vs-knowledge/ http://www.computerhistory.org/chess/brute-force-vs-knowledg... .
unexistance 9y ago
FALKEN'S MAZE BLACK JACK GIN RUMMY HEARTS BRIDGE CHECKERS CHESS POKER FIGHTER COMBAT GUERRILLA ENGAGEMENT DESERT WARFARE AIR-TO-GROUND ACTIONS THEATERWIDE TACTICAL WARFARE THEATERWIDE BIOTOXIC AND CHEMICAL WARFARE GLOBAL THERMONUCLEAR WAR SHALL WE PLAY A GAME?

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steveharman 9y ago

Doesn't seem possible to invoke an on-screen keyboard when using Android's Chrome. (Press Run > tap into input box to begin typing - no keyboard presented)