[vcf-midatlantic] PiDP8

[william degnan]

the RPi Zero will not support the buld-effect lighting mod.
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On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 4:58 PM, Joseph Oprysko via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:

> I'm a fan of the RPi 3, since it has the wifi/Bluetooth built in
>
> On Wednesday, December 28, 2016, Douglas Crawford via vcf-midatlantic <
> vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
>
> > On 12/28/2016 1:14 PM, william degnan via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
> >
> >> I follow in your footsteps.  My plan was get the computer working first,
> >> so
> >> I know for sure what holes I need to make in the box, before I get
> started
> >> on it.  I used Debian Jessie, which is the latest version of Debian and
> >> then installed the special simH Oscar made on top of that.  It boots
> into
> >> simH but you can also get into the GUI mode, has WiFi networking.
> >>
> >> On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 12:59 PM, Douglas Crawford via vcf-midatlantic <
> >> vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> I did the same software setup.  Though there was a turnkey light debian
> > version that boasted a fast boot
> > talked about in the instructions, I wanted the whole Jessie distribution
> > so that things weren't
> > missing that I have come to expect...  to avoid those "you can't get
> there
> > from here" scenarios.
> >
> > Don't neglect the PiDP8 forum, some good experience information is posted
> > there.
> > Noteworthy is a mod to make the lights more realistic which I want to try
> > soon.
> >
>
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