[HECnet] [DECtec] time-critical, need RSX sysgen help

Dave McGuire mcguire at neurotica.com
Sat Apr 11 19:06:24 PDT 2015


On 04/11/2015 10:03 PM, Cory Smelosky wrote:
>>> Otherwise I'm not coming up with any good ideas here...
>>
>>  :-(
>>
>>  Ok.  Well I suppose my demo of an 11/34 could be trying to get through
>> a sysgen.  That certainly wasn't unusual in datacenters in the 1970s and
>> 1980s! ;)
>>
>>  I just don't want Yet Another PDP-11 Running RT-11.  RT-11 is great
>> for testing out a new machine, but it just doesn't DO very much, and
>> it's what everyone assumes every PDP-11 is running.
>>
> 
> RSTS!

  That's what the 11/44 is running.  I am taking several machines.

> If all else fails...VPN to my 11/23+ running base RSX-11M+. Bonus points
> if you get extra stuff installed (or ring me to insert a tape)

  How will that make for an impressive exhibit at VCF?

>>  My current sysgen attempt has reached the RSXASM stage.  I am walking
>> very gently around the racks..
> 
> Want me to replicate a near-identical config in SIMH to rule out memory
> size?

  I already did, just finished actually.  It ran fine.

            -Dave

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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
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