I have heard it said that most successful OS efforts begin with with
someone who 'has an itch to scratch'. My persistent itch is a curious
desire to have AOS/VS running in some form.
Over the years there has been a small amount of discussion on this forum
about 32-bit DG, but it always peters out with someone saying they are
in touch with ex-DG IP holders and then "nothing continues to
happen"... Given the historical interest in the creation of the Eagle
this seems to me to be a crying shame.
I have been pondering a way forward; as I see it there are two options:
1. We go ahead with an MV simulator in SimH. There is a lot of intact
hardware documentation freely available on the net so I would have
thought this is technically feasible. The problem is software, but
there are a few MVs around the world now run by enthusiasts - maybe
they could be persuaded to share privately until an official solution is
worked out?
2. A non-SimH route: we re-implement AOS/VS on modern hardware! The
whole OS, not just the CLI. This is clearly a wildly different option,
and at least as much work as option 1, but I think it could be a
fascinating project in its own right.
Anyone interested?
--
/Stephen Merrony
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