somewhat off-topic, but reminded me of an even older machine (on which "soul of a new machine" book was based) - nthe DG Eclipse. i had to deal with one of thes

somewhat off-topic, but reminded me of an even older machine (on which "soul of a new machine" book was based) - nthe DG Eclipse. i had to deal with one of these at the BBC Addressing Unit (amazing how much stuff the BBC sends out, mostly for free, to its viewers/listeners). anyway, the DG was on its last diodes, and i replaced it with an Altos (look it up) running unix. mostly good for everyone.