Ray,
Great idea! I'll offer help on the subject of RSTS-11 and RSTS/E.
Come to think of it, I need to gather up some notes about some work I've done
on old versions: (1) building RSTS-11 V4A from a kit (tricky, because it really
wants to be done with DOS 4 and not later versions, and DOS 4 is a bit
difficult to find and has bizarre installation procedures of its own). And (2)
try to run the V3A and V3C images on Bitsavers. (I had success with V3C; the
V3A image seems to be missing a valid boot block so that requires more work.
Also, V3 manuals appear to be utterly nonexistent.)
paul
> On May 8, 2017, at 9:04 PM, Ray Jewhurst <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> With all of the questions I have asked lately, I have had an idea. First a
> little bit of background. I am 45 years old and have really only had exposure
> to PCs and Macs. Although I briefly ran backups on an IBM mainframe and a HP
> HP/UX machine of some kind, I really didn't learn much since I simply
> followed a script. Then about 10 years ago I discovered Simh. I have always
> been intrigued by minis but I knew nothing about them. I did stuff like
> booted RT- 11 and running Unix but I just flirted with it on and off. Then
> about a year ago I got really interested and for a short time I contributed
> to the "show dev" descriptions but I hate C so I decided to immerse myself
> into various configurations of systems and whatnot. Now I am totally
> infatuated almost obsessed with the PDP- 11 and the VAX although I have only
> seen photos of these systems.
>
> I want to share my love of these oldies but goodies to a new generation of
> computer aficionados. That is where I hope you all come in. I would like to
> make a guide and maybe a blog introducing people to the various machines
> simulated. I would like to make easy to understand instructions in plain
> English-speaking and advice on how to use the available resources online
> especially Bitsavers. One of my favorite bands say, "Energy is contagious,
> enthusiasm spreads."-Rush, Chain Lightning. That is what I hope to do. What
> do you guys think? Would any of you be willing to contribute? The approach I
> would like to take is as I learn my readers learn.
>
> Thanks
> Ray
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