This PDP10 simulator that is ;)
I'm hacking on the simh ( http://simh.trailing-edge.com/ ) and have
the pdp10 module compiled and running a-ok. Also looking at the
PDP10 Software kit ( http://old-pdp-10.trailing-edge.com/ ) but I'm
rather clueless where to even begin. Everything in the TOPS-10
table are *.tap tapes, one is tagged "BOOTABLE". I d/l that, attach
it to TU0 and boot TU0. Nothing happens but when I stop the sim
it reports: Simulation stopped, PC: 000000 (000000000011)
Another one marked TOPS-10 7.03 KS Bootable tape I just tried,
with similar results.
Any hints on where to start exploring or should I just give this up
as hopelessly impossible w/o a wall of orange books and years
of experience??
Thanks
Chuck
cswiger(a)widomaker.com
On Jan 21, 11:44, Adrian Graham wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David.Neal(a)ubsw.com [mailto:David.Neal@ubsw.com]
> > I highly doubt you can get the software on floppies, but I'm usually
> > proved wrong, so best of luck. CD is the way to go but not all 3100's
> > had SCSI as standard ( at least as an external option. Apart fromthat
> > you're probably looking at TK tape. Versions varied, long production
> > run, but the most usual was a 5.5, usually rev 2 or better.
>
> ISTR No VMS distro was available on floppy, the only VMS floppies I can
> remember were boot disks for MicroVMS round V4.x.
I have (parts of) 5.2 on floppy. It's a big box, but I don't think it will
help anyone, though, as (a) it's incomplete, and (b) they're proper
floppies, ie 8", not modern miniature imitations :-)
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
New VAXARCHIVE mirror: http://vaxarchive.vax.org
This is a second mirror of Kees Stravers' original vaxarchive.org site
(no longer operational). The primary mirror has been up and running at
http://vaxarchive.sevensages.org for a number of years, but it's always
nice to have more than one source for elusive yet indispensable
information. The other mirrors, http://vaxarchive.decvax.org and
http://vaxarchive.khubla.com, are no longer available.
You will find that some of the VAXARCHIVE content is a bit dusty, and
quite a few of the links which head off-site are dead. Still there's
much useful information contained within, and oddly a lot of it isn't
VAX specific.
-brian.
I think this just makes the "10 year rule".
I have an ASUS ISA-486SI motherboard, Copyright 1992.
I have the manual for it. The manual does NOT describe
any sort of BIOS upgrade, such as reflashing it, like later
boards in my collection do. All the ASUS Web sites and a
Google search reveal no BIOS upgrading information.
Was this too early for BIOS reflashing? The BIOS is not
Y2K compliant. It appears to work OK when I set the
current date/time, and when I turn it OFF/ON, it retains
the current date >2000 without problem.
Anyone have any experience with this motherboard? It was
my original 486 back in 1992, but I haven't used it for
over two years.
Dave
--
David C. Jenner
djenner(a)earthlink.net
On January 21, Christopher Smith wrote:
> > I've got modern Alphas. Crays too. That's not the point. :)
>
> Crays? That would be nice. Anyone have an EL 92 they'd like to get rid of? ;)
I've got an EL92...Not sure if I'd be willing to get rid of it though.
Of course, money talks. :)
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire
St. Petersburg, FL "Less talk. More synthohol." --Lt. Worf
Does anyone have a service manual for the Amdek Color-1 Plus monitor? I'm
getting ready to rebuild one of these monitors, and would like to have a
manual on hand if one is available.
-Toth
Hi Al,
I highly doubt you can get the software on floppies, but I'm usually
proved wrong, so best of luck. CD is the way to go but not all 3100's
had SCSI as standard ( at least as an external option. Apart fromthat
you're probably looking at TK tape. Versions varied, long production
run, but the most usual was a 5.5, usually rev 2 or better.
I had mine hooked up to PC serial port running ( origianlly ) winterm,
followed by a linux box too. Bonus of course being it you network it
together you can have your DECWindows too, depends on how grunty your
system is.
Best of luck with it, give me a shout if you run into any issues ( mmm,
need to dig VAXen out and play again ;-) )
Cheers
Dave
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Alan Pearson wrote:
>Finding a VAX that's small enough for "Al's Toy Barn" hasn't been easy,
they
>don't seem to be that common here in the UK (UK classiccmpers correct me if
>I'm wrong, and please point me in the right direction ;-)).
I occasionally come across them via newsgroups;
they also crop up on ebay. They aren't *that*
hard to find.
>The box I'm getting is just that - no monitor/keyboard/mouse etc - I've
read
>that you can use the printer port for the console so I'm planning using
Correct. Flip up S3 at the back. if you have the
original case style then the switch is not
exposed externally and you have to remove
the case to get to it.
>emulator. I guess I need a null modem cable to hook the 3100 up to whatever
>I'm using for the terminal, right?
Yes. I forget if it's MMJ or DB25 but the
details should be in the OpenVMS FAQ anyway.
>There's no backup media for the OS - any ideas where I'd get VMS on
>floppies?
You jest :-)
>(It has a floppy drive, no CD). Or do I need to hook up a CD?
Hook up a CD and get a hobbyist licence.
Then you can borrow media from anyone.
>Also, does anyone know what version of VMS shipped with the 3100s?
The first version of VMS to support the
VS3100s was V5.1B.
Antonio
arcarlini(a)iee.org
<<Do you have any more of these? I enjoyed the one I had, but a friend would
like one.
Thank you,
P Manney >>
Hi there, I do still have copies left and the offer still stands for any
subscribers of the list. $4 covers the book with shipping by USPS Media Mail
to anywhere in the US, international buyers will pay $2.50 plus actual
shipping. If you've never checked out this book, grab a copy now, it's worth
the read! Thanks for asking! Best, David
David Greelish
Classic Computing
www.classiccomputing.com
"classiccomputing" on eBay
- ----- Original Message -----
From: <MTPro(a)aol.com>
To: <classiccmp-digest(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2001 10:32 AM
Subject: Stan Veit's History of the PC Books - Blow Out - $4 Shipped!
> I have a number of brand new copies I'd like to move out. This is a super
> deal just for classiccmp subscribers. Please e-mail me!
> For more info on the book, see:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1289515294
> Best, David
>
> David Greelish
> Classic Computing
> www.classiccomputing.com
> "classiccomputing" on eBay
Thought the NeXT-heads might be interested. I could probably help with
pickup & shipping, if needed.
Doc
From: Jon <jon(a)slurpee.org>
Newsgroups: austin.forsale,dfw.forsale
Subject: FS: NeXT stuff
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 14:52:06 -0600
I have 5 next cubes, 2 slabs (mono), 2 keyboards, and 1 monitor (dont know
if it works). I have some other stuff too, so if you want we can kind of
fish through the stuff and see what works. 1 of the cubes doesnt have
anything in it, 3 are cubes, and one is a computer (all the cubes are
upgraded computers... just for those of you who might be confused, the
computer was the 68030 that came in the cube shaped case, and the cube was
the 68040 that came out later but still in the same style case). I also
have 4 printers (I can part with two of them), but need to make sure they
work. I also have a set of openstep documents (I'll be getting the
software soon). Most of the cubes have hd's, some dont, and some have
magneto drives and some dont... so first come first serve. I'm asking 60
for the cubes, 50 for the computer, and 35 for the empty case. send an
e-mail to jon(a)slurpee.org if you're interested, and let me know if you
need any other next stuff as I find it often.
Thanks,
jon
