1. Tips for MTS Operations
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1. Tips for MTS Operations John Palmer 09:14 Mon Nov 21/22 2 lines This item will be to discuss MTS operations and notes about what to do what to do and not to do. |
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1/1. John Palmer 09:17 Mon Nov 21/22 3 lines
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, type HELP Anywhere - there is no way to get out of the help system other than stopping the task from the operator's console |
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1/2. John Palmer 09:18 Mon Nov 21/22 5 lines
I know why Planet Claire was always walking around in a daze like she just pulled her finger out of a light socket. What an unmitigated disaster ACC:ACCMAINT is. I have more sympathy for her, for sure |
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1/3. John ZNBR ZBBB 09:24 Mon Nov 21/22 3 lines
Yup. I think we just need to bone up on our editor commands again to get the ZBBB ids cer created. |
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1/4. Tom Stevenson 13:22 Sat Nov 26/22 2 lines
They shouldn't be using those tubes at the SCB. They could crash at any minute now. |
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1/5. John Palmer 13:25 Sat Nov 26/22 2 lines
Tom, Tom - always being pessimistic. Why was the controller broken - bad telco link? |
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1/6. Taka Khumbartha 16:05 Tue Nov 29/22 2 lines
Tom, you're just upset that on this system, you are a mere MRTL :-> |
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1/7. Louis Sequin 18:42 Thu Dec 8/22 1 line
Tom, have a Chadder Milt - make you feel better.... |
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1/8. John ZNBR ZBBB 15:52 Mon Dec 19/22 2 lines
Thought Tom has moved on to Linux. Maybe he has a hercie-mts system running... |
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1/9. Tom Stevenson 13:07 Sat Jan 7/23 2 lines
I'm guessing my real-life doppleganger does, but not sure I know he is on Facebook.... |
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1/10. Joanne Stenquist 22:41 Sun Jan 22/23 2 lines
I ... maybe --- staring off into space like I did in the past - I have no id(ea).... |
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1/11. John Palmer 15:24 Mon Jan 23/23 2 lines
Good old Joanne - just like when you were pres of the ACM. |
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1/12. Tom Stevenson 18:02 Sat Jan 28/23 2 lines
those tubes - I ... don't think (hmmm) they should be using .... those.... |
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1/13. John Palmer 10:30 Mon Jan 30/23 3 lines
Oh Tom, just calm down. Why didn't someone tell the SCB folks not to turn them on, or to put up signs saying "These are not really reliable yet..." |
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1/14. Tom Stevenson 23:32 Mon Feb 6/23 4 lines
I'm just not going to accept responsibility if they crash. Wait, that was in 1984 - Its 2023 now - do you think that they are still up there? (The 3178's I mean). |
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1/15. John Palmer 01:41 Tue Feb 7/23 3 lines
You know what Tom, I have a feeling that they just might not still be at SCBS anymore. Just sayin.... |
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1/16. Sharan Kalwani 14:19 Wed Feb 8/23 3 lines
Doesn't look like there is any Pascal or FTN77 on this system. I heard that PascalJB is available. Can we get that perhaps? I'm starting to learn PLUS. |
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1/17. John Palmer 14:26 Wed Feb 8/23 4 lines
I heard that PascalJB has been approved. Not sure about FTN77. I assume that's still an IBM thing. Probably should forget about IBM releasing anything to the public domain. |
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1/18. Rick Hill 16:12 Thu Feb 9/23 4 lines
We need *ASMH badly. I hAtE *ASMG and *ASMT. Probably a pipe dream though, knowing IBM's track record. Its not like they can make a buck on it. They won't even sell you a license for it anymore. |
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1/19. Jim Sharpe 09:20 Thu Feb 16/23 2 lines
We need a version of Pascal. I can't do anything with *FTN or *PLUS. |
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1/20. Paul O'Leary 06:45 Wed Feb 22/23 3 lines
PLUS isn't so bad - I would prefer Pascal. Didn't I read that PascalJB's author released it to the public? Wonder if UM will release it. |
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1/21. John Palmer 07:14 Wed Feb 22/23 26 lines
I saw both an e-mail from Parnes and from the PascalJB author allowing the code to be released to the MTS community, but I don't think anyone is really working on MTS stuff at UofM now. I gotta beleive that NAME OF TOP SECRET SOURCE REDACTED is either retired or getting close to retirement, and there isn't any formal, funded MTS efforts anymore. I know that UM CSC has a course in "Software Archeology" and that they peruse MTS code and have it running on a department server under Linux/Hyperion, but thats only for them. Also, I think they may also have full use of *ASMH since UM has a site license that goes way back. I hate to pepper the MTS-390 email list with questions because it sounds pushy. Someone else can do so if they want, and I may slowly ask the questions later on. For instance, I know that "someone" (they) were "working on" getting D7.0 running under Hyperion but those messages on the list were from 2012 and then mostly silence, which is not good. Again, remember that this is a volunteer effort by those who are retired or close to it, so be patient and also be ready to expect that it may never happen. |
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1/22. Jim Sharpe 11:37 Wed Feb 22/23 3 lines
Day jobs and retirement pursuits trump digging in the attic and playing with old artifacts. Sometimes fun, but some things are more fun. |
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1/23. Louis Sequin 22:44 Wed Mar 1/23 2 lines
UNSP:PAS.BC works fine. Just tried it. Need to know how to call system subs from it. |
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1/24. John Palmer 22:51 Wed Mar 1/23 2 lines
Yes - just made a helper program to frontend Voldaccmaint |
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1/25. Joanne Stenquist 12:41 Thu Mar 2/23 4 lines
I think I used to code in Pascal. I tried to read JPs RJE log saver but I couldn't figure it out so i threw it away. I don't know much of anything.... |
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1/26. John Palmer 13:39 Thu Mar 2/23 5 lines
I thought so. How embarrasing - no one in the ACM could figure out my code. It wasn't that complicated. Also, I'm sure the Center was lobbying you to do what you did, just saying. |
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1/27. Trevor and Sinclair 07:46 Wed Mar 15/23 1 line
Joanne got BUUUUUSTEEED !!! |
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1/28. John Palmer 15:02 Sun Mar 26/23 13 lines
Looks like the ACM is still not a valid org at WSU. I know that after Joanne and crew abandoned it after chasing away all of the people who sacrificed (and were willing to continue to contribute). They briefly revived under Walter Van Buren, but still never inspired others to join. Sad. The heyday was right before I came in and while I was there. Crutcher / Stenquist and miscreants like Ray Peck(er) trashed it. It was the 1980's version of TDS. |
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1/29. Paul O'Leary 15:34 Sun Mar 26/23 5 lines
I don't have any contact with any of the folks in the CSD anymore, really. I think Bob Reynolds is still there, but its mainly new folks. They are part of Engg now - what a shake-up in only 10 years - Lib. Arts -> Science -> Engg. |
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1/30. John ZNBR ZBBB 20:16 Thu Mar 30/23 3 lines
I think The Brinx (Dr. Briggs) has probably left the physical plane. He would be what, over 100 if he were still alive? |
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1/31. Gandalf Master 20:27 Thu Mar 30/23 2 lines
Just testing new name - had to set it to something more readable. |
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1/32. Louis Sequin 22:23 Thu Mar 30/23 2 lines
I'm diggin the new name, now if only Confer were available. |
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