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Re:A PDP-11 emulator in the browser running Unix V6 by qubex on Monday December 25, 2017 @09:17AM (#16004143)
In somewhat-related news, I have a green-phosphor VT100 serial terminal hooked up to my Raspberry Pi 3 via a USB/RS232 adapter and I run SIMH emulating a PDP-11 running period-appropriate UNIX V. Great fun.
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Re:A PDP-11 emulator in the browser running Unix V6 by dboreham on Monday December 25, 2017 @06:44PM (#16006234)
Green VT-100 are rare afaik. Usually white.
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Re:A PDP-11 emulator in the browser running Unix V6 by tbrock on Monday December 25, 2017 @04:14PM (#16005732)
Where does one get a vt100 like that?
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Re:A PDP-11 emulator in the browser running Unix V6 by qubex on Monday December 25, 2017 @04:54PM (#16005884)
eBay — search for ”vt100 serial terminal” and you should find plenty compatible devices.
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Re:A PDP-11 emulator in the browser running Unix V6 by Jaruzel on Monday December 25, 2017 @06:01PM (#16006100)
DEC VT420 = best VT box ever. And if you can't get one of those, try to nail down a VT320.
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Re:A PDP-11 emulator in the browser running Unix V6 by djsumdog on Monday December 25, 2017 @04:50PM (#16005869)
Pics?
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Re:A PDP-11 emulator in the browser running Unix V6 by Crontab on Monday December 25, 2017 @02:47PM (#16005433)
That sounds awesome.
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Re:A PDP-11 emulator in the browser running Unix V6 by 11thEarlOfMar on Monday December 25, 2017 @01:15PM (#16005098)
If you're wondering what Western Electric had to do with UNIX:

http://tech-insider.org/unix/research/1983/0517.html

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Re:A PDP-11 emulator in the browser running Unix V6 by kps on Monday December 25, 2017 @03:34PM (#16005584)
Western Electric was Bell's manufacturing division, and they had machines running Unix earlier, e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3B_series_computers
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Re:A PDP-11 emulator in the browser running Unix V6 by steveharman on Tuesday December 26, 2017 @02:58AM (#16007662)
Doesn't seem possible to invoke an on-screen keyboard when using Android's Chrome.

(Press Run > tap into input box to begin typing - no keyboard presented)

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Re:A PDP-11 emulator in the browser running Unix V6 by fernly on Monday December 25, 2017 @02:18PM (#16005334)
at the first prompt after boot-up enter

CHDIR USR/GAMES

WUMP

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Re:A PDP-11 emulator in the browser running Unix V6 by unexistance on Monday December 25, 2017 @08:46PM (#16006585) 

  FALKEN'S MAZE
  BLACK JACK
  GIN RUMMY
  HEARTS
  BRIDGE
  CHECKERS
  CHESS
  POKER
  FIGHTER COMBAT
  GUERRILLA ENGAGEMENT
  DESERT WARFARE
  AIR-TO-GROUND ACTIONS
  THEATERWIDE TACTICAL WARFARE
  THEATERWIDE BIOTOXIC AND CHEMICAL WARFARE
  GLOBAL THERMONUCLEAR WAR

  SHALL WE PLAY A GAME?
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Re:A PDP-11 emulator in the browser running Unix V6 by slphil on Monday December 25, 2017 @03:29PM (#16005562)
It's a somewhat competent chess player too.
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Re:A PDP-11 emulator in the browser running Unix V6 by leoc on Monday December 25, 2017 @07:12PM (#16006315)
For anyone who doesn't know, Ken Thompson was an important figure in the '70s computer-chess movement http://www.computerhistory.org/chess/brute-force-vs-knowledg... .
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Re:A PDP-11 emulator in the browser running Unix V6 by djsumdog on Monday December 25, 2017 @04:51PM (#16005873)
Would you like to play a game?

How about Thermonuclear War?

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