10 Apr
2026
10 Apr
'26
2:50 p.m.
On 4/9/26 23:30, Terri Kennedy wrote:
We've pulled it, so there's no further risk at this point.
/me slaps
forehead
The 11/70's FP board set is flaky, and it has been removed pending
repair. I had forgotten about that. But the "hello world" program
shouldn't use any FP instructions..?
Be careful with bad FP and modern(ish) RSTS/E. It will use FP
(and CIS, for that matter) in the monitor, and if your boards are
returning garbage, you can scarfle* your system disk. * Bonus points for anyone who knows what scarfle
means. It's ac-
tually SCRFLE and is a boot command on MAI Basic-4 systems which
erases the system disk you booted from.
Well then. Talk about boot security! ;)
-Dave
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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA