Subject: Re: VAX on TV???
To: Johnny Billquist <bqt@Update.UU.SE>
From: Christer Sandvik <bjb630g@tninet.se>
List: port-vax
Date: 05/12/2000 17:32:52
Johnny Billquist wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 12 May 2000, Christer Sandvik wrote:
> 
> > Johnny Billquist wrote:
> > >
> > > Actually, TRON was generated on a PDP-10 clone.
> >
> > Yes, I remember now. You stoled the words! ;)
> > The hungary clone?
> 
> Nope. A FOONLY F-4 if I remember correctly.

Okey.. It was like.. 5-6 years I saw it the last time.
DUNNO
I CAN'T REMEMBER.. ;)
He he.. Sorry.
A good guess.

> 
> > > > > What about the "Wargames" movie?! DG-Eclipse?!
> > >
> > > No. The machine the main person uses is an IMSAI-8080. When he hacks into
> > > the school graduation system in the beginning, I seem to remember that it
> > > looked like an RSTS/E system, which would mean that it was a PDP-11.
> >
> > Yes.. Bingo! Boom!
> > But.. The PDP-11 wasn't located at that spot ;)
> > Heheh.. It was only a damn terminal ;)
> 
> Well, through the Imsai...

He he.. Yes ;)

> 
> > The model info. is right..

I'm sorry.. I mean it was the PDP-11.
*Tired!*

> 
> About what? The PDP-11? There no way you can tell what model of -11 it
> was. But it was definitely RSTS/E running ont he machine.
> 
> > ITS?! ;)
> 
> That's for PDP-10s. And I don't think the FOONLY was running ITS while
> generating TRON, but I really don't remember if I've read what exact
> software that was used.

How can you remember such a things?! Mhm.. Maybe you have the movie.
And.. I don't.. And it was like.. 5-6 years ago I saw it the last time.

--> (ITS etc.) Well.. I mixed them up ;)
And.. You ARE right.

-11 -->

RSX-11M? (+)
RT-11?

(TSXx? No.. Never.)

> 
>         Johnny
> 
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