[HECnet] Reading RT11 files under Windows or Linux

Johnny Billquist bqt at softjar.se
Wed Apr 21 16:15:30 PDT 2021


On 2021-04-21 21:04, Robert Armstrong wrote:
>> Steve Davidson <steve at davidson.net>  wrote:
>> The 8xxx series used RSX and the PRO series
> 
>    Well, FWIW the 82x0, 83x0 and VAXstation-8000 all had no separate front end.  The "front end" functions were implemented in special microcode for the V11 chip.  Still used an RT11 file system, though.  (the 11/750 was a similar idea, but requiring more cubic feet :)
> 
>    You're right about the bigger 8000 family members - 8600, 85xx, 8800, etc - though.
> 
>    I should never use the word "All" in this group :)

:-)

By the way, the 86x0 use an F11 (if I remember right, might be a T11) 
and run RT-11. So it's a very mixed bag.
In fact, the 86x0 FE are running proper RT-11, but with some special 
applications to manage the VAX. All running from an RL02. I even have 
the FE disk image available on MIM.

   Johnny

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