PDP11 adventures

[Dave McGuire]

On Dec 5, 2006, at 12:10 PM, Ethan Dicks wrote:
> Agreed as well.  I have nothing against RSTS/E, but having worked with
> all three OSes, I'd suggest learning something about RT-11 before
> tackling RSTS, and even then, seeing if RSX11M or M+ had something to
> offer before tackling RSTS.  It has its place, but that place tended
> to be larger systems intended for multiple simultaneous users.  The
> OP's CPU has plenty of horsepower to go around, but RSTS is complex
> enough that it might take a lot of work to get a system to the point
> where it's something fun to play on rather than a seemingly-perpetual
> exercise in software archaeology.  I've done both RSTS and RSX
> sysgens... the RSX ones seemed to be more straightforward and resulted
> in a running system with less user intervention.

   Interesting...My RSTS vs. RSX experience has been exactly the  
opposite.  For me, on my old 11/34a eons ago, an RSX sysgen (v4.1)  
took many hours of painstaking work, whereas a RSTS sysgen (v9.4)  
took five minutes of interactive work and then let the command  
procedure run until it's done.

                    -Dave

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Dave McGuire
Cape Coral, FL