The ettiquette of Windows XP on a centerpunch, was Re:OT: picking locks

[Scott Stevens]

On Sat, 5 Mar 2005 10:57:37 -0800 (PST)
Tom Jennings <tomj at wps.com> wrote:

> This centerpunch you all speak of, how old is it?
> 
> Can I boot Windows XP on it? Does it have enough memory?
> 
> Yo, WTF, Over? Topic drift? We're lost at sea!

I use a center punch to mark for drilling holes for switch mounting on
electronic cabinets.  I am thinking of using one to punch a row of holes
for a switch panel.  These switches I would then use as the input to
enter instructions in a small rudimentary single board computer based on
the IM6100 microprocessor.  (there would also be a row or two above the
switches for LEDs)  I kinda miss bootstrapping the PDP-8, which I did to
bootstrap FOCAL, to complete my 'Intro to computer programming' course
at Hamline University in 1978.  I don't have high ambitions for said
switch panel (made by punching markers to drill holes with the center
punch being discussed earlier in the thread) being a 'high level'
machine, but think it would be cool to duplicate (not perfectly, just
functionally) the front Panel of a PDP-8 to run machine code on.

(I hope my topic drift, from center punches, to building a SBC PDP-8 [I
have a large quantity of IM6100s if anybody wants to join the project]
isn't viewed badly by list members)

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The meta-point in my message above?  Bringing things back on-topic
creatively is more interesting than today's >100 message flamefest.

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Scott