Plans on Symbolics LISP Engineeringhttps://symbolics.lisp.engineer/tag/plans/Recent content in Plans on Symbolics LISP EngineeringHugoen-USSun, 03 Jul 2016 18:08:05 +0000Goalshttps://symbolics.lisp.engineer/goals/Sun, 03 Jul 2016 14:59:22 +0000https://symbolics.lisp.engineer/goals/<p>Last Updated July 2, 2016</p> <h1 id="current-goals-and-plans">Current Goals and Plans</h1> <h2 id="maintenance">Maintenance</h2> <ul> <li>Expand LMFS on main XL1201 Genera boot drive</li> <li>Set up CrashPlan on Linux NFS server</li> </ul> <h2 id="usability">Usability</h2> <ul> <li>Autoboot world <ul> <li>Serial access to FEP</li> <li>Telnet access to Genera Command Prompt</li> <li>Ability to Start X from Telnet or auto-start X</li> </ul> </li> <li>Genera X11 on Xquartz <ul> <li>Reasonable keyboard mapping</li> </ul> </li> <li>NFS <ul> <li>Disable NFS password request</li> <li>NFS UID mapping</li> <li><code>.sct</code> filesystems and Genera versions</li> </ul> </li> <li>Set up Genera screen/status line in <code>lispm-init</code> <ul> <li>Show web site URL?</li> </ul> </li> <li>Genera Service Configuration <ul> <li>File transfers/servers enabled</li> <li>Remote login enabled</li> <li>Time server/setting enabled</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h2 id="macivory">MacIvory</h2> <ul> <li>Transplant MacIvory III from Quadra 650 to 950</li> <li>Set up Genera 8.3 on the same site as XL1201</li> <li>Get Logitech 3-button mouse working with Genera</li> </ul> <h2 id="software-development">Software Development</h2> <ul> <li>Automatic publishing of Genera versions into GitHub repository commits</li> <li>Get Quicklisp working (?)</li> <li>Build a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z-machine">Z-machine</a> interpreter and port some classic games (<a href="http://lisphacker.com/projects/pretzil/">port this?</a>)</li> <li>Build a <a href="http://www.roguebasin.com/index.php?title=How_to_Write_a_Roguelike_in_15_Steps">roguelike</a></li> <li>Run a <a href="http://www.cliki.net/web">web server</a> and site on the computer</li> <li>Build an SSH client and/or server</li> <li>&ldquo;Here&rsquo;s another Symbolics project for you: A cl-ssl workalike for Genera that trampolines through a little server on another device, so your bolix doesn&rsquo;t waste its time doing crypto very very slowly.&rdquo; (suggested by <a href="http://eschatologist.net/blog/">eschatologist</a>)</li> <li><a href="http://www.cliki.net/Suggested%20Programming%20Projects">Other projects from CLiki</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="hardware">Hardware</h2> <ul> <li>Measure PS voltages and ripple in XL1201</li> <li>Measure PS voltages and ripple in Console <ul> <li>Figure out where to get a good ground and which pins are which voltages</li> </ul> </li> <li>Recap XL1201 power supply and adjust voltages</li> <li>Recap XL1201 boards &amp; backplane</li> <li>Recap Console power supply and adjust voltages</li> <li>Recap Console deflection board</li> <li>Adjust Console CRT picture</li> </ul> <h2 id="blog">Blog</h2> <ul> <li>Configure GitHub to look Symbolicsish</li> <li>Configure YouTube to look Symbolicsish</li> <li>Modify Ghost theme to show the console content wider</li> </ul> <h1 id="long-term-goals-and-plans">Long Term Goals and Plans</h1> <h2 id="hardware-1">Hardware</h2> <ul> <li>Replace broken SCSI header on XL1201 backplane</li> </ul> <h2 id="acquisitions">Acquisitions</h2> <ul> <li>A Symbolics ADB adapter</li> <li>A wedge-style Symbolics keyboard</li> <li>An XL1200 with full set of graphics cards</li> <li>A color console for the XL1200</li> <li>Get a 1x SCSI CD-ROM drive like the AppleCD 150</li> <li>Get Mac OS 8 drivers for the 3-button Logitech ADB mouse</li> <li>Xerox 3-button optical mouse (and then make an adapter to Symbolics mouse)</li> <li>UX1200 in a Sun host</li> </ul> <h2 id="networking">Networking</h2> <ul> <li>Write CHAOSNET Internet router</li> </ul> <h2 id="hardware-creation">Hardware Creation</h2> <ul> <li>Buy/make <a href="http://www.fentek-ind.com/keys.htm">custom keycaps</a> for Apple Design Keyboard/Apple Extended Keyboard II for Genera</li> <li>Build a Symbolics keyboard to USB keyboard converter</li> <li>Build a USB mouse to Symbolics mouse converter (to use a modern optical 3-button mouse)</li> </ul> <h1 id="completed">Completed</h1> <h2 id="genera---completed">Genera - Completed</h2> <ul> <li>Get an entirely clean, hard-drive based Genera 8.3 install running on the XL1201</li> <li>Set up a new Site on XL1201 <ul> <li>Site name: <code>ADMIRAL</code></li> <li>Symbolics computers named after noble gasses</li> </ul> </li> <li>Set up TCP/IP networking</li> <li>Set up an NFS server on Linux</li> <li>Genera X11 fonts on Mac</li> </ul> <h2 id="blog---completed">Blog - Completed</h2> <ul> <li>Create personal icon (combine Lisp and Haskell imagery)</li> <li>Modify Ghost theme to include Symbolics pictures <ul> <li>Made a Keyboard banner image</li> <li>Made Favicons</li> </ul> </li> <li>Add LISP language syntax highlighter</li> </ul>Status and Next Stepshttps://symbolics.lisp.engineer/status-and-next-steps/Fri, 24 Jun 2016 14:13:13 +0000https://symbolics.lisp.engineer/status-and-next-steps/<p>Status</p> <ul> <li>XL1201 running clean Genera 8.3 on X15 drive from DKS</li> <li>MacIvory III running clean Genera 8.3</li> <li>All physical drives <a href="http://sg.danny.cz/sg/ddpt.html">ddpt</a>&rsquo;d for backup</li> </ul> <p>Next Steps</p> <ul> <li>Preparation <ul> <li>Permanently mount X15 drive and SCSI2SD into XL1201 and close it up</li> <li>Install new 8MW RAM into XL1201</li> <li>Copy all ddpt backups to Google Nearline for offsite backup (using <a href="https://www.arqbackup.com/">Arq</a>)</li> </ul> </li> <li>Genera work <ul> <li>Set up one computer as a namespace server (probably MacIvory)</li> <li>Set up both with Sites</li> <li>Set up both with TCP/IP</li> </ul> </li> <li>NFS and backup work <ul> <li>Set up a NFS server</li> <li>Back up LMFS from XL1201 &ldquo;original&rdquo; SCSI2SD to NFS</li> </ul> </li> <li>Document all of the above in blog posts with pictures <ul> <li>Make the HTML <code>pre code</code> blocks wider</li> </ul> </li> <li>Concurrently: review console hardware and document all electrolytic capacitors and order replacements when the computer isn&rsquo;t running</li> </ul> <p>Questions</p>