@BadOeynhausenLP Es ist nicht die Originallackierung, soweit ich weiß. Da in Stuttgart gab es mal noch einen, der war braun, wenn ich mich recht erinnere.
No way, its a McBee! burrrp, clunk, clunk, clunk! Show us the oscilloscope register display. Yeah there you go! Lighted buttons, left to right, by rows, in English: STOP (HALT), COMPUTE (RECHNET); Normal, One Operation, Manual Input, Standy By, Operate, Stand By to Operate; Start, Clear Counter, Fill Instr, Execute Instr, Power On, Power Off; Break Point 32, Break Point 16, Break Point 8, Break Point 4, 8 Bit Input, Transfer Control
It's the CPU register display. IBM and Burroughs would do this with light bulbs, but this machine literally stored and processed everything of a spinning drum, one bit at a time. -So it was easy (and waay cool) to use a basic oscilloscope sweep to show what the machine was thinking.
The big red/green status indicators are "HALTED" (red) and "CALCULATING" (green). The row of buttons underneath from left to right: Normal, Single-Operation, Manual(?), Pause, Operation, ?. Next row: Start, Clear Counter, Set Counter, Run (?), On, Off. Next Row: 32, 16, 8, 4, Enter, Jump.
I guess "single operation" is in fact "single step" (some terms on the buttons are ambiguous; ? means that I could not read whats written on the button).
Warum waren die Maschinen damals nur so hässlich lackiert?
BadOeynhausenLP 1 month ago
@BadOeynhausenLP Es ist nicht die Originallackierung, soweit ich weiß. Da in Stuttgart gab es mal noch einen, der war braun, wenn ich mich recht erinnere.
iraeus 1 month ago
A Flexowriter? The printer of choice for the 50s era MIT hacker. I remember reading about these. They're mentioned in Steven Levy's Hackers.
baarbear 4 months ago
I think she's lovely :-)
RomanticLinguaphilia 5 months ago
The fact that the printer has a keyboard and looks so much like a regular mechanical typewriter is haunting. Looks like it's bewitched. Cool!!!!
BilisNegra 8 months ago
did anyone else see that commodore in the background?
RobertC19850209 1 year ago
I'm not german but I take it that the light labeled Rechnet refers to processor activity.
weirdmindofesh 1 year ago
@weirdmindofesh I think it means computing...
I'm not sure...
computerfreaq17 1 year ago
@weirdmindofesh
Yep...it means "calculating"...
douro20 8 months ago
Nice german version. I've always wanted to see one in action. Thanks!
6364gg2 1 year ago
Really nice. I haven't seen one of these systems before.
Love the mini status CRT.
fronkenpoop 1 year ago
The LGP-30 was a very small machine, but still one of the fastest digital computers of the day.
douro20 1 year ago
This computer was built by a rather obscure division of Royal Typewriter Company.
douro20 1 year ago
1500 watts of pure computing power...!
cobrachoppergirl 1 year ago
No way, its a McBee! burrrp, clunk, clunk, clunk! Show us the oscilloscope register display. Yeah there you go! Lighted buttons, left to right, by rows, in English: STOP (HALT), COMPUTE (RECHNET); Normal, One Operation, Manual Input, Standy By, Operate, Stand By to Operate; Start, Clear Counter, Fill Instr, Execute Instr, Power On, Power Off; Break Point 32, Break Point 16, Break Point 8, Break Point 4, 8 Bit Input, Transfer Control
cobrachoppergirl 1 year ago
Einfach geil :)
Sebolofixmix 1 year ago
Neat! It looks like something that could have inspired Star Trek.
dragonheadthing 2 years ago 3
What is the green display? Looks almost like a logic analyzer.
SkuldChan42 3 years ago
It's the CPU register display. IBM and Burroughs would do this with light bulbs, but this machine literally stored and processed everything of a spinning drum, one bit at a time. -So it was easy (and waay cool) to use a basic oscilloscope sweep to show what the machine was thinking.
bzert281 2 years ago
Cool video, wish I knew more german so I could understand what all the buttons meant!
&eB
kinglonewolf104 3 years ago
The big red/green status indicators are "HALTED" (red) and "CALCULATING" (green). The row of buttons underneath from left to right: Normal, Single-Operation, Manual(?), Pause, Operation, ?. Next row: Start, Clear Counter, Set Counter, Run (?), On, Off. Next Row: 32, 16, 8, 4, Enter, Jump.
I guess "single operation" is in fact "single step" (some terms on the buttons are ambiguous; ? means that I could not read whats written on the button).
wuloki 2 years ago