I tried 1,2 SYSTEM and it doesn't work. I conclude that my system is no longer a virgin.
Not sure what that makes it. Peter On Wed, 9 Oct 2019, 21:59 , <simh-requ...@trailing-edge.com> wrote: > Send Simh mailing list submissions to > simh@trailing-edge.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > simh-requ...@trailing-edge.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > simh-ow...@trailing-edge.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Simh digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Getting started with RSTS - unknown password (Peter Allan) > 2. Re: Getting started with RSTS - unknown password (Ray Jewhurst) > 3. Re: Getting started with RSTS - unknown password (Wilm Boerhout) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2019 21:24:04 +0100 > From: Peter Allan <petermal...@gmail.com> > To: Simh Trailing-Edge Mailing List <simh@trailing-edge.com> > Subject: [Simh] Getting started with RSTS - unknown password > Message-ID: > < > cajcrz55fz-nznalgt3qh6jq5hnhm7gtiw4zir00z7g9rgcp...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > While I have been playing with running VMS on simulated VAXen, and RT-11 > and RSX-11M(+) on simulated PDP11s for many years, I have never tried RSTS > on a PDP11 - until now. > > I have found installation tapes on rsts.org, but I also have a pre-built > system that I downloaded in January 2018 that I was hoping to start with. I > can't recall where I got it from. > > The file name that I downloaded is RSTS_V10.1.zip and the contents of the > zip file are: > RQDiskV10_1.DSK > rsts_1193.ini > > The DSK file is 155MB in size, so I presume it is a simulated RD54. > > I can boot the system using the simh pdp11.exe executable on Windows 10 (I > normally use CentOS rather than Windows for this type of work) and it > appears to run successfully. HOWEVER, I can't log in as I have no > information on a username/password combination. I have guessed a few > possible passwords (including no password) for the [1,2] account, but to no > avail. > > Does anyone recognise the system that I have described to the extent that > you might be able to help me use it? > > Also, does anyone know how to get into a RSTS system when you have > forgotten the system password? Is this even possible? I know how to do it > on VMS, but RSTS is completely new to me. > > Thanks in advance. > > Peter Allan > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/pipermail/simh/attachments/20191009/c9904598/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2019 16:31:32 -0400 > From: Ray Jewhurst <raywjewhu...@gmail.com> > To: Peter Allan <petermal...@gmail.com> > Cc: simh <simH@trailing-edge.com> > Subject: Re: [Simh] Getting started with RSTS - unknown password > Message-ID: > < > camfeaadyae8yacasro-82x+ahyee5rtl-jxtqj7_fofdqxe...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > IIRC all of the prebuilt systems on RSTS.org come with a text file called > password.txt which provides all of the passwords. If you no longer have > yours, you could always redownload the packages. > > Ray > > On Wed, Oct 9, 2019, 4:24 PM Peter Allan <petermal...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > While I have been playing with running VMS on simulated VAXen, and RT-11 > > and RSX-11M(+) on simulated PDP11s for many years, I have never tried > RSTS > > on a PDP11 - until now. > > > > I have found installation tapes on rsts.org, but I also have a pre-built > > system that I downloaded in January 2018 that I was hoping to start > with. I > > can't recall where I got it from. > > > > The file name that I downloaded is RSTS_V10.1.zip and the contents of the > > zip file are: > > RQDiskV10_1.DSK > > rsts_1193.ini > > > > The DSK file is 155MB in size, so I presume it is a simulated RD54. > > > > I can boot the system using the simh pdp11.exe executable on Windows 10 > (I > > normally use CentOS rather than Windows for this type of work) and it > > appears to run successfully. HOWEVER, I can't log in as I have no > > information on a username/password combination. I have guessed a few > > possible passwords (including no password) for the [1,2] account, but to > no > > avail. > > > > Does anyone recognise the system that I have described to the extent that > > you might be able to help me use it? > > > > Also, does anyone know how to get into a RSTS system when you have > > forgotten the system password? Is this even possible? I know how to do it > > on VMS, but RSTS is completely new to me. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Peter Allan > > _______________________________________________ > > Simh mailing list > > Simh@trailing-edge.com > > http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/pipermail/simh/attachments/20191009/16d1bba3/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2019 22:38:22 +0200 > From: Wilm Boerhout <w...@boerhout.nl> > To: Peter Allan <petermal...@gmail.com> > Cc: Simh Trailing-Edge Mailing List <simh@trailing-edge.com> > Subject: Re: [Simh] Getting started with RSTS - unknown password > Message-ID: > <CAHuToNZp=97WfaQ4hjbDqoPcU6+tP3X06oaanW4-nJS8= > n0...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I believe the 1,2 password is “system” on a virgin system. > > Op wo 9 okt. 2019 om 22:24 schreef Peter Allan <petermal...@gmail.com> > > > While I have been playing with running VMS on simulated VAXen, and RT-11 > > and RSX-11M(+) on simulated PDP11s for many years, I have never tried > RSTS > > on a PDP11 - until now. > > > > I have found installation tapes on rsts.org, but I also have a pre-built > > system that I downloaded in January 2018 that I was hoping to start > with. I > > can't recall where I got it from. > > > > The file name that I downloaded is RSTS_V10.1.zip and the contents of the > > zip file are: > > RQDiskV10_1.DSK > > rsts_1193.ini > > > > The DSK file is 155MB in size, so I presume it is a simulated RD54. > > > > I can boot the system using the simh pdp11.exe executable on Windows 10 > (I > > normally use CentOS rather than Windows for this type of work) and it > > appears to run successfully. HOWEVER, I can't log in as I have no > > information on a username/password combination. I have guessed a few > > possible passwords (including no password) for the [1,2] account, but to > no > > avail. > > > > Does anyone recognise the system that I have described to the extent that > > you might be able to help me use it? > > > > Also, does anyone know how to get into a RSTS system when you have > > forgotten the system password? Is this even possible? I know how to do it > > on VMS, but RSTS is completely new to me. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Peter Allan > > _______________________________________________ > > Simh mailing list > > Simh@trailing-edge.com > > http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh > > -- > Wilm > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/pipermail/simh/attachments/20191009/c358db43/attachment.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Simh mailing list > Simh@trailing-edge.com > http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh > > ------------------------------ > > End of Simh Digest, Vol 189, Issue 7 > ************************************ >
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