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This repository contains the source code for Living Computers: Museum+Labs's Xerox Alto emulator, ContrAlto.

5 mentions on Hacker News by 2 people: 1 story, 4 comments · first 2017-06-26 · latest 2024-01-18

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  1. …ContrAlto emulator. Schematic link: http://bitsavers.org/pdf/xerox/alto/schematics ContrAlto link: https://github.com/livingcomputermuseum/ContrAlto
    comment by kens · 2021-02-06 · in A one-bit processor explained: reverse-engineering the vintage MC14500B
  2. …you see what happens right down to the microcode.) I'm going to use XeroDay for the attack name. https://github.com/livingcomputermuseum/ContrAlto
    comment by kens · 2018-01-04 · in Xerox Alto zero-day: cracking disk password protection on a 45 year old system
  3. …want to try this stuff out for yourself (and don't have an Alto handy), use the ContrAlto emulator: https://github.com/livingcomputermuseum/ContrAlto
    comment by kens · 2017-07-02 · in Bitcoin mining on a vintage Xerox Alto: very slow at 1.5 hashes/second
  4. …that lets you examine machine state and step through machine instructions and microcode. Source: https://github.com/livingcomputermuseum/ContrAlto ContrAlto was very helpful while getting the real Alto running, and I also use it for…
    comment by kens · 2017-06-26 · in Improvements to the Xerox Alto Mandelbrot drop runtime from 1 hour to 9 minutes