Oct 11, 2023
Digital Computer Controls D-116 and Tektronix 4014-1 vector terminal running a simple drawing program. I drew the Z Labs logo on it!
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Digital Computer Controls D-116 and Tektronix 4014-1 vector terminal running a simple drawing program. I drew the Z Labs logo on it!
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My Data General Nova 1200 (right) meets its old coworker from Jackson Type (a typesetting operation in Michigan), a Digital Computer Controls D-116 that belongs to my friend Nevets. The DCC-116 is a direct clone of the Nova 1200, so the two are functionally identical and can use the same cards.
The cool part is that both of our machines are now running modern power supplies that we worked together to design and implement. Mine was partially broken at the show, and we spent some time debugging, before I realized the parts I need weren't going to be available at the show. Meanwhile, my friend's DCC-116 ran great all weekend long, running BASIC from an ASR-33 teletype.
I spent some time entering a fun demo program, which he punched to paper tape for me to take home after the show. That third front panel between our two machines belongs to Forgotten Machines, and was running a front panel tester board in a demo mode.
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