MattisLind
Veteran Member
I got my lab pdp-8/a computer the other day. I had several of these 10 slot boxes that originally came with the G8016 regulator. I thought it was nice to have a light and easy to handle lab omnibus machine for testing various boards. The 5 Chinese PSUs gives+5V, +15V, -15V, -5V and +20V, Had to modify a 24V supply to get down to 20V.
https://youtu.be/gi13CA1NYpY
At first it didn't behave very well, but it turned out to be a cable that wasn't seated correctly. Then it would run a simple test program that just increments the AC.
But what is the nest way of getting various diagnostics into he machine? Since I have been in PDP-11 mode for quite some time I have been used to have PDP11GUI around to download a diagnostic. What is the preferred way of doing it on the PDP-8?
RIM loader, BIN Loader and a virtual paper tape of a laptop? How to deal with the READER RUN signal?
https://youtu.be/gi13CA1NYpY
At first it didn't behave very well, but it turned out to be a cable that wasn't seated correctly. Then it would run a simple test program that just increments the AC.
But what is the nest way of getting various diagnostics into he machine? Since I have been in PDP-11 mode for quite some time I have been used to have PDP11GUI around to download a diagnostic. What is the preferred way of doing it on the PDP-8?
RIM loader, BIN Loader and a virtual paper tape of a laptop? How to deal with the READER RUN signal?