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PiDP-1, or the rebirth of an old machine

107 pointsby ozymandiaxabout 2 months ago

10 comments

aap_about 1 month ago
As one of those guys in the photo I really hope everyone will have a lot of fun with this :)<p>The photos don&#x27;t show it but you can also have your PiDP-1 in white instead of blue. It will come with both sets of front panels.
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nyrikkiabout 1 month ago
I have so much fun with my PiDP-11 that this will have to go on the list.<p>Does anyone know if MIDAS has been recreated for it or not?<p>A bit of the hint on the PPT reader, which would be awesome, the rp2xxx chips PIO can handle that with ease. As the PDP1 doesn&#x27;t have take-up it is pretty trivial to make at &#x27;historic&#x27; speeds. Obviously punching is much more difficult.<p>I looked into it for quite a bit, but not having access to tapes, puncher, supplies etc... I gave up on the idea as the PiDP-10 will scratch my personal nostalgia itch a bit more right now.
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a4ismsabout 1 month ago
Delighted by the resemblance of the HN title to Tracy Kidder&#x27;s Pulitzer Prize-winning book, &quot;The Soul of a New Machine.&quot;<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;The_Soul_of_a_New_Machine" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;The_Soul_of_a_New_Machine</a>
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Telemakhosabout 1 month ago
The PiDP-1 and PiDP-10 are both absolutely gorgeous; while I&#x27;m glad to have modern keyboard and monitors and processors, I envy the past its style.
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anonymousiamabout 1 month ago
I&#x27;ve got a PiDP-11 from the same group. It&#x27;s a faithful replica, and it brings back memories from 50 years ago.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;obsolescence.dev" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;obsolescence.dev</a>
thaliaarchiabout 1 month ago
I just built my PiDP-11 and would love to get one of these.
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ChicagoDaveabout 1 month ago
Being an old DEC programmer (RSTS&#x2F;E BASIC, VAX BASIC and C), this stuff is more than nostalgia. It’s literally the foundation of my technical soul.
nxobjectabout 1 month ago
Congratulations on getting the vector display working as well! Now we can have the world&#x27;s most baroque Spacewar! mini arcade machine ever ;)
qingcharlesabout 1 month ago
OK, after reading this site I want to know more about the PDP-1 demoscene.
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oscar_cedsabout 1 month ago
See www.obsolescence.dev for more details