{"id":566,"date":"2015-01-22T22:27:14","date_gmt":"2015-01-22T22:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/?p=566"},"modified":"2015-01-22T22:31:27","modified_gmt":"2015-01-22T22:31:27","slug":"a-quick-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/2015\/01\/22\/a-quick-update\/","title":{"rendered":"A quick update&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So, so, so.<\/p>\n<p>Got a little distracted.<\/p>\n<p>To say the least.<\/p>\n<p>Watched Elysium tonight which was very enjoyable. Some serious compute cycles went in to that film. Last night I was attempting, still, to get DCPS to work. Someone has now kindly provided me with Version 2.7 and it&#8217;s still not working. Might need to sack that one in.<\/p>\n<p>Other things I&#8217;ve been up to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>accidentally creating a RAID 1+0 array by adding another drive to the boot array &#8211; in an attempt to give me a bit more breathing room. So after that completed I migrated the array to RAID 5. All this after copious backups of course.<\/li>\n<li>My hecnet bridge link to Sweden has been notorious unreliable, some weird configuration issues, so I asked Steve Davidson to try and get the long lost link between BUBBLE (the VAX MP SIMH instance) and his machine on the Eastern Seaboard of the USA. So far I&#8217;m getting a lot of &#8216;Circuit TCP-0-19, Adjacent node address out of range&#8217; messages.<\/li>\n<li>I hooked up a VT520 to a DECserver 90M to see if the simulators BUBBLE and SLAVE serve connections up via\u00a0LAT &#8211; they do.<\/li>\n<li>The developer of AlphaVM sorted out why the SLAVE instance was crashing on boot &#8211; I had used the same VMS cluster password for both SLAVE and BUBBLE. That might be a good thing long term &#8211; but at the moment they are both designed to have their own clusters.<\/li>\n<li>Browsing eBay for server bits. I bought a 4-port GB network card for less than a tenner &#8211; still a firm believer in one emulator &lt;-&gt; one port.<\/li>\n<li>Trying to work out a back up strategy for the server that doesn&#8217;t cost an arm and a leg. Considered an external MSA50 or MSA60 Storageworks array, USB3 is a non-starter (no way to provide additional power to the card), eSATA is looking unlikely, GB networking to the HP Microserver seems to be the best way to go.<\/li>\n<li>Looking at 24 port gigabit managed switches &#8211; will need a new one in the basement at the start of my plan to reduce daisy-chaining of switches and improve network performance. Plan is to trunk 2 x 1 gigabit lines between basement and attic.<\/li>\n<li>Wired up the PP404 line printer to see if that was still talking, but previously I used a franken-connector using at least two adapters, and that has long since disintegrated into pieces and scattered to the four corners of the attic. The cable I tried didn&#8217;t work, so that&#8217;s still one to try.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That&#8217;s about it.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and I found MGBOOK &#8211; a DEC Bookreader application written in Bliss-32 for displaying Bookreader documentation in the terminal (the standard bookreader app is strictly X11 based). It looks rather hansome with it&#8217;s SMG rendered windows:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mgbook1.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"567\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/2015\/01\/22\/a-quick-update\/mgbook1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mgbook1.png?fit=615%2C717\" data-orig-size=\"615,717\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MGBOOK Bookreader Application\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mgbook1.png?fit=257%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mgbook1.png?fit=615%2C717\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-567\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mgbook1.png?resize=615%2C717\" alt=\"MGBOOK Bookreader Application\" width=\"615\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mgbook1.png?w=615 615w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mgbook1.png?resize=257%2C300 257w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mgbook2.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"568\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/2015\/01\/22\/a-quick-update\/mgbook2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mgbook2.png?fit=615%2C717\" data-orig-size=\"615,717\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MGBOOK Bookreader Application\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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data-attachment-id=\"569\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/2015\/01\/22\/a-quick-update\/mgbook3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mgbook3.png?fit=615%2C717\" data-orig-size=\"615,717\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MGBOOK Bookreader Application\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mgbook3.png?fit=257%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mgbook3.png?fit=615%2C717\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-569\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mgbook3.png?resize=615%2C717\" alt=\"MGBOOK Bookreader Application\" width=\"615\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mgbook3.png?w=615 615w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mgbook3.png?resize=257%2C300 257w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mgbook4.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"570\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/2015\/01\/22\/a-quick-update\/mgbook4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mgbook4.png?fit=615%2C717\" data-orig-size=\"615,717\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MGBOOK Bookreader Application\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mgbook4.png?fit=257%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mgbook4.png?fit=615%2C717\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-570\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mgbook4.png?resize=615%2C717\" alt=\"MGBOOK Bookreader Application\" width=\"615\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mgbook4.png?w=615 615w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mgbook4.png?resize=257%2C300 257w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>and now the pub calls&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, so, so. Got a little distracted. To say the least. Watched Elysium tonight which was very enjoyable. Some serious compute cycles went in to that film. Last night I was attempting, still, to get DCPS to work. Someone has now kindly provided me with Version 2.7 and it&#8217;s still not working. Might need to &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/2015\/01\/22\/a-quick-update\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading &lsquo;A quick update&#8230;&rsquo; &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[41],"class_list":["post-566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","tag-rc201501"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p73JhD-98","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=566"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":575,"href":"http:\/\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566\/revisions\/575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wickensonline.co.uk\/rc2012sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}