Re: [Simh] RSTS/E 10.1-L and Paper tape

2016-01-06 Thread Will Senn
On 1/5/16 11:38 PM, Will Senn wrote: On 1/5/16 7:14 PM, Paul Koning wrote: On Jan 5, 2016, at 5:07 PM, Will Senn wrote: All, The simulated paper tape device is very handy to copy text around between a host and simulated environment. My question for the group is,

Re: [Simh] RSTS/E 10.1-L and Paper tape

2016-01-06 Thread Mark Pizzolato
On Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 9:08 PM, Christian Gauger-Cosgrove wrote: > On 5 January 2016 at 20:29, Mark Pizzolato wrote: > > By the way, I'm looking for folks to test the TU58 device (TDC) on the > > various > > PDP11 operating systems. I've tested it on VMS and things

Re: [Simh] RSTS/E 10.1-L and Paper tape

2016-01-06 Thread Will Senn
Johnny, Thanks for the information. Responses inline. On 1/6/16 8:44 AM, Johnny Billquist wrote: There is no way to software wise reset the paper tape from the OS. The paper tape is a physical thing. I real life, you would need to actually take the paper tape and "mount" it in the reader, and

Re: [Simh] RSTS/E 10.1-L and Paper tape

2016-01-06 Thread Paul Koning
> On Jan 6, 2016, at 9:44 AM, Johnny Billquist wrote: > > ... > As for transferring files to and from your RSTS/E system, you do know of > KERMIT, right? Telnet into the RSTS/E system, start a kermit server there, > switch back to your local kermit, and then send/receive

Re: [Simh] RSTS/E 10.1-L and Paper tape

2016-01-06 Thread Will Senn
On 1/6/16 9:08 AM, Will Senn wrote: Johnny escribe: As for transferring files to and from your RSTS/E system, you do know of KERMIT, right? Telnet into the RSTS/E system, start a kermit server there, switch back to your local kermit, and then send/receive files to your hearts content.

Re: [Simh] RSTS/E 10.1-L and Paper tape

2016-01-06 Thread Johnny Billquist
On 2016-01-06 15:35, Will Senn wrote: On 1/5/16 11:38 PM, Will Senn wrote: On 1/5/16 7:14 PM, Paul Koning wrote: On Jan 5, 2016, at 5:07 PM, Will Senn wrote: All, The simulated paper tape device is very handy to copy text around between a host and simulated

Re: [Simh] RSTS/E 10.1-L and Paper tape

2016-01-06 Thread Paul Koning
> On Jan 6, 2016, at 10:59 AM, Timothe Litt wrote: > > On 06-Jan-16 10:51, Paul Koning wrote: >> 4. Disk. Years ago I wrote a program "rstsflx" that can read and write >> RSTS disk images. It should still be around; if not I should build >> some new kits and supply them to

Re: [Simh] RSTS/E 10.1-L and Paper tape

2016-01-06 Thread Johnny Billquist
On 2016-01-07 01:00, Mark Pizzolato wrote: On Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at 2:49 PM, Johnny Billquist wrote: Other options could be using a disk with the files on it, setting up tapes, but also, if simh supports it, possibly using the virtual DOS device, that other emulators have, as well as

Re: [Simh] RSTS/E 10.1-L and Paper tape

2016-01-06 Thread Rich Alderson
> From: Mark Pizzolato > Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2016 16:00:19 -0800 > Meanwhile, the 'crude' way to exchange data on most simulators can > actually be done with cut and paste in console or telnet sessions. While I do use c for command lines from time to time, I've never found it

Re: [Simh] RSTS/E 10.1-L and Paper tape

2016-01-06 Thread Christian Gauger-Cosgrove
You take one day trip to the US and suddenly "Reply Explosion"... Inlined replies/comments to several previous messages in this thread follow: On 6 January 2016 at 10:51, Paul Koning wrote: > I'm not sure what a DOS device is. > The E-11 simulator has a special device

Re: [Simh] RSTS/E 10.1-L and Paper tape

2016-01-06 Thread Mark Pizzolato
On Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at 2:49 PM, Johnny Billquist wrote: > >> Other options could be using a disk with the files on it, setting up > >> tapes, but also, if simh supports it, possibly using the virtual DOS > >> device, that other emulators have, as well as using DECnet. > >> > > Does the

Re: [Simh] RSTS/E 10.1-L and Paper tape

2016-01-06 Thread Johnny Billquist
On 2016-01-07 01:12, Rich Alderson wrote: From: Mark Pizzolato Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2016 16:00:19 -0800 Meanwhile, the 'crude' way to exchange data on most simulators can actually be done with cut and paste in console or telnet sessions. While I do use c for command lines

Re: [Simh] RSTS/E 10.1-L and Paper tape

2016-01-06 Thread Larry Baker
On Jan 6, 2016, at 4:00 PM, wrote: >> 1. DECnet. NFT will use the DAP protocol to do file transfer; if you have a >> compatible DAP implementation at the other end that would work. >> DECnet/Linux can do this, I believe. >> >

Re: [Simh] RSTS/E 10.1-L and Paper tape

2016-01-06 Thread Larry Baker
Johnny, On Jan 6, 2016, at 6:03 PM, wrote: > Just a short comment. Linux/DECnet do not play right with RSX. The > development was all done against VMS, and it would appear to have lots > of bugs that were never ironed out.

Re: [Simh] RSTS/E 10.1-L and Paper tape

2016-01-06 Thread Mark Pizzolato
On Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at 6:21 PM, Johnny Billquist wrote: > On 2016-01-07 03:08, Mark Pizzolato wrote: > > On Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at 4:24 PM, Johnny Billquist wrote: > >> On 2016-01-07 01:00, Mark Pizzolato wrote: > >>> Meanwhile, the 'crude' way to exchange data on most simulators

Re: [Simh] RSTS/E 10.1-L and Paper tape

2016-01-06 Thread Timothe Litt
On 06-Jan-16 20:52, Larry Baker wrote: > On Jan 6, 2016, at 4:00 PM, > > > wrote: > > I just stumbled upon a Unix utility that writes ANSI tapes > at

Re: [Simh] RSTS/E 10.1-L and Paper tape

2016-01-06 Thread Will Senn
On 1/6/16 8:27 PM, Mark Pizzolato wrote: On Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at 6:21 PM, Johnny Billquist wrote: On 2016-01-07 03:08, Mark Pizzolato wrote: On Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at 4:24 PM, Johnny Billquist wrote: On 2016-01-07 01:00, Mark Pizzolato wrote: Meanwhile, the 'crude' way to

Re: [Simh] RSTS/E 10.1-L and Paper tape

2016-01-06 Thread Mark Pizzolato
On Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at 4:24 PM, Johnny Billquist wrote: > On 2016-01-07 01:00, Mark Pizzolato wrote: > > Meanwhile, the 'crude' way to exchange data on most simulators can > > actually be done with cut and paste in console or telnet sessions. > > Indeed. That also works. But it is