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C00006 00003 SYSTEM MEETING 3 June 1974
C00007 00004 SYSTEM MEETING 1 July 1974
C00008 00005 SYSTEM MEETING 5 August 1974
C00009 00006 SYSTEM MEETING 3 September 1974
C00010 00007 SYSTEM REVIEW 4 September 1974
C00012 00008 SYSTEM MEETING 1 November 1974
C00013 00009 SYSTEM MEETING 2 December 1974
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C00017 00012 SYSTEM MEETING 8 April 1975
C00018 00013 SYSTEM MEETING 13 May 1975
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C00023 00016 SYSTEM MEETING 3 Nov. 1975
C00025 00017 SYSTEM MEETING 2 Dec. 1975
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C00031 00019 SYSTEM MEETING 2 Feb. 1976
C00033 00020 SYSTEM MEETING 2 March 1976
C00037 00021 SYSTEM MEETING 4 April 1976
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C00049 00024 SYSTEM MEETING 5 July 1976
C00052 00025 SYSTEM MEETING 2 August 1976
C00055 00026 SYSTEM MEETING 7 Sept. 1976
C00058 00027 SYSTEM MEETING 5 October 1976
C00062 00028 SYSTEM MEETING 1 November 1976
C00067 00029 SYSTEM MEETING 7 December 1976
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SYSTEM MEETING 5 May 1974
Old Business
PDP-11 memory: Quam - 1 WW card, Wagner- 2 weeks, McGuire - 2 weeks.
Audio AD/DA: ?
Votrax: in May or June
Arm AD/DA: 98% done (TAG)
Data Disc: Refurbish (TED)
Arm table: Almost done
VMI: burned up (TED)
Cart: needs fixing (TED)
TV receiver: TAG will improve
New Business
SUMEX connection needed (KMC)
Network passwords needed (REG)
SYSTEM MEETING 3 June 1974
Old Business
VIROS: DEC won't let us have it.
PDP-11 memory: Quam - 1 WW card, Wagner- 2 weeks, McGuire - 2 weeks.
Audio AD/DA: AD running, DA not (JAM)
Votrax: coming
Arm AD/DA: ? TAG not here
Data Disc: new disc? PDQ mod.
Arm table: ?
VMI: not working still
Cart: fix or replace
TV receiver: ? no TAG
SUMEX connect. ?
New Business
disk files: will buy double density Ampex
Mag.&DEC tapes need fixing
SYSTEM MEETING 1 July 1974
Old Business
PDP-11 memory: TED - 1 card done, 1 to go; McGuire - card done.
Audio AD/DA: up? input switch to be built
Votrax: here. No documentation
Arm AD/DA: ?
Data Disc: down 9-16 July. PDQ mod later.
Arm table: ?
Cart: limbo
SUMEX connect. limbo
New Business
New monitor: being designed
SYSTEM MEETING 5 August 1974
Old Business
PDP-11 memory: PC cards shipped in 1 week
Audio AD/DA: ?
Votrax: interface designed, EHS building - 2 weeks
Arm AD/DA: 4 months
Data Disc: 1 streaker, 4 crosstalk
Cart: new transmitter, new driver
SUMEX connect. IMP connection coming
New Business
UUO manual: new one
PARRY: no more than 2 network users (BLF)
NIH site visit: 3rd week of Sept. (KMC)
SYSTEM MEETING 3 September 1974
Old Business
PDP-11 memory: PC cards not done, 1 WW card to go.
PDP-11 map: design complete, paper debugging (TED)
PDP-11 consol: almost done.
Votrax: up.
Arm AD/DA: 2 weeks
Data Disc: 3 streakers, 1 crosstalk
Cart: new transmitter didn't work
New Business
New Ampex: dozens of cards have died. → call Ampex
Terminal mapping: document it, can't do unless UNHIDDEN
(default unhidden) - BH.
IMSSS link: down, SUMEX line doesn't work, Library & JMC line bad.
NET,GUE: gone
SYSTEM REVIEW 4 September 1974
1. Missing Features
E: Substitute, interfile transfer
Copy: "patterns" needed - DBA.
DART: retrieval by date - DBA.
FTP: transfer file except those already there - DBA.
NS: "bales"="ball" -DBA.
Subroutine Library needed - LES, JMC, MLM
CUSP Guide needed - LES, MLM
File history lists needed (a la Tenex) - MLM
2. Lack of Standardization
"Exit" commands differ in different programs - DBA
"next screenful" commands differ - DBA
Prompting, help, escape - MLM
3. Program Interfaces
Programs don't connect readily - DBA, MLM
Can't copy display graphics (e.g. WHO) onto disk file - DBA
4 Unsatisfied Needs
Public RALPH - LES, MLM
Need new interactive language - DBA, TW
Need Interlisp - TW, BPM
Need LISP70 - DAV
Better document compiler: faster, graphics, more general I/O - REG,LES,ME,BPM
Need documentation editor - TW
Need personal computer, reactive system, "natural communication" - TW
SYSTEM MEETING 1 November 1974
Old Business
Terminal mapping: BH will do
Audio AD/DA: still a glitch
SPS-41: long time to repair, no cref signal list
New Business
Dataphone: we should buy modems, have computer switch speeds
$$: we have $130k to spend.
SYSTEM MEETING 2 December 1974
Old Business
Terminal mapping: BH will do, really.
TTY Scanner: TED will design
PDP-11 memory: PC cards 2/3 being made, 3rd to be layed out
SPS-41: unusable - bad connectors
Hand-eye table: two stations, one super.
New Business
DEC core: will buy for $130k
DDT on PDP-11: see DDT.POX[11,JBR]
LOADER: Symbol table sorter in
SYSTEM MEETING 3 February 1975
Old Business
Terminal mapping: won't work on III
TTY Scanner: limbo - TED
Blue arm: running Wed., Feb. 5
PDP-11 memory: all PC cards here, being loaded. WW cards done.
Backpanel, processor bus PC card to do.
Smoke test in one month.
SPS-41: up.
Cart: transmitter up
link10: JFR doing
New Business
Door latches: up.
new displays: will buy some
E string substitution in a week
Autologout: 1/2 hour in daytime
Gripes
Tutorials needed: PUB, RAID, efficient machine language programming
SAIL: new manual needed
Memories: too many parity errors
Audio, video switches: normalization
SYSTEM MEETING 6 March 1975
Old Business
TTY Scanner: limbo - TED
new displays: linbo - LES
Blue arm: being debugged
PDP-11 memory: still one month till smoke test - TED
Cart: transmitter - end of week - HPM
link10: next month - JFR
CCL: soon - MJC
Gripes
Pub: stamp it out in daytime
SYSTEM MEETING 8 April 1975
Old Business
Blue arm: within hours of running - TAG
PDP-11 memory: backpanel wirelist being done.
Still one month to smoke test - TED.
LINK10: up - JFR
Cart: transmitter up - HPM
CCL: soon - MJC
RAID: new version up
E: substitution in - ALS
New Business
$$: $140K to spend (e.g. mappiplexor, cables, disks, displays)
new displays: will do RFP
file disks: will do RFP
Monitor: paging this month
Video tape: system up
SYSTEM MEETING 13 May 1975
Old Business
Blue arm: within nanoseconds of running - TAG
PDP-11 memory: backpanel wirelist screwed up.
Tutorial needed on control board by PDQ.
Memory map being wired.
Cart: needs device service routine or to run on PDP-11
to get adequate service.
CCL: soon - MJC
RAID: new version up
Mappiplexor: ≤$25k. Split in two?
disk file: ordered from Ampex, due Jun 30.
new displays: limbo
Monitor: paging up - REG
New Business
Jungle time: agreed not to change
New building 1978?
Computer room: mop floor
XGP: light copy. New CRT needed.
phones: 4971 not being answered
SYSTEM MEETING 7 July 1975
Old Business
Blue arm: works
PDP-11 memory: map works. Digitizer interface not designed, but simple.
MG10: use for video digitizer
XGP: tube brightener didn't work
Mappiplexor: will request approval
Ampex disks: here
New Business
memories: halfword errors, bit picked without good parity,
new Ampex Core 0: bit 27 noise
Voder: going
MTA unit B: apart
Monitor: discussed DSKSER, SCHEDU - benchmark load needed.
paging/virtual memory.
KL10: DEC wants $40k for microcode and diagnostic sources
SYSTEM MEETING 6 October 1975
Old Business
Arms: blue mechanically broken.
yellow works on PDP-6; 4 or 5 months to PDP-11.
PDP-11 memory: map broken. Interface: end of Oct. for one bay.
Digitizer semi-designed (Kortcamp).
Mappiplexor & channel: approved, 85% designed
Ampex disks: work -- will accept soon.
Monitor: old AD service going
Voder: going away today
Librascope: still broken, cable this week
SNAIL: up in one week - MJC
KL10: slipping to late January
New Business
Monitor: discussed HISYS (more user core), SWPSER - (Ampex back-up).
New Monitor Manual soon.
Interlisp: do it without virtual memory?
Music $: $80k + another Ampex disk + part of technician
new displays: Datamedia selected
door locks: some in Annex malfunctioning
SYSTEM MEETING 3 Nov. 1975
Old Business
Arms: blue and yellow work
PDP-11 memory: map still broken. Interface still not done.
Mappiplexor: 70% designed - 1 month to parts order
new channel: still 85% designed.
167: won't work with MG10 because of bus priority.
Perhaps priority logic can be diddled - TED.
D/A: should attach to mappiplexor to avoid conflict with
XGP over PDP-6 cycles.
Librascope: still down
SNAIL: up. MACRO and PUB should change to TMPCOR - REG will fix.
New-style CCL files will be used where needed - MJC
Suppes Memory: half in a week.
Monitor: HISYS - one more month, SWPSER - still planned.
New Monitor Manual soon. End of Nov.?
KL-10: discussion of microcode, diagnostic hassles.
Datamedia DPYs: order within month
New Business
PUB: Update and summary in PUB.UPD[S,DOC] - LES
Computer room: inside door latches wiil be disabled
night entry: will put phone handset by front door that connects to PA.
Quam display package: should go in [SUB,SYS].
Gripes
Font compiler: should run without having to INIT XGP.
Perhaps it should automatically compile in middle of night.
SYSTEM MEETING 2 Dec. 1975
Old Business
Arms: blue broken, will be fixed tomorrow.
Yellow has a software bug.
PDP-11 memory: Interface smoke test next week.
Mappiplexor: logic design complete and layed out.
167 replacement:should include error correction.
Librascope: still down
Suppes Memory: interface needs modification to talk to our memory bus.
Monitor: HISYS - one more month.
KL-10: got specs
Datamedia DPYs: Government approval still not received.
night entry: will put phone handset by front door that connects to PA.
(soon).
New Business
SAIL Manual: will be reprinted soon with new introduction, old manual,
SAIL Update, BAIL, and Tenex SAIL manuals bound together.
Telephones: Phone company has reworked our lines and claims that
we shouldn't have as many tie-line problems.
University plans to install a new intercept system in
Centrex (probably in the Spring) that will catch
misdialed "9" calls. It will also offer WATS service.
MAIL: Converted to ETV format. Use "ET ∂" to read your mail
instead of RCV.
Gripe command: MAIL will be modified to accept a topic with the
GRIPE command and automatically route the message to
the "right" person.
IMLACS: 2 broken. TAG will fix
Music $$: Candidates for spending the Music hardware money are:
new CCD swapper (do-it-yourself for $60k - TAG),
new IBM channel for disk (e.g. SA-10 @ $30k or so),
new display system,
9 track tape drives ($20k for 2 drives + controller).
SYSTEM MEETING 6 Jan. 1976
Old Items
Arms: Blue: pot on joint 1 broken. Must work for site visit
at end of month.
PDP-11 memory: Delayed by mappiplexor-drawing program work - TAG
Mappiplexor: Design complete, parts arriving. Microcode assembler
and simulator done. More microprogramming needed.
PC cards awaiting artwork output from drawing program.
> 2 months till up - JBR
Librascope: still down - TED
Suppes Memory: partly up (half ready now, rest awaiting parts) - EJM
Monitor: HISYS up! - REG
New Monitor manual goes to press in about 2 weeks. - ME
KL-10: microcode & diagnostics "purchased" for $80k.
Delivery still uncertain. Sponsor approval of
power installation needed. - LES
Datamedias: orders sent to Purchasing - modem order bounced. - BPM
SAIL Manual: probably 3 weeks or so till new edition goes to press. - LES
IMLACS: 1 broken. Diagnostics don't work. →Limbo. - TAG
Music $$: Music hardare contribution will be "free money"
(i.e. can be spent without bureaucratic approvals). - LES
New Items
TV cameras: interface malfunctioning
Music Synthesizer: Ordered from Systems Concepts in November, due by
April. Will connect to memory port initially,
Mappiplexor later.
SYSTEM MEETING 2 Feb. 1976
Old Items
Arms: Both arms working! Yellow arm was partly dismantled by
an unknown someone. There is evidence of possible
sabotage using a piece of solder - TAG
PDP-11 memory: 32k up. More in a month or so - TAG
Mappiplexor: Artwork done, 3 weeks till PC cards manufactured.
CHW will help wire. - JBR
Librascope: still down - TED, ELM
Suppes Memory: 128k still up - ELM
Monitor manual: New manual just went to press - ME
KL-10: Presumably shipped January 30. Power installation
expected next week; delivery probable that week.
XGP cable should be lengthened.
Datamedias: System mods to permit Datamedias and IMLACS to use E are
being designed by ME. Special characters will be typed
on Datamedias in form ↑<mumble> and will be displayed
as <bright mumble>.
SAIL Manual: Soon. R. & A. Smith are bottleneck - LES
IMLACS: We have reaquired Dendral IMLAC (which we paid for in
the first place), so we now have 2 broken (and 2 working).
TV digitizer: TED plans to slow down digitizer about 15%, giving
slightly wider pixels. No objections were expressed
by Hand-eye users.
SYSTEM MEETING 2 March 1976
HARDWARE
Arms: Draft specification exists for new Gold Arm interface.
Meeting needed to review.
PDP-11 memory: Slow progress; arm work has priority - TAG
Mappiplexor: Nearly all parts delivered. Smoke test by end of
March maybe - JBR.
Librascope: still down - TED, ELM.
Suppes Memory: no report (ELM).
KL-10: Letter from DEC says they will ship by March 27.
They promise microcode package "very soon".
Power is nearly in. Air conditioning study needed →TED.
Datamedias: One here, rest expected by March 15, modems by end of
month. Home phone order being placed now.
Possible add-on: extra ROM to give 256 character set,
e.g. to include all of ours. Possibility of getting
additional SAIL keyboards from CMU.
IMLACS: Former PDQ Imlac is apparently fixed; will be installed
in Phyllis Winkler's office in Polya, using new 1200 baud
modem with dial-up line. Library Imlac is broken.
TV digitizer: Slowed down a bit by TED; seems to work reliably now.
Surplus LPT: We received a surplus line printer from Bell Labs.
It is a close relative of ours, is twice as fast
and not as old (but with burned-out clutches).
TED will try to combine parts of the two to make
a fast one with our character set.
Ampex disk drive: We have ordered an additional disk drive, using
NSF Music money. It will be a dual-port reconditioned
unit. Four additional disk packs also ordered.
Humidifier: Static electricity problems with hardware might be
alleviated by humidifier for computer room. JFR
suggests that something suitable could be purchased
from Sears in the $150 range.
OPERATIONS
Malfunction handling: REG complained about mishandling of LPT and
XGP servicing and System malfunctions. He or TED
would like to be called about serious problems,
whatever the hour. "Reloads seldom fix parity errors."
REG will review System and Spooler error messages
to see that they express clearly what actions should be
taken.
DOCUMENTATION
Monitor manual: New manual has been printed, should appear any moment.
SAIL Manual: Still awaiting Nancy Smith's Introduction - LES
Font catalog: Draft exists. Font additions solicited. Will go
to press sometime around March 10 - LES
Pub Manual: We probably will break down and reprint it soon.
SYSTEM MEETING 4 April 1976
HARDWARE
Arms: Plans for new controller still as muddled as ever,
but June deadline is still expected to be met.
PDP-11 memory: In limbo; cards back, ELM will take over.
Mappiplexor: Connector wiring & mods to devices are all that is left.
Librascope: Some bugs found; still down - ELM.
Suppes Memory: Remaining 128k await engineering changes.
Datamedias: Still only one here; no modems.
IMLACS: Library IMLAC periodically down.
Winkler IMLAC installation expected late April.
Humidifier: Decided to buy a cheap Sears unit.
XGP: Down last 4 days. New fuser roller should appear
tomorrow and hopefully will fix the problem.
KL-10: Arrived March 31, but we don't have a power plug of
the right sex yet: expected April 7.
Microcode and diagnostics software still not here.
Need recommended spare parts list.
Air conditioning study still needed →TED.
MG-10 memory: Running too hot; more fans to be installed - TED.
Ampex disk: Drive A intermittent.
IBM channel: JFR grumbled about channel lossage when transferring
an odd number of words: last 4 bits of last word are
zeroed. Arguments for a replacement SA-10 channel
were advanced. It is possible that this particular
problem could be fixed at time of Mappiplexor mods,
though with more downtime needed.
9-track tape: JFR argued for aquisition of 9-track tape system.
It is becoming increasingly difficult to find other
installations with 7-track drives, let alone both
7- and 9-track, as is needed to convert.
Other possible buys: New TTY scanner (e.g. 16 lines @ $6k from DEC),
new swapping store, logic analizer ($4k).
Task queue: Temperature monitor installation (Heathkit).
Merge BTL line printer and ours.
Rebuild New Ampex memory interface.
Build survivable clock.
SOFTWARE
KL10 System: Up by May? - REG
E/Datamedias: Another month to go - ME.
File cruncher: Being written by REM, up soon. Typically reduces file
sizes by 50%. Also packs multiple small files in a
larger one, thus saving disk space.
MACLISP: Its up: most efficient LISP compiler in captivity,
has programmable reader and other features.
See MACLSP.DM[UP,DOC] - RPG.
New font editor: TVR is designing a font editor based on "outlines".
Will produce fonts for use both by XGP and for microfilm
output. He will also make a XGP file → microfilm
translator.
Task queue: Overall plan for integrating file system, crunching, and
archiving.
File archiving to Datacomputer.
Vectored gripes.
Super-Pub.
DOCUMENTATION
SAIL Manual: Nancy Smith's Introduction exists, but it is immense
and wordy. We may print just the manual after all - LES.
Font catalog: A number of new fonts have been discovered and are being
incorporated. Should go to press this month - LES.
Task queue: We probably will break down and reprint the PUB manual soon.
SYSTEM MEETING 3 May 1976
HARDWARE
Arms: New controller expected to be up by end of May - TAG
PDP-11 memory: In limbo - TAG,ELM.
Mappiplexor: A week or two of wiring left.
Librascope: New hoses going in. Should be rotating in a week - ELM.
Suppes Memory: Limbo - ELM.
Datamedias: All delivered, 2 keyboards and 1 display returned as
defective. About 3 weeks till high speed modems are
installed - TAG,BPM.
IMLACS: Library IMLAC down. Will move it here for repairs
and install another in Winkler office.
Humidifier: Awaiting info - HVA.
XGP: People are misloading paper and cleaning webs - TED.
KL-10: Microcode apparently works well enough to begin debugging
the system. Official microcode and diagnostics software
still not here. - JBR.
Need recommended spare parts list. →TED.
Air conditioning study still needed →TED.
Ampex disk: Drive A still intermittent.
Other possible buys: New TTY scanner (e.g. 16 lines @ $6k from DEC),
new swapping store, logic analizer ($4k), new IBM channel,
9 track tape drives.
Task queue: Temperature monitor installation (Heathkit).
Merge BTL line printer and ours.
Rebuild New Ampex memory interface.
Build survivable clock.
SOFTWARE
KL10 System: System proceeding apace.
E/Datamedias: Suspended to avoid conflicts with KL-10 system changes - ME.
File cruncher: Documentation in SPINDL.REM[UP,DOC]. Users encouraged
to try it - REM.
New font editor: TVR socicits suggestions for new font editor.
Task queue: Overall plan for integrating file system, crunching, and
archiving.
File archiving to Datacomputer.
Vectored gripes.
Super-Pub.
DOCUMENTATION
SAIL Manual: Still in preparation - LES.
Font catalog: Went to press last week - LES.
Task queue: PUB manual.
SYSTEM MEETING 1 June 1976
EQUIPMENT
Arms: New controller slipped to mid-June - TAG
PDP-11 memory: In limbo - TAG,ELM.
Mappiplexor: Power up, runs idle loop. Awaiting level converters - JBR
Librascope: Hoses installed, plates aligned, should spin Thursday - TED.
New channel partly designed; several months off - JBR
Datamedias: Receive modems installed, "almost work" - TED,TAG
When they work, we will order 2 more - LES.
IMLACS: Library IMLAC in shops; needs an hour or so of work; it
will be reinstalled in someones office in Polya.
Winkler IMLAC installed & working - TED, TAG
Data Disc: Musicians want 5 terminals - MWK. Probably no more than
3 or so can be liberated - LES.
Humidifier: Ordered from Sears. Humidity gauge also ordered - TED
KL-10: Still debugging. Official microcode and diagnostics
software still not here. - JBR.
Need recommended spare parts list. →TED.
Ampex disk: Drive A fixed finally. New drive delivered this morning;
may be up by Friday - TED.
TV cameras: Digitizer operation is incompatible with KL10 offline
debugging because of memory bus conflicts - TED.
Ability to use TV inputs must be preserved, if necessary
by scheduling KL10 testing hours - LES.
Petit channel: No longer writes too little - JBR.
Other possible buys: New TTY scanner (e.g. 16 lines @ $6k from DEC),
new swapping store, logic analizer ($4k), new IBM channel,
9 track tape drives.
Task queue: Temperature monitor installation (Heathkit),
Suppes memory,
Merge BTL line printer and ours,
Rebuild New Ampex memory interface,
Build survivable clock.
PROGRAMS
KL10 System: There are several instruction incompatibilities, which
will be documented -REG.
SAIL string operations can be speeded up an additional factor
of 2 on the KL10 by using the new string instructions -JFR.
E/Datamedias: Suspended to avoid conflicts with KL-10 system changes - ME.
File cruncher: Loses information -JFR.
Task queue: Overall plan for integrating file system, crunching, and
archiving.
File archiving to Datacomputer.
Vectored gripes.
Super-Pub.
DOCUMENTS
SAIL Manual: Limbo - LES.
Font catalog: Printed & distributed - LES.
Task queue: PUB manual.
SYSTEM MEETING 5 July 1976
EQUIPMENT
Arms: New controller up in one week; AD & interface in 2 weeks - TAG
PDP-11 memory: TAG will hand over to TJW.
Mappiplexor: Up, with minor bug - JBR
Librascope: Works, with 27 job capacity. Can't use high core.
Datamedias: Accepted. Some phone problems on TTY0. 2 modems broken. - TED
We will probably order more soon - LES.
IMLACS: Winkler IMLAC doesn't work.
Data Disc: Disc needs cleaning - TED.
Humidifier: Awaiting delivery.
KL-10: Online. Microcode package arrived.
Need recommended spare parts list. →TED.
Ampex disk: Sixth spindle delivered and online.
TV cameras: Cohu sick.
Music Box: Delivery 1 August?
JAM proposes that XGP service go on PDP-6 and KA10 be
used to service music box.
Other possible buys: New TTY scanner (e.g. 16 lines @ $6k from DEC),
new swapping store, logic analizer ($4k), new IBM channel,
9 track tape drives.
Task queue: Temperature monitor installation (Heathkit),
Suppes memory,
Merge BTL line printer and ours,
Rebuild New Ampex memory interface,
Build survivable clock.
PROGRAMS
KL10 System: SAIL string operations can be speeded up an additional factor
of 25% on the KL10 by using the new string instructions -JFR.
E/Datamedias: By 3 Aug.? - ME.
Task queue: Plan for integrating new music components.
Overall plan for integrating file system, crunching, and
archiving.
Vectored gripes.
Super-Pub.
DOCUMENTS
SAIL Manual: Rewrite in pogress - JFR
Task queue: PUB manual.
SYSTEM MEETING 2 August 1976
EQUIPMENT
Arms: New controller up in one week (same as last month).
Will test with Vicarm arm - TAG
PDP-11 memory: One bay completed; crossbar in 2 weeks. TAG is building
interface; awaiting wirewrap board - TJW
Mappiplexor: Minor bug persists - JBR
Librascope: Works about the same as last year (i.e. software error
checking required) - JBR
Datamedias: TTY0 now works - TAG
IMLACS: Winkler IMLAC still broken. Will swap in a day or two - TED
Data Disc: Disc still needs cleaning; Data Disc seems to have
forgotten how - TED.
Humidifier: Just arrived - TED
KL-10: Need recommended spare parts list. →TED.
Ampex disk: UDP crashed; Ampex estimates $3k to repair - TED
Petit channel: 4 bit bug fixed - JBR
TV cameras: Cohu still sick.
Music Box: Delivery soon. Plan to connect it to PDP-6 and old Ampex
memory.
New Ampex: Reconfiguration to make 6 ports will cost about $5k - TED
Will request approval to do it - LES
Logic analizer: We will request approval and order Biomation unit.
Plotter: Now has own interface - TED
PJ display: Prototype in 2 to 4 weeks - PJ
Other possible buys: New TTY scanner (e.g. 16 lines @ $6k from DEC),
new swapping store, logic analizer ($4k), new IBM channel,
9 track tape drives.
Task queue: Temperature monitor installation (Heathkit),
Suppes memory,
Merge BTL line printer and ours,
Rebuild New Ampex memory interface,
Build survivable clock.
SYSTEM PROGRAMS
MFD/UFD format: Changed from 4 to 16 words - REG
E/Datamedias: Line editor will be improved shortly - ME.
Task queue: Overall plan for integrating file system, crunching, and
archiving.
DOCUMENTS
SAIL Manual: Mostly rewritten - JFR
Task queue: PUB manual.
SYSTEM MEETING 7 Sept. 1976
EQUIPMENT
Arms: New controller up in one week (same as last month).
Will test with Vicarm arm - TAG
PDP-11 memory: Much progress; awaiting interface design from TAG - TJW
Datamedias: Bold face/blink being interchanged. Approval will be
requested to buy two more receive modems - LES
IMLACS: Winkler IMLAC still broken.
Data Disc: Disc still needs cleaning.
Humidifier: Working.
KL-10: Need recommended spare parts list. →TED.
Ampex disk: UDP repaired.
TV cameras: Cohu still sick.
Music Box: Delivery soon.
Logic analizer: We will request approval and order Biomation unit.
PJ display: Connected to PDP-11/45; should work in a week - PJ
XGP: Printing light in streaks; wrinkling paper.
Other possible buys: New TTY scanner (e.g. 16 lines @ $6k from DEC),
new swapping store, new IBM channel,
9 track tape drives.
Task queue: Temperature monitor installation (Heathkit),
Suppes memory,
Merge BTL line printer and ours,
Build survivable clock.
SYSTEM PROGRAMS
E: New version with fancier justificaction commands up - ALS
Page editing now works on Datamedias - ME
Monitor: There appears to be a bug in the scheduler: with jobs
ready to run, it has none running - JFR
Pub: Bug descriptions added to page 6 of PUB.UPD[S,DOC] - JFR
Task queue: Overall plan for integrating file system, crunching, and
archiving.
DOCUMENTS
System Log: System was down for about 11 hours on August 27, but
there was no log entry - JFR
SAIL Manual: Editing completed, awaiting decent XGP output - JFR
Task queue: PUB manual.
SYSTEM MEETING 5 October 1976
EQUIPMENT
PDP-11 memory: Awaiting interface design from TAG; all other cards
complete - TJW
Arms: VDS testing VICARM card. Blue hand broken - TOB.
Datamedias: Approval requested to buy two more receive modems.
CSD plans to order some more Datamedias - LES
KL-10: Need recommended spare parts list. →TED.
TV cameras: Cohu still sick.
Music Box: Delivery soon.
Logic analizer: Delivered, seems to work - TED.
PJ display: Essentially finished, but flakey - JBR.
Cart: Steering motor fried - HPM.
Librascope: Flakey - JBR.
Autodialer: Broken - TED.
Other possible buys: New TTY scanner (e.g. 16 lines @ $6k from DEC),
more main memory (e.g. 1 million words for $90k),
new IBM channel,
9 track tape drives.
Task queue: Temperature monitor installation (Heathkit),
Suppes memory,
Merge BTL line printer and ours,
Build survivable clock.
SYSTEM PROGRAMS
Monitor: Librascope checksumming now in microcode.
16 word UFD format will soon be filled with data.
KL10 Cache hit ratio is surprisingly low (72% overall,
92% in user programs). JBR will continue to poke.
RAID: Runs on Datamedias.
FTP: Retrieving things from MIT is about 4 times as fast as
sending them. Why? - HPM. JBR will think about this.
Dial: Using Dial to transmit a file to Wylbur doesn't work;
apparently it goes too fast, causing characters to be lost.
Perhaps there should be a program that examines echos
and does error correction - DON.
Task queue: Overall plan for integrating file system, crunching, and
archiving.
DOCUMENTS
Monitor Manual: Being reprinted - LES
SAIL Manual: Being printed - JFR
SAIL tutorial: Editing nearly complete - RS
Font editor: Description of new font editor in F.TVR[UP,DOC] - TVR.
Task queue: PUB manual.
SYSTEM MEETING 1 November 1976
PEOPLE
Wizard: Jeff Rubin is taking over as Chief System Wizard as
Ralph Gorin goes looking for LOTS more trouble.
EQUIPMENT
Librascope: Rest in peace. Decided that the maintenance effort
required is no longer worth the performance gain.
We will either give it away or scrap it - LES.
PDP-11/45: Dead - power supplies unhappy - TED.
PDP-11 memory: Interface design completed, being reviewed by TED.
Arms: VDS testing new VICARM card. Gold arm being rewired
by ELM.
Datamedias: Two more 1200/150 receive modems ordered. One will
be added to 493-1422 hunt group, the other will be on
either a Centrex line or the campus TRAN switch, to
permit access by campus users without incurring message
unit charges.
Home phones: Because of new tariffs on telephone business lines,
people with home terminals will generally be changed
to private lines and be reimbursed on a month-by-month
basis.
KL-10: Very flakey currently. JBR is trying to identify the
problem.
Spare parts list estimated to cost $18k - TED.
Mod. 8 changes to processor estimated at $4.5k - JBR.
New Ampex core: 6-port modification approved - LES.
TV cameras: Cohu still sick.
Music Box: Delivery soon?
PJ display: Peter Fu will try design improvements - JBR.
Cart: Steering motor fixed, generally refurbished.
Autodialer: Still broken - TED.
Other possible buys: New TTY scanner (e.g. 16 lines @ $6k from DEC),
more main memory (e.g. 1 million words for $90k),
new IBM channel (e.g. Foonly for $13k),
9 track tape drives.
Task queue: Temperature monitor installation (Heathkit),
Suppes memory,
Merge BTL line printer and ours,
Build survivable clock.
SYSTEM PROGRAMS
Monitor: Low cache hit ratio being caused by interrupts in
channels 7 (context switching, shuffling) and
2 (disc service). Plan is to eliminate shuffling
by mapping everything and, possibly, put disk service
in console 11.
DFTP: MRC @ MIT seems to be turning out copious new versions of
a file transfer program to the CCA mass store. If anyone
wants to try it, see LES.
Task queue: Overall plan for integrating file system, crunching, and
archiving.
DOCUMENTS
Monitor Manual: Being reprinted - LES
SAIL Manual: Being distributed.
SAIL tutorial: Just sent to printer - RS
FAIL manual: New manual will be printed together with Decsystem 10/20
instruction set - REG.
Task queue: PUB manual.
SYSTEM MEETING 7 December 1976
EQUIPMENT
Librascope: Some people at Utah State want the Controller. We
plan to sell the rest as scrap metal - LES.
PDP-11/45: Flakey. Solid bug in map - TED.
PDP-11 memory: Construction expected to begin next week - TED, TJW.
Arms: Gold arm still being rewired - ELM..
Datamedias: Two new lines installed (one Centrex, one outside),
awaiting modems & terminals - TED.
KL-10: 37000 bug fixed (system software) - JBR.
Spare parts list completed; will order - TED.
Mod. 8 changes to processor estimated arrival in 2 weeks
- JBR.
New Ampex core: Work not started yet - TED.
TV cameras: Cohu still sick.
Music Box: In final assembly; probably a couple of months till delivery
- JAM.
PJ display: Changing to fixed resolution, same as Data Disc - JBR.
Autodialer: Still broken - TED.
Other possible buys: New TTY scanner (e.g. 16 lines @ $6k from DEC),
more main memory (e.g. 1 million words for $90k),
new IBM channel (e.g. Foonly for $13k),
9 track tape drives.
Task queue: Temperature monitor installation (Heathkit),
Suppes memory,
Merge BTL line printer and ours,
Build survivable clock.
SYSTEM PROGRAMS
SAIL: New version up for experimental use. Includes double
precision and other improvements - JFR.
Task queue: Overall plan for integrating file system, crunching, and
archiving.
DOCUMENTS
Monitor Manual: Being reprinted - LES
SAIL tutorial: Being printed - LES
FAIL/DECsystem 10 manual: At printers - REG.
Task queue: PUB manual.
SYSTEM MEETING 4 January 1977
EQUIPMENT
Librascope: Dismantled. Plan to give the controller to Utah State
University, auction the platters, and scrap the rest
- LES.
PDP-11/45: Now working - TED.
PDP-11/45 memory: Smoke test in 1 week - TJW.
Arms: Gold arm still being rewired - ELM..
Datamedias: New receive modems overdue from UDS - BPM.
KL-10: Some mappiplexor bugs fixed, some other bugs still there
- JBR.
Some spare parts ordered, approval needed for rest - LES.
Mod. 8 changes to processor now estimated to arrive in
4 months - JBR.
Console 11: Dataphone connected - TED.
New Ampex core: Work not started yet - TED.
TV cameras: Cohu still sick.
Music Box: One month away? - JAM.
PJ display: Still being debugged - PMF.
Autodialer: Fixed - TED.
9 track tape: Tymshare would like to swap one in exchange for RH11
parts out of KL10.
KL10 TTL IO bus: Replaced by new, improved one - TED.
IMLACs: Two fixed - PMF.
TV digitizer: Need new one (interfaced to Zonker) to replace existing
kludge through DEC 167. Current arrangement will bgin
costing 9k of core as soon as shuffling stops - JBR.
Volunteers solicited - LES.
Sauna: Heating coils burned out. We have replacements, but
volunteer needed to install - JAM.
Lounge refrigerator: Grossly overfrosted. TJW has volunteered to
clear it this time. Geni-of-the month program will be
restarted - LES.
Other possible buys: New TTY scanner (e.g. 16 lines @ $6k from DEC),
more main memory (e.g. 1 million words for $90k),
new IBM channel (e.g. Foonly for $13k),
9 track tape drives.
Task queue: Temperature monitor installation (Heathkit),
Suppes memory,
Merge BTL line printer and ours,
Survivable clock.
SYSTEM PROGRAMS
SAIL: New version with double precision up for good.
Some bugs fixed - JFR.
IMLAC operating system: Now makes IMLACs look like Datamedias (e.g.
they now work with E) - PMF.
SPY: Experimental SPY now running in parallel with old.
Collects computer usage data by time of day and
some overall system load and program usage statistics.
- JAB. Inclusion of disk use accounting awaits UFD
format change. Bureaucracy program will have to be
substantially modified - LES.
Timesharing system: In preparation for the elimination of shuffling,
user programs may no longer refer to absolute core
addresses (e.g. through LOCK UUO). Expect to eliminate
shuffling in about 1 month - JBR.
DOCUMENTS
Monitor Manual: More copies now available - PAT.
SAIL tutorial: Printed and distributed - PAT.
FAIL & DECsystem 10 manuals: Being printed. LOTS versions will be
bound together, ours will be separate - PAT.
Yumyum: Will be distributed in about 2 weeks; $1/copy
(printing costs are about $1.25/copy) - PAT.
Task queue: PUB manual, CUSP guide.