[HECnet] Hello

[Clement T. Cole]

Welcome.  IMO the Best way is to get a copy of simh for your system as a good place to start.  The hard part is what system to start with: 11, 10 or Vax - I think will be easiest and then you have the secondary question of which OS to use.  What you are using for a host system may help your first step.  If you are coming from Mac OS X or Linux - starting with a Unix flavor might be a good first step a little easier.   If coming from Windows there are advantages to trying RSX VMS or Tops so you are not adding the Unix learning curve (although while all three of those a systems and Unix influenced winders - they will all have a learning curve I suspect).   It really depends what you want / your desires at this stage. 

Good luck and have fun. 
Clem 
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> On Jul 17, 2015, at 9:08 PM, Chris Kurowicki <ckurowic at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi there. I'm new. No equipment yet. My father used a PDP-11 years ago. I'm into retro computing, learning all I can about DEC and VAX. I think this network you've created is awesome. So, hi! Any early suggestions?
> 
> retroblog.tauceti.org
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jul 17, 2015, at 4:03 PM, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:
>> 
>> On 07/17/2015 06:26 PM, Dave McGuire wrote:
>>>> Seems like our link to SG1 has been down for weeks.  I don't recall
>>>> seeing anything on list.  Anybody know what's up?  Or perhaps I should
>>>> ask if I need to do some local troubleshooting. :)
>>> 
>>> I've tried to reach Steve privately but have not heard back.  I will
>>> try to call or text him to see if he's ok.
>> 
>> Steve is fine, just very busy.  He's going to check on SG1 shortly.
>> 
>>          -Dave
>> 
>> -- 
>> Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
>> New Kensington, PA