ioned
MicroVAX 2000 emulator but only binary is available. I found MicroVAX
2000 technical manuals. Also, I want to see VCB02 or color graphics emulation
For MicroVAX and VAXstation. Current SIMH version have only monochrome
displays at this time.
Thanks!
Tim Stark
simh too.
My old email address is in simh-dev and I was unable to change email address.
My old email address was fswo...@comcast.net.
Tim Stark
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> On May 13, 2016, at 11:23 AM, Hittner, David T (IS)
> wrote:
>
> Tim,
>
> We should hook up together fo
compiling SIMH sources on Ubuntu 16.04 system (on bash shell
prompt) without any problems.
Does anyone know how to compile them by using Eclipse CDT under Windows? I
am using MSYS, Clang/LLVM and VS 2015 compilers.
Editing files on Eclipse CDT is much easier than on CMD prompt for me.
Tim Stark
Folks,
Does anyone have installation guides for installing RSX-11M Plus 4.6 BL87
disk on SIMH emulator? I am very new to RSX-11M environment.
On SIMH PDP11 emulator, I tried to boot it but had some problems with
repeating checkpoint errors, etc..
Thanks,
Tim Stark
nt
to access without privilege requirements?
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put it in systartup_vms.com done.
Thanks
Tim Stark
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From: Jeremy Begg [mailto:jer...@vsm.com.au]
Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2016 10:09 PM
To: Tim Stark
Cc: simh@trailing-edge.com
Subject: Re: [Simh] Mounting tape files on OpenVMS problems
Hi Tim,
>Does anyone k
was told 'not
allowed'. I was able download BQTCP.DSK without any problem. How do I install
BQTCP?
I will figure out how to install DECnet11 for RSX11M+ 4.6.
Thanks again,
Tim Stark
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>The obvious first question is - what is your distribution media?
>
&
am figuring
how to clone them from repos.
Does anyone have old TOPS-10 distros prior v7.03 version like 5.03 and 6.03,
etc.?
Thanks!
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...@trailing-edge.com] On Behalf Of Timothe Litt
Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2016 1:44 PM
To: simh@trailing-edge.com
Subject: Re: [Simh] Klh10 vs Simh
...
Tim Stark attempted to implement the KL10 with his TS10 emulator. I think he
got quite far, but I haven't tried running his implement
,
Tim
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From: Lars Brinkhoff [mailto:l...@nocrew.org]
Sent: Monday, February 20, 2017 12:45 AM
To: Tim Stark
Cc: simh@trailing-edge.com
Subject: Re: [Simh] ts10 and mse (my new emulator)
Tim Stark wrote:
> My old ts10 emulator is now on Github website.
> https://gith
, February 19, 2017 11:36 PM
To: simh@trailing-edge.com; Tim Stark
Subject: Re: [Simh] ts10 and mse (my new emulator) (WAS: RE: Klh10 vs Simh)
Part of OpenVPN has tun/tap for Windows. And windows does software bridges
which you can bridge the tap to an Ethernet, or even among other taps
Thanks for publishing this. I was able compile it into executable file on
MinGW64/MSYS environments for Windows without any problems.
With MinGW64 compiler, it just complaint missing utsname.h include file. With
MSYS compiler, it worked fine.
I was able extract dskaa.sav file from KLAD tape im
Folks,
I watched "Hidden Figures" movie and learned about her computer (NASA's IBM
7090 system).
I noticed that SIMH has IBM 700 series (7090/7094). I was looking for
diagnostics and found them (709 diagnostics and manuals) at Paul Pierce's
website.
How about IBM 300 series like Sys
Folks,
I discovered CI750 tech docs when I searched for some CPU processors for VAX
emulation. I downloaded and reviewed it. CI emulation can be implemented
for emulator to link to other VAX/Alpha emulators as VMScluster. Does anyone
find CI780 emulation for VAX-11/780 and VAX 86x0 yet? Also
).
I have KA410, KA42, KA43 and KA49 fw files. I can't find KA42/KA43 (MicroVAX
3100 series) tech docs to implement emulators. I found KA410 (VAXstation
2000) tech docs so far.
Thanks,
Tim
On Sunday, March 5, 2017 at 5:07 AM, Tim Stark wrote:
> Since SIMH's VAX firmware (KA6x0)
VAX firmware
Den 2017-03-06 kl. 11:27, skrev Johnny Billquist:
> On 2017-03-06 09:51, Anders Magnusson wrote:
>> Den 2017-03-05 kl. 14:06, skrev Tim Stark:
>>>
>>> Folks,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I discovered CI750 tech docs when I searched f
Subject: Re: [Simh] CI750 tech docs and VAX firmware
On 2017-03-06 14:39, Tim Stark wrote:
> I reviewed HSC50/70 tech docs. Yeah. They are PDP-11 machines. HSC50 uses
> TU58 and is F11 processor. HSC70 uses floppy drive and is J11 processor.
>
> They uses SDI and STI devices thro
Hmm, interesting. K.scsi is not mentioned in my HSC50/70 docs. Does anyone
have any docs contains K.scsi tech info?
Thanks again,
Tim
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From: Simh [mailto:simh-boun...@trailing-edge.com] On Behalf Of Johnny Billquist
Sent: Monday, March 6, 2017 6:47 PM
To: simh@trailin
Yeah. I know that but I like to emulate HSC and HSJ servers for SIMH and other
emulators via TCP links.
It uses SCS or SCA packets that embeds MSCP/TMSCP packets.
Tim
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From: Simh [mailto:simh-boun...@trailing-edge.com] On Behalf Of Phil Budne
Sent: Monday, March 6,
Folks,
Hmm. I checked TOPS-10 7.04 monitor source codes and found two files about
SCS/SCA packet info but did not find any files about CI interface.
I think TOPS-10 can communicate through DECnet.
I think that transport layers are SCS/SCA layers.
There is commercial emulator (Charon-VAX) em
Hmm. How to use LAVC for clustering?
Thanks,
Tim
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From: Simh [mailto:simh-boun...@trailing-edge.com] On Behalf Of Paul Koning
Sent: Wednesday, March 8, 2017 8:27 PM
To: Johnny Billquist
Cc: simh@trailing-edge.com
Subject: Re: [Simh] HSC vs UDA/QDA
I think the significa
Folks,
I found a few technical reference manuals (KA820/KA825 and VAX 6200 and 6600
series) through google search, etc.
I reviewed KA820/KA825 (VAX 82x0/83x0) tech docs and it does not use SRM
firmware like KA780/KA865 processors. It uses VAXBI interface for I/O
devices. I think that it ca
emulator for SMP and
multi-CPU configurations.
Tim
From: Sergey Oboguev [mailto:obog...@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 9, 2017 1:28 PM
To: Paul Koning ; Tim Stark
Cc: simh@trailing-edge.com
Subject: Re: [Simh] HSC vs UDA/QDA
Here is a photo-session of a LAVC between two instances of
Folks,
Thanks for many replies. I learned a lot about VAX clustering. I will use
multicast Ethernet for clustering. I have more one question. Is that possible
to emulate HSC controllers with LAVC access?
Thanks,
Tim
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Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2017 11:19 AM
To: Tim Stark ; simh@trailing-edge.com
Subject: RE: [Simh] LAVC
On Saturday, March 11, 2017 at 5:49 AM, Tim Stark wrote:
> Thanks for many replies. I learned a lot about VAX clustering. I wil
Folks,
Well, Ultrix source codes are available on the Internet for many years. Just
use google to find it.
They provides a lot of information about CI, SCA/SCS, and SYSAP (MSCP/TMSCP).
Unfortunately I was unable find VMS sources through the Internet so far. I was
looking for VMS source codes.
Thanks for back10 updates.
I reviewed your source code but noticed a bug in your code. If you select
binary mode, it was not supposed to truncate last word at G_EOF mark. I had a
problem when I extracted dskaa.sav from my klad.tap.
Corrected code is for copy2disk():
case DF_ASCII:
ca
Good. I would like to see HSC70 controller soon. How about QDSS and VCB02
graphics simulation? I would like to see color graphics.
For VAX 8200 series, I found some VAXBI devices with hardware registers
programming info so far:
KDB50 (up to 4 SDI RA disks)
DEBNx (Ethernet/Tape drive combo)
DBM
Yeah. Yes, it need console media for SRM firmware. There is 16k EEPROM in VAX
8200 contains config setting and bootstrap codes for RX50 and KDA50 drives.
When power up started, a RX50 bootstrap will be copied into boot RAM at
starting 2009 from 20098000 then execute it.
KA820 technical man
Bob,
Yeah. Please let us know they are available for downloads. I still need them.
Thanks,
Tim
-Original Message-
From: Robert Armstrong [mailto:b...@jfcl.com]
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2017 5:44 PM
To: simh@trailing-edge.com
Cc: 'Tim Stark'
Subject: RE: [Simh] VAX 8200
Folks,
I googled and found PUTR utility but it is for PC-DOS systems only. Does
anyone know similar utility to access RT-11 and Files-11 floppy images for
file extracts for other platforms (Windows, Linux, and OS X)?
Thanks,
Tim
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-F9 to kill DOSBox.
Tim
From: Zane Healy [mailto:heal...@aracnet.com]
Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2017 11:41 AM
To: Tim Stark mailto:fswo...@verizon.net> >
Subject: Re: [Simh] How to access RT11/FIles11 floppy images on Windows?
Run it in a DOS VM.
Zane
On Mar 18, 2017, at 8
] On Behalf Of
dun...@caltech.edu
Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2017 2:13 PM
To: simh@trailing-edge.com
Subject: Re: [Simh] How to access RT11/FIles11 floppy images on Windows?
> Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2017 11:32:46 -0400
> From: "Tim Stark"
> To:
> Subject: [Simh] How to access RT11
Yeah. That is good ROM dump utility for other VAX systems when a copy of ROM
images are not available for future emulators.
That’s why I can’t find firmwares for VAX 4000, VAX 6000, and VAX 8500-8800
that I googled for so far.
Thanks,
Tim
From: Simh [mailto:simh-boun...@trailing-edge
.
Thanks,
Tim
-Original Message-
From: dun...@caltech.edu [mailto:dun...@caltech.edu]
Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2017 12:33 PM
To: Tim Stark
Cc: dun...@caltech.edu; simh@trailing-edge.com
Subject: RE: [Simh] How to access RT11/FIles11 floppy images on Windows?
Tim,
Thanks for your note and
RT11/FIles11 floppy images on Windows?
> Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2017 11:32:46 -0400
> From: "Tim Stark"
> To:
> Subject: [Simh] How to access RT11/FIles11 floppy images on Windows?
>
> Folks,
>
>
>
> I googled and found PUTR utility but it is for PC-DOS system
Folks,
I have a great idea about DECserver emulator. Does anyone plan to emulate
one of DECserver series?
I discovered DS 200, 300 and 500 ROM images that I already downloaded some
time ago. DS 200 uses 68000 processor and DS 500 uses KDJ11-SD processor.
SIMH's existing 11/53 emulator
Folks,
I have a copy of MAME emulator and learned that someone is working on new
DEC VT emulators for MAME.
He is implementing some VT series like VT100 through VT520 but they are
marked as not working.
Does anyone know about VT emulators on MAME?
In that past (at college), I used
Yes, I need a copy of VT340 ROM dumps. MAME do not have VT340 emulator (only
VT240 emulator for ReGIS programming).
Tim
From: Cory Smelosky [mailto:b...@gewt.net]
Sent: Saturday, April 8, 2017 5:02 PM
To: Tim Stark
Cc: simh@trailing-edge.com
Subject: Re: [Simh] DEC VT emulators on MAME
Yes, I know that. I have DS software for all DS servers (OpenVMS
consolidation library).
Yes, That is a bug in DECnet for Linux. I tried to install it. When I
attempted to access DECnet, Linux system instantly crashed.
That's why I like to emulate DS server for telnet server and multi-serial
Yes, I am interested in that. Please let me know when you made ROM dumps from
VT340 boards.
Do you still have VT125 board as well?
Thanks,
Tim
From: malc...@avitech.com.au [mailto:malc...@avitech.com.au]
Sent: Saturday, April 8, 2017 6:15 PM
To: 'Cory Smelosky' ; '
I checked Amazon for any multi-serial port USB adaptors and found 4-port or
8-port serial USB adaptors.
Someday, I will try that. I will start with telnet server.
Tim
From: Zane Healy [mailto:heal...@aracnet.com]
Sent: Saturday, April 8, 2017 5:01 PM
To: Tim Stark
Cc: simh@trailing
[mailto:b...@gewt.net]
Sent: Saturday, April 8, 2017 8:27 PM
To: Tim Stark
Cc: malc...@avitech.com.au; simh@trailing-edge.com
Subject: Re: [Simh] DEC VT emulators on MAME
No VT125 board - just VT340 stuff.
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On Apr 8, 2017, at 16:41, Tim Stark mailto:fswo...@verizon.net
, April 8, 2017 7:52 PM
To: Tim Stark
Cc: simh@trailing-edge.com
Subject: RE: [Simh] DECserver (terminal server) emulation - MAME
Hi Folks
I have MAME 0.177 running VT240 emulation fine.
I connected it to SimH as "retroterminal". Works very good, and looks very
pretty as I set up the
Folks,
I figured some technical manuals and schematics out.
DS200 uses 68000 processor with AM7990 (LANCE) and 4 2681 DUARTs.
DS300 uses 68020 processor with TC23SC241AP and 8 2681 DUARTs.
DS500 uses KDJ11-SD processor (11/53) with CXA16/CXB16 devices.
VT240 uses T11, 8051 and 8251
1:42 PM
To: simh@trailing-edge.com
Subject: Re: [Simh] DEC VT emulators on MAME
On 4/8/17 5:38 PM, Tim Stark wrote:
> DC7051 video controller
I don't think there is any known copy of the chip spec for that.
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Subject: RE: [Simh] DEC VT emulators on MAME
I've now pulled apart a spare non-working VT340, for the ROM dumps. This
terminal has a faulty power supply and very significant screen burn, so I
was
I took a look on your pictures. That is 32Kx8 27C256 EPROM chips. Total 160K
ROM space.
Use 27C256 EPROM programmer and connected to that ROM cartridge to access data
inside chips. Read Jason's message.
I do not have tools at this time.
Tim
-Original Message-
From: Simh [mailto:sim
Ok, I now get it. Since that it total 160K ROM space, 8031/8051 can only
access 64K space with 16-bit address lines. Let’s figure out how to access them
with bank select lines and write down which chip is on specific bank number.
Tim
From: Simh [mailto:simh-boun...@trailing-edge.com] On
Interesting! Thanks for let us know about MP version of VAX-11/780. Will it be
787/789 emulation (VAX-11/785)? How about 784 (4 processors)? I recommend
atomic variables for interlocking. Check C++ reference for more information. It
requires least C++11 revisions (least GCC version 4.7). Also it
Finally!! I was looking for 3B2 emulator in long time. At Gallaudet
University, I took Unix/C course and first learned how to write C programs on
3B2 minicomputer at CS lab.
Tim
From: Simh [mailto:simh-boun...@trailing-edge.com] On Behalf Of Warren Young
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2017
Folks,
I upgraded to Ubuntu 17.10 to re-install SIMH emulator for VAX emulator. I
tried to set up DECnet config files but it did not work well. When I tried
to execute any DECnet commands, it hung up forever and ^C or ^Z did not
response. I have to close terminal window to kill it. I checked
Folks,
Since I upgraded to Ubuntu 17.10 (now GNOME shell), I had some problems with
networking setup.
I finally resolved a problem with TAP device because ifconfig display format
changed. I updated my shell script to create TAP0 device for SIMH use.
With /etc/network/interfaces, I sti
Ok, thanks for let me know. I now learned that DECnet for Linux is already
orphaned a few years ago. CVS facility will go away soon on
Sourceforge.net. I mirrored a copy of CVS repos and successfully converted
to Git repo by following SF instructions for conversion. I will contact
them for la
Folks,
Well, there are some PDP-11 tech docs indicates that higher models like
11/53, 11/73, 11/74, 11/83, 11/84, 11/93, and 11/94 have built-in own
firmware ROMs at starting 16 with switch bits for banking.
Tim
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Folks,
I tried to configure DHCLIENT for DHCP access from my FIOS gateway router
but DHCLIENT crashed during boot time and complaint undefined symbol in API
libraries.
Also I am figuring out how to set SSH2 terminal server. I successfully
generated SSH2 keys on emulated SIMH VAX system.
Folks,
There is BLISS source codes for TOPS-20 in pdp-10.trailing-edge.com.
There is a free copy of BLISS compilers for VAX and Alpha in Freeware CD dist.
There is a online version of The Design of an Optimizing Compiler on CMU
website.
I have a question for you. Does anyone know any docume
I found Muddle in PDP10 project (Github) but still empty repo. Does anyone
plan to put them on yet? I am looking for Muddle compilers in long time.
I found muddle manuals and specs but not software yet. There is confusion
software to interpret Muddle sources on If-archive ftp site.
Also I fi
Folks,
I noticed your discussion about adventures and others. I now remember
role-playing games for VAX and Unix machines. It called NetHack game.
I quickly googled and found it.
http://www.nethack.org
https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack - repository for development.
There are
solution?
Thanks,
Tim
From: Hunter Goatley [mailto:goathun...@goatley.com]
Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2018 1:45 PM
To: Tim Stark ; simh@trailing-edge.com
Subject: Re: [Simh] VMS multinet DHCLIENT/SSH2 configuration problem
On 1/28/2018 12:08 PM, Tim Stark wrote:
Folks,
I tried to co
Folks,
I recently discovered samba for OpenVMS system. Its version is 2.0 but
current version for Samba is 4.7.5.
Will Samba 4.7.5 work with OpenVMS or just v2.0? Is Samba v2.0 is
compatible with today's Windows OS?
Also I was surprised to discover Wolf 3D with source code for OpenVMS
Folks,
Does anyone have good VMScluster installation guide for SIMH VAX emulator?
I had seen that some time ago but today I tried to search through google but
found no sources so far.
I successfully installed full package of OpenVMS on my Pi clone (Tinker)
with many layered products.
: Friday, February 16, 2018 10:44 AM
To: Lennert Van Alboom
Cc: Tim Stark ; simh@trailing-edge.com
Subject: Re: [Simh] VMScluster installation guide?
Looks like a great resource. I’ve just added links to your pages to the VAX
page on my DEC emulation website, under the installation information
Ok, thanks for let me know. That was much earlier than we expected in 2021!
I successfully updated git repos from github. I noticed that MDL106 is newer
than we currently thought. That muddle repo now have two branches (master and
its).
Let me know when you get MDL106 working on ITS.
Thanks!
Folks,
While I am waiting for SIMH version of Alpha emulator, I tried ES40 emulator
from Sourceforge.net. I converted ES40 repo to git repo and uploaded it
into my github.
I tried to compile but got many errors. I figured them out and applied
SMR11's sources to my git repo and successful
Folks,
Does anyone know any documentation provides some information about MOP
header in SYS files?
Look at first 256 bytes of SYS files:
: A8 00 30 00 44 00 58 00-00 00 00 00 30 32 30 35
|..0.D.X.0205|
0010: 01 01 00 00 FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00
|.
Well I analyzed SYS and EXE of cl67srmrom firmware. I now discovered that SYS
have same EXE content with first 512 bytes MOP header and execute start at
0x200 offset.
To convert to EXE file, get rid of first 512 bytes (MOP header). That EXE
file mentions about LFU and allow execute to the
: [Simh] MOP header specs?
On 2018-02-21 04:13, Tim Stark wrote:
> Folks,
>
> Does anyone know any documentation provides some information about MOP
> header in SYS files?
MOP headers no. But if you are referring to the .SYS files DEC distributed for
things like DEC servers, which boo
Folks,
Does anyone have a copy of EK-7010A-TM VAX 7000/DEC 7000 I/O system
technical manual? I checked bitsavers, manx and vaxhaven sites. I have
all VAX 7000 technical manuals but one is missing about I/O system technical
manual (XMI interface).
I found XMI specs in VAX 6000 technical m
Folks,
I recently noticed that you recently talked about DIY scanning for
documents. Does anyone have DIY techniques about microfiche scanning?
Thanks,
Tim
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Ok, thanks for some replies. I have CanonScan 9000F Mark II flatbed. It have
optical 9600 dpi CMOS sensor with interpolation up to 19,200 dpi. Also, I will
try HD microscope camera (40x to 1000x) someday. I have backlight pad for
scanning.
I have some fiche films for technical manuals w
Folks,
Does anyone know about VMS monster (MUD-like adventure game for VMS system)?
http://www.skrenta.com/monster/
That page mentions new version of monster is available with MDL (Monster
Definiton Language).
In 1980s, that was MUD server on VMS system for BITNET network. I playe
Hmm. I heard about info-vax mailing lists some time ago. I did not know that
mailing list still exists. I submitted subscription to info-vax. Thanks for
let me know.
Tim
From: Simh On Behalf Of Clem Cole
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2018 11:13 AM
To: Henk van de Kamer
Cc: SIMH
Subject: R
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