From: "Daniel House" Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers Subject: System 360 Lines: 13 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Message-ID: Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 21:56:09 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.162.253.251 X-Complaints-To: abuse@rr.com X-Trace: typhoon.southeast.rr.com 987717369 24.162.253.251 (Thu, 19 Apr 2001 17:56:09 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 17:56:09 EDT Organization: Road Runner - NC Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news-ge.switch.ch!news.bme.hu!andromeda.datanet.hu!newsfeed.gamma.ru!Gamma.RU!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news.stealth.net!news-east.rr.com!news.rr.com!cyclone.southeast.rr.com!typhoon.southeast.rr.com.POSTED!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch alt.folklore.computers:79118 Anyone know of a source for System 360 parts, especially operator consoles or CE panels? I've been trolling eBay and found small number of interesting things. I'm interested in "bringing them back to life" with embedded microcontrollers simulating the operation of the lights. A few examples are on my web pages at http://home.nc.rr.com/deh/GALLERY/GALLERY.HTM Thanks for any leads. Dan House ###### Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!not-for-mail From: Neil Franklin Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: System 360 Date: 20 Apr 2001 22:12:17 +0200 Organization: My own Private Self Lines: 30 Message-ID: <6upue7nxem.fsf@chonsp.franklin.ch> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: chonsp.franklin.ch X-Trace: chonsp.franklin.ch 987797537 763 10.0.3.2 (20 Apr 2001 20:12:17 GMT) X-Complaints-To: news@chonsp.franklin.ch NNTP-Posting-Date: 20 Apr 2001 20:12:17 GMT X-Newsreader: Gnus v5.7/Emacs 20.4 Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch alt.folklore.computers:79124 "Daniel House" writes: > I'm interested in "bringing them back to life" with embedded > microcontrollers simulating the operation of the lights. A few examples are > on my web pages at http://home.nc.rr.com/deh/GALLERY/GALLERY.HTM Looks interesting. Ob fire someones imagination: But if you want to really bring one to full life, what about putting something with a lot more processor power behind it, and then running an modified version of the Hercules[1] emulator on that, with the lights being driven via your modifications by the real programs[2] running on Hercules? Now that sounds like full bringing to life. [1] http://www.snipix.freeserve.co.uk/hercules.htm Hercules http://www.conmicro.cx/hercules/ The Hercules System/370, ESA/390, and z/Architecture Emulator [2] http://www.conmicro.cx/hercos360/ Introduction to Generating and Running OS/360 on Hercules -- Neil Franklin, neil@franklin.ch.remove http://neil.franklin.ch/ Hacker, Unix Guru, El Eng HTL/BSc, Sysadmin, Archer, Roleplayer - Intellectual Property is Intellectual Robbery ###### From: "Daniel House" Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers References: <6upue7nxem.fsf@chonsp.franklin.ch> Subject: Re: System 360 Lines: 35 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Message-ID: Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 22:18:31 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.162.253.251 X-Complaints-To: abuse@rr.com X-Trace: typhoon.southeast.rr.com 987891511 24.162.253.251 (Sat, 21 Apr 2001 18:18:31 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 18:18:31 EDT Organization: Road Runner - NC Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news-ge.switch.ch!newscore.univie.ac.at!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news.stealth.net!news-east.rr.com!news.rr.com!cyclone.southeast.rr.com!typhoon.southeast.rr.com.POSTED!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch alt.folklore.computers:79183 I have considered that. But it sounds too close to "work." I spent almost 20 years, off and on, working on MVS. Thanks for the suggestion though. Regards, Dan "Neil Franklin" wrote in message news:6upue7nxem.fsf@chonsp.franklin.ch... > > Looks interesting. > > > Ob fire someones imagination: > > But if you want to really bring one to full life, what about putting > something with a lot more processor power behind it, and then running > an modified version of the Hercules[1] emulator on that, with the > lights being driven via your modifications by the real programs[2] > running on Hercules? Now that sounds like full bringing to life. > > [1] http://www.snipix.freeserve.co.uk/hercules.htm > Hercules > http://www.conmicro.cx/hercules/ > The Hercules System/370, ESA/390, and z/Architecture Emulator > > [2] http://www.conmicro.cx/hercos360/ > Introduction to Generating and Running OS/360 on Hercules > > > -- > Neil Franklin, neil@franklin.ch.remove http://neil.franklin.ch/ > Hacker, Unix Guru, El Eng HTL/BSc, Sysadmin, Archer, Roleplayer > - Intellectual Property is Intellectual Robbery