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Welcome to the Living Computer Museum's Wiki Page!
Below you will find information on the Computers available over the Internet from the LCM through ssh.
To request a login, visit https://livingcomputers.org/Computer-Collection/Online-Systems/Request-A-Login.aspx
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Once you have a login, you may connect to the host using:
ssh host@tty.livingcomputers.org
Where host
is the name of the host you wish to connect to (refer to the list below). This will connect you across a telnet bridge to the host. You will then be prompted to log in with the account you have been granted.
Alternatively you can also connect to our menu system to springboard to all public hosts using:
ssh menu@tty.livingcomputers.org
Model: KL-10 2065
OS: TOPS-10 v7.04 (TOPS-10 Survival Guide)
Host: dec-10
Model: KL-10 1095
OS: WAITS
Host: waits
Model: KI-10 1090
OS: TOPS-10 v6.03A (TOPS-10 Survival Guide)
Host: ki587
Model: KS-10
OS: ITS 1648 (ITS Survival Guide)
Host: lc
Model: 6500
OS: NOS 1.3
Host: cdc6500
The Living Computer Museum is home to the world's only operating CDC 65001). Originally built in 1967 then retired to storage in 1989, restoration on the LCM's CDC 6500 began in 20132). Principle engineer Bruce Sherry continues the ongoing work of restoration along with others, managing the vast array of unique hardware and software required to bring the CDC 6500 experience to a whole new generation.
Using the CDC 6500 is, for many, a new and daunting experience. A survival guide has been created that covers the basics of the operating system, editors, and programming environments available on the LCM's CDC 6500.
Model: 3B2 1000-70
OS: UNIX System V3.2.3
Host: lcm3b2
Model: PDP-11, decdatasystems 11/570
OS: UNIX V7
Host: pdp1170
Model: VAX-7000/640
OS: OpenVMS V7.3
Host: vax7000
Model: VAX-11/730
OS: 4.3BSD
Host: vax730
Model: VAX-11/780-5
OS: Research UNIX 8th Edition
Host: vax785
from left to right: the vax7000, vax730 and vax785
Model: AlphaServer AS-1000
OS: TRU64 v5.0
Host: truly
Model: K266
OS: HP/UX 10.20
Host: oz
Model: 4361
OS: VM/SP Release 5
Connect: Use a 3270 terminal emulator to connect to host tty.livingcomputers.org port 24.
Note: As of September 2019, the IBM 4361 is online and remotely accessible, but due to space limitations in the computer room it is not currently on public display.
A VM/CMS Survival Guide exists to guide the first time user of the IBM mainframe environment.
Model: 7/32
OS: UNIX 6th Edition
Model: 6180
OS: Multics MR12.6e
Host: multics
Simulator: DPS8M
> read more
Watch Living Computers Multics system boot for the first time. The panel is real hardware originally used at the University of Michigan and interfaced to the simulated Honeywell 6180.
Model: PDP-6 sn 4
OS: ITS 1648
Host: its
a list of remotely accessible systems at LCM+L
Hostname | Operating System | Machine Hardware |
---|---|---|
multics | Multics MR12.6f | Honeywell 6180 |
toad-2 | TOPS-20 7(110131)-1 | XKL TOAD-1 |
sigma9 | CP-V C00 | XDS Sigma-9 |
cdc6500 | NOS 1.3 | CDC-6500 |
lc | ITS ver 1648 | PDP-6 sn 4 |
ka175 | TOPS-10 6.03a | KA10 1050 |
kl2065 | TOPS-10 7.04 | KL10 2065 |
rosenkrantz | OpenVMS 7.3 | VAX 7000-640 |
bitzone | NetBSD BBS | AMD64 |
misspiggy | UNIX v7 | PDP-11/70 |
zippy | UNIX v8 | VAX-11/780-5 |
lcm3b2 | UNIX SVR3.2.3 | AT&T 3B2/1000-70 |
guildenstern | BSD 4.3 | VAX-11/730 |
snake | BSD 2.11 | PDP-11/84 |
oz | HP/UX | HP9000/K266 |
truly | Tru64 | Alpha AS1000 |
macready | ULTRIX | PDP-11/84 |