User talk:ForOldHack - Revision history

ForOldHack: /* Note removal */

2025-03-08T00:03:51Z

‎Note removal

ForOldHack: /* Refrence summary */ Added only the Xenix systems from benchmark

2024-08-07T21:47:37Z

‎Refrence summary: Added only the Xenix systems from benchmark

ForOldHack: /* Real Mode test ASM */ update

2024-01-25T00:39:34Z

‎Real Mode test ASM: update

ForOldHack: /* Scratch space for VMS E */

2024-01-25T00:38:45Z

‎Scratch space for VMS E

ForOldHack: /* Real Mode test ASM */ Debugging old x86 Assembly, with no source or docs.

2024-01-24T23:42:30Z

‎Real Mode test ASM: Debugging old x86 Assembly, with no source or docs.

ForOldHack: /* AIX for PS/2 RS6000 S/370 */ fix typo

2024-01-11T23:17:06Z

‎AIX for PS/2 RS6000 S/370: fix typo

ForOldHack: /* AIX for PS2 */ added link to methoud on VirtualBox

2024-01-11T23:16:03Z

‎AIX for PS2: added link to methoud on VirtualBox

ForOldHack: /* Sigs on Talk: pages */ Got it!

2024-01-11T23:09:22Z

‎Sigs on Talk: pages: Got it!

Jnc: /* Sigs on Talk: pages */ A reminder

2024-01-11T18:19:40Z

‎Sigs on Talk: pages: A reminder

ForOldHack: /* External link syntax */ Practice makes perfect. On to footnoting

2022-01-06T10:42:37Z

‎External link syntax: Practice makes perfect. On to footnoting

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	::Thank you, I appreciate it. I thought it was a Bot, but after I saw the change, I started again with the [[User:ForOldHack\|ForOldHack]] ([[User talk:ForOldHack\|talk]]) 00:09, 12 January 2024 (CET) habit. [[User:ForOldHack\|ForOldHack]] ([[User talk:ForOldHack\|talk]]) 00:09, 12 January 2024 (CET)		::Thank you, I appreciate it. I thought it was a Bot, but after I saw the change, I started again with the [[User:ForOldHack\|ForOldHack]] ([[User talk:ForOldHack\|talk]]) 00:09, 12 January 2024 (CET) habit. [[User:ForOldHack\|ForOldHack]] ([[User talk:ForOldHack\|talk]]) 00:09, 12 January 2024 (CET)
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−	~~== Note ==~~
−
−	~~I would like to print to npib78003.local [[User:ForOldHack\|ForOldHack]] ([[User talk:ForOldHack\|talk]]) 05:45, 27 March 2019 (CET)~~

	== Infobox line captions ==		== Infobox line captions ==

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	( note: Running in V86 or Protected mode, slows Video, by 50 to 70% ).		( note: Running in V86 or Protected mode, slows Video, by 50 to 70% ).
		+
		+	Xenix Benchmarks:
		+	From: https://web.archive.org/web/20141202093953/http://wiretap.area.com/Gopher/Library/Techdoc/Bench/dhryst.txt
		+
		+	MANUF MODEL PROC CLOCK NOREG REG OS,COMPILER,NOTES
		+	----- ----- ---- ----- ----- --- -----------------
		+	IBM PC/AT 80286 9.05 696 692 XENIX SCO SVR2.1,cc large,
		+	IBM PC/AT 80286 9.05 1464 1484 XENIX SCO SVR2.1,cc small,
		+	Intel Inboard 38 80386 16.00 4603 4922 SCO XENIX 386 Beta 6/16/87,cc Beta ,cache on, 32 bit memory
		+	NCR PC-8 80286 8.00 653 649 XENIX SCO SVR2.0.4,cc large,
		+	NCR PC-8 80286 8.00 981 983 XENIX SCO SVR2.0.4,cc middle
		+	NCR PC-8 80286 8.00 1283 1299 XENIX SCO SVR2.0.4,cc small,
		+	Spectrix M Series 10 68000 10.00 571 592 Xenix ,Greenhills 1.7.14 -O,
		+	TANDY 3000HD 80286 10.00 1318 1346 XENIX System V/286,cc large,
		+	TANDY 3000HD 80286 10.00 2071 2164 XENIX System V/286 Xenix,cc small,
		+	Tandy 6000 68000 8.00 1286 1362 XENIX 3.1,cc 1.0 ,
		+	Tandy 6000 68000 8.00 1288 1366 XENIX 3.0.0,cc 3.0.0 NONE,Tandy Ver. 3.1.2
		+	Tandy 3000 80286 8.00 1455 1543 Xenix 2.00,cc ,

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	= Real Mode test ASM =		= Real Mode test ASM =
		+
		+	There are several errors in this, its from PC TECH Magazine, TECH notes, but I do not know the issue number,
		+	and I am trying to find it. verified errors will have a E in front of them.
		+	What is seriously missing is a hex dump of this program, so I can fix the x86 assembly.
		+	Found a hex dump, and am disassembling it now.
		+
		+	The actual archive is located here: http://www.ittnnet.com/downloads/PCMAG/VOL11N20.ZIP
		+	Volume 11 of PC TECH Journal. ( 1988 )
		+	File is VIRT8086.EXE, Assembly file is VIRT8086.ASM ( that you use an assembler on ), and VIRT8086.SCR, which is a debug script that contains the errors, shown here.

	NVIRT8086.BIN ;This (N)ames the file VIRT8086.BIN so you can rename it later.		NVIRT8086.BIN ;This (N)ames the file VIRT8086.BIN so you can rename it later.

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	http://www.nj7p.org/Manuals/PDFs/Intel/461830-001.pdf		http://www.nj7p.org/Manuals/PDFs/Intel/461830-001.pdf
−
−	~~There are several errors in this, its from PC TECH Magazine, TECH notes, but I do not know the issue number,~~
−	~~and I am trying to find it. verified errors will have a E in front of them.~~
−	~~What is seriously missing is a hex dump of this program, so I can fix the x86 assembly.~~
−	~~Found a hex dump, and am disassembling it now.~~
−
−	~~The actual archive is located here: http://www.ittnnet.com/downloads/PCMAG/VOL11N20.ZIP~~
−	~~Volume 11 of PC TECH Journal. ( 1988 )~~
−	~~File is VIRT8086.EXE, Asembly file is VIRT8086.ASM ( that you use an assembler on ), and VIRT8086.SCR, which is a debug script that contains the errors, shown here.~~

	= Real Mode test ASM =		= Real Mode test ASM =

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 http://www.nj7p.org/Manuals/PDFs/Intel/461830-001.pdf
 = Real Mode test ASM =
   NVIRT8086.BIN     ;The "E" and "F" lines below create the EXE header.
- E100 'MZ'
+  NVIRT8086.BIN     ;This (N)ames the file VIRT8086.BIN so you can rename it later.
   E102 B1 00 02 00 01 00 20 00 11 00
   E10C FF FF 0C 00 00 01 00 00 00 00
   E116 00 00 3E 00 00 00 00 01 FB 30
-  E120 CA 72
+  E120 6A 72        ; Binary shows '6A' not 'CA'
-  F122 13D 00
+  E   F122 13D 00   ; This should continue the entering of data into hex location E122, but it does not, and 13D is not a valid hex byte.
-  E13E 01
+  E13E 01           ; Consistent with binary.
-  F13F 2FF 00
+  E   F13F 2FF 00   ; This should enter the data into E13F but it does not.
   A300
   MOV   AX,0003
   MOV   DS,AX       ;next line is MOVE EAX, CR0
   DB    0F 20 C0
-  DB 66
+  DB    66
   TEST  AX,0001     ;with line above & below, TEST EAX, 00000001H
-  DB 99 99
+  DB    99 99
-  JZ 325            ;jump to GotReal if protection disabled
+  JZ    325         ;jump to GotReal if protection disabled
   NOP
   NOP
   MOVE  DX,0000	   ;offset of 'protect w/ no paging' message
-  DB 66
+  DB    66
   TEST  AX,0000     ;with line above & below, TEST EAX, 00000000H
-  DB 00 80
+  DB    00 80
   JZ    328         ;jump to WriteIt if no paging
   NOP
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   MOVE  DX, 0065     ;offset of 'real mode' message
        ;next line is label WriteIt
-  MOV   AH,09
+  E     MOV   AH,09
   INT   21
        ; Message area;
   E 330 'CPU IS RUNNING IN PROTECTED MODE...PAGING DISABLED$'
   E 363 'CPU IS RUNNING IN PROTECTED MODE...PAGING ENABLED$'
   E 395 'CPU IS RUNNING IN REAL MODE$'
-  RCX
+  RCX               ;This is supposed to put 2B1 bytes into the CX register.
 B1
+  W                 ;This writes the file to disk
+  Q                 ;This quits the debugger.
-  You must rename NVIRT8086.BIN  to NVIRT8086.EXE and execute from the command line.
+  You must rename VIRT8086.BIN  to VIRT8086.EXE and execute from the command line.
 ( note: Running in V86 or Protected mode, slows Video, by 50 to 70% ).

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 http://ohlandl.ipv7.net/CPU/RT_Accelerator.html
-Where all the boos are:
+Where all the books are:
 http://ps-2.kev009.com/tavi/ps2pages/aix.html
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 http://www.nj7p.org/Manuals/PDFs/Intel/461830-001.pdf
-== Real Mode test ASM ==
+= Real Mode test ASM =
   NVIRT8086.BIN     ;The "E" and "F" lines below create the EXE header.
   E100 'MZ'

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 == AIX for PS2 ==
 http://ohlandl.ipv7.net/AIX_1-3/AIX_Index.html      ; Many broken links but there are mirrors.
 = AIX for PS/2 RS6000 S/370 =

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	: A reminder... [[User:Jnc\|Jnc]] ([[User talk:Jnc\|talk]]) 19:19, 11 January 2024 (CET)		: A reminder... [[User:Jnc\|Jnc]] ([[User talk:Jnc\|talk]]) 19:19, 11 January 2024 (CET)
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		+	::Thank you, I appreciate it. I thought it was a Bot, but after I saw the change, I started again with the [[User:ForOldHack\|ForOldHack]] ([[User talk:ForOldHack\|talk]]) 00:09, 12 January 2024 (CET) habit. [[User:ForOldHack\|ForOldHack]] ([[User talk:ForOldHack\|talk]]) 00:09, 12 January 2024 (CET)

	== Note ==		== Note ==

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	: Please don't forget; I can add the sig manually, but it's easier for you. Thanks! [[User:Jnc\|Jnc]] ([[User talk:Jnc\|talk]]) 14:52, 22 March 2019 (CET)		: Please don't forget; I can add the sig manually, but it's easier for you. Thanks! [[User:Jnc\|Jnc]] ([[User talk:Jnc\|talk]]) 14:52, 22 March 2019 (CET)
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		+	: A reminder... [[User:Jnc\|Jnc]] ([[User talk:Jnc\|talk]]) 19:19, 11 January 2024 (CET)

	== Note ==		== Note ==

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	:: Actually, I didn't write that - someone else at MIT did (don't recall who). The only humour thing I did was the first "Alice's" hack - Alice's PDP-10, maybe? [[User:Jnc\|Jnc]] ([[User talk:Jnc\|talk]]) 14:36, 13 April 2019 (CEST)		:: Actually, I didn't write that - someone else at MIT did (don't recall who). The only humour thing I did was the first "Alice's" hack - Alice's PDP-10, maybe? [[User:Jnc\|Jnc]] ([[User talk:Jnc\|talk]]) 14:36, 13 April 2019 (CEST)
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		+
		+	Practice makes perfect [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Linking Wikipedia manual of style: Links]

	== new user ==		== new user ==