I wrote this a while ago, mainly because some of the files were no longer where they were supposed to be in an earlier guide. I also ended up including a couple of utilities.
It's about installing a 4.3BSD variant on SIMH. However, there is lots of useful generic information in there. http://www.tavi.co.uk/unixhistory/quasijarus.html On Tue, 9 May 2017 21:14:29 -0400 Paul Koning <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > > Simh mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh > > _______________________________________________ > Simh mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh _______________________________________________ Simh mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh
