Greetings.
After some discussion with Oscar, the creator of the PiDP-8 and PiDP-11, I decided to try my hand at creating a functioning LGP-30 emulator along the same lines.
Some preliminary information about this emulator is available at https://curuvar.com/pigp30
I am planning on making this available in kit form (or perhaps as an assembled unit) and would be interested in gauging the desire for such a kit.
4 Likes
drogon
January 3, 2024, 3:58pm
2
But will it run Mels Blackjack program?
The Story of Mel is an archetypical piece of computer programming folklore. Its subject, Melvin Kaye, is an exemplary "Real Programmer" whose subtle techniques fascinate his colleagues.
Ed Nather's The Story of Mel details the extraordinary programming prowess of a former colleague of his, "Mel", at Royal McBee Computer Corporation. Although originally written in prose, Nather's story was modified by someone into a "free verse" form which has become widespread.
Little is known about Mel Kaye, b...
Cheers,
-Gordon
It does run the BlackJack program.
1 Like
NoLand
January 3, 2024, 5:42pm
4
For those not so familiar with the LGP-30, I once wrote a blog post in the honor of it:
granz
January 3, 2024, 10:20pm
5
This looks pretty cool. I sent in a tip about this to Hack-A-Day, I hope that it is OK.
Very interesting! I think I found it before, but never realized that there’s the Key 1 missing and using a lowercase L instead. Great idea.