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Just took a look... it is "AI", standing for "AND INVERTER". This panel is used for diagnostics on the machine. If the AND INVERTER is used, that first hub has to be in use.
October 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Just took a look... it is "AI", standing for "AND INVERTER". This panel is used for diagnostics on the machine. If the AND INVERTER is used, that first hub has to be in use.
Couldn't escape it in the 50s either
(From the IBM 305 RAMAC customer engineering manual of instruction)
(From the IBM 305 RAMAC customer engineering manual of instruction)
October 24, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Couldn't escape it in the 50s either
(From the IBM 305 RAMAC customer engineering manual of instruction)
(From the IBM 305 RAMAC customer engineering manual of instruction)
Some humor in Evergreen State College's student newspaper (from 1996: collections.evergreen.edu/s/archives/i...)
I've been seeking out information about the BASIC that ran on "Hewpie," it seems to be custom, and there's a simulator of it on CYBIS
I've been seeking out information about the BASIC that ran on "Hewpie," it seems to be custom, and there's a simulator of it on CYBIS
October 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Some humor in Evergreen State College's student newspaper (from 1996: collections.evergreen.edu/s/archives/i...)
I've been seeking out information about the BASIC that ran on "Hewpie," it seems to be custom, and there's a simulator of it on CYBIS
I've been seeking out information about the BASIC that ran on "Hewpie," it seems to be custom, and there's a simulator of it on CYBIS
Well, this was confusing. Error about missing "dyn", and I thought it was there. Until I tried retyping it. VS Code was suggesting it was implied.
September 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Well, this was confusing. Error about missing "dyn", and I thought it was there. Until I tried retyping it. VS Code was suggesting it was implied.
PLATO/CYBIS had a BASIC simulator, but I'm not sure... which BASIC it's simulating.
This USING command seems distinctive. It also supports matrix operations.
This USING command seems distinctive. It also supports matrix operations.
![Screenshot of PLATO terminal BASIC help, with the following explanation of the USING command:
using
using...of
The "using" statement is used to execute the text
of a different line number in place of the current line.
100 print "Hi, Matey"
120 if a[b[33×z9- not sqr(a[1])],3] then print "wrong"
130 using 100
140 using 120
150 using x+5 of 100,100,120
When program execution reaches line 130, the text
of the referenced line (100) will be executed (print
"Hi, Matey").
The "using" statement is really handy to use in
situations where you want to execute an instruction
more than once in a program and that instruction is
very long or complex, such as the one in line 120.
Line 140 will be executed as if it were "if a[b[33×...
etc.".
As shown in line 150, the conditional form may be
used with the "using" statement.
NEXT for another statement
BACK for more options
SHIFT BACK to return to the simulator](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jz7cxchv4deaqzdyzmujwkti/bafkreibwrf5mh3ew7jgo2bbikjmia26x3f2syzyb763axwebkhx4w3or3i@jpeg)
September 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
PLATO/CYBIS had a BASIC simulator, but I'm not sure... which BASIC it's simulating.
This USING command seems distinctive. It also supports matrix operations.
This USING command seems distinctive. It also supports matrix operations.
What is "IMAP-mailbox-name" and why is it listed as an encoding?
Also it's weird seeing CESU-8 as an encoding one can choose.
Also it's weird seeing CESU-8 as an encoding one can choose.
May 21, 2025 at 3:20 AM
What is "IMAP-mailbox-name" and why is it listed as an encoding?
Also it's weird seeing CESU-8 as an encoding one can choose.
Also it's weird seeing CESU-8 as an encoding one can choose.
I wish I had a copy of this, at least a digital version
March 5, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I wish I had a copy of this, at least a digital version
Frieren and The Dragon Prince #spoiler s.
I'm in the middle of watching Frieren (not finished yet), and tried Googling something I was confused about. Google AI got confused about two distinct fictional universes and combined them.
I'm in the middle of watching Frieren (not finished yet), and tried Googling something I was confused about. Google AI got confused about two distinct fictional universes and combined them.
December 3, 2024 at 4:47 AM
Frieren and The Dragon Prince #spoiler s.
I'm in the middle of watching Frieren (not finished yet), and tried Googling something I was confused about. Google AI got confused about two distinct fictional universes and combined them.
I'm in the middle of watching Frieren (not finished yet), and tried Googling something I was confused about. Google AI got confused about two distinct fictional universes and combined them.
