Re: [Simh] vax simh and loading file

2016-02-13 Thread Wilm Boerhout
For ftp, you need to load licenses for VAX and UCX first. Catch-22. There are two ways to load the initial set of licenses. I have used them both. 1. Start simh, boot your VAX, connect to the VAX OPA0 console terminal, start a EDIT /TPU session and paste from your host terminal. 2. The

Re: [Simh] vax simh and loading file

2016-02-13 Thread Wilm Boerhout
For ftp, you need to load licenses for VAX and UCX first. Catch-22. There are two ways to load the initial set of licenses. I have used them both. 1. Start simh, boot your VAX, connect to the VAX OPA0 console terminal, start a EDIT /TPU session and paste from your host terminal. 2. The

Re: [Simh] vax simh and loading file

2016-02-13 Thread Rhialto
On Fri 12 Feb 2016 at 15:17:26 -0800, Bill Deegan wrote: > For the PAKs I just copy/pasted to get things going. That worked fine. > Bring it up in a text editor on host machine, select all. Then in your simh > window you should be ok to paste. I used a variation on this, I think. I connected to

Re: [Simh] vax simh and loading file

2016-02-13 Thread lists
On Sat, 13 Feb 2016 13:36:29 +0100 Rhialto wrote: > On Fri 12 Feb 2016 at 15:17:26 -0800, Bill Deegan wrote: > > For the PAKs I just copy/pasted to get things going. That worked fine. > > Bring it up in a text editor on host machine, select all. Then in your > > simh window you

[Simh] vax simh and loading file

2016-02-13 Thread Bill Cunningham
OK I have changed my linux by installing these programs. ckermit, gkermit and I installed the dnprogs which seems to work for me. It compiled with warnings but the compile didn't break. So I can use decnet on my linux now after some tinkering I'm sure. So what would be the easist way

Re: [Simh] vax simh and loading file

2016-02-13 Thread Jeremy Begg
Hi Bill, It's very simple. Boot your emulated VAX and log in via the SIMH console. Then run @SYS$UPDATE:VMSLICENSE.COM which will prompt you for the license details. Jeremy Begg > On 14 Feb 2016, at 5:56 am, Bill Cunningham wrote: > > OK I have changed my linux

Re: [Simh] Sounds

2016-02-13 Thread Wilm Boerhout
In the early 80's, I worked on my first PDP-11/44 with RSTS, initially as a programmer. The system manager had a few DECtape reels that could play music when loaded and sped forward. The Dutch national anthem was one of the hits. This was a military research facility, and every time some