[Simh] space.pa as a ticker tape dev

[rob]

thanks Chris


On Thu, 2007-01-11 at 20:39 +0100, Christian Buchegger wrote:
> Rob,
> 
> the space.pa file resides in the same directory as my os8 disk images. I 
> usually inlcude the
> attach statement in my os8.ini file which looks likethis:
> 
> set log session.log
> attach rx1 drivers.rx01
> attach rk0 disk0.rk
> attach ptr space.pa
> boot rk0
> 
> In order to load this file properly like I described you need to have the 
> PTR device installed.
> Verfiy this using
> .RESORC /E
> 
> If you dont find the PTR device its going to be tricky. Here it is. Find the 
> driver PT8E.BN in the distribution of your OS8 version and follow the steps 
> lined out below.
> 
> .RUN SYS BUILD
> 
> $LOAD RXA1:PT8E
> 
> $INS PT8E:PTR
> 
> $PRINT
> 
> RX02: *RXA0 *RXA1
> LPSV: *LPT
> KL8E: *TTY
> RK05:  RKA0  RKB0  RKA1  RKB1  RKA2  RKB2  RKA3  RKB3
> RK8E: *SYS  *RKA0 *RKB0
> VT50:  LST
> TM8E: *MTA0  MTA1  MTA2  MTA3  MTA4  MTA5  MTA6  MTA7
> TD8A: *DTA0 *DTA1
> BAT : *BAT
> PT8E:  PTP  *PTR
> 
> DSK=RK8E:RKB0
> 
> $BOOT
> SYS BUILT
> .SAV SYS BUILD
> 
> Perform a reboot at this point.
> 
> 
> Have fun,
> Christian
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <rob at merrittnet.org>
> To: <simh at trailing-edge.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 4:58 PM
> Subject: [Simh] space.pa as a ticker tape dev
> 
> 
> > Thanks Christian
> >
> >       Where does the space.pa file need to be to be read in via ptr?
> >
> >
> >       Quoting rob <rob at merrittnet.org>:
> >
> >       >
> >       > Rob,
> >
> >       find below an except,  from my personal notes I have taken when
> > compiling
> >       the Pascal compiler mentioned below.
> >       Tha major issue was a CR/LF mismatch I faced because I used windows
> > as host
> >       system.
> >
> >       As an explanation to the symptom you are seeing is that the os8
> > editor
> >       manages big source codes in units of pages marked by <FF>.
> >       This requires special treatment on every page end.
> >
> >       Hope this helps,
> >       Christian
> >
> >
> >       Pascal Compiler
> >
> >       Sources for the compiler can be found at:
> > http://www.dbit.com/pub/pdp8/.
> >       A PAL8 version is
> >       http://www.dbit.com/pub/pdp8/nickel/langs/pascal/ascii/pascal.pa.
> >
> >       It can be read into the simultor by attaching this ascii file to the
> > PTR
> >       device:
> >
> >       att ptr pascal.pa
> >
> >       --
> >
> >       .R PIP
> >       *PASCAL.PA<PTR:
> >
> >       .R PAL8
> >       *PASCAL<PASCAL
> >
> >
> >       However at the present I receive a compiling error: PH 0200.
> >       Answer:
> >
> > http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/pdp8/os8/AA-H610A-TA_os8errMsg_mar79.pdf
> >       .. non matching angle brackets "<" ">"
> >
> >
> >
> >       --
> >       Rob Merritt
> >       Systems Analyst
> >       EEC
> >
> >
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