[Simh] Errors when running UNIX V7

[Carl Lowenstein]

On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 6:24 PM, Mikael Ström <mikael at sesamgames.com> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I get an error when running SimH with Unix V7. I'm rusty in Unix, not
> touched it for years... Any help would be most welcome.
>
> Thanks!
>
> /Mike
>
>
> This is the sequence that causes the error:
>
> -----------------
>
> set cpu 11/45
> set rl0 RL02
> att rl0 unix_v7_rl.dsk
> boot rl0
> boot
> rl(0,0)rl2unix
>
> #
> <CTRL-D>
> login: mike
> $ man cc
>
> ----------------
>
> And here is the error i get:
>
> no space on dev 8/0
> no space on dev 8/0

Generic answer:  presumably man(1) is trying to create a temporary
file, probably in /tmp.  Does your system have a /tmp directory, and
is it writeable by you?  I would guess that dev 8/0 is the place where
/tmp would reside, if it existed.

    carl
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