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ray carter wrote:
>The most recent issue of MagPi has quite a section on retro computing -
>emulation of old systems, etc. Got me thinking about my first intro to
>Unix back in the early 90's on DecStation 5000 with CDE interface.
>Earlier this week, I downloaded the source, compiled the CDE system (2 or
>3 hours on a Pi3) and with the help of the associated guide and a couple
>of web searches, I have it running.
>
>Talk about nostalgia!
There is the PiDP8 project if you want more retro, but why have an
emulator when you can have the real thing, however using a Pi + 7" screen
as a terminal for a PDP-8 is somewhat sledgehammer meets nut time...
https://lion.drogon.net/IMG_20180128_095121.jpg
-Gordon
Ps. Current MagPi recalled due to electrical safety issues with one
of the articles https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/important-magpi-67/
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