[Simh] VAX set idle cpu = VMS work yet

[Vorländer, Martin]

> > I understand there was a patch for this command to work on 
> > simh, but I am using latest version, and it doesn't appear to 
> > be there. Since I using simh on a single cpu laptop (I 
> > know.), much CPU-hogging is going on.
> > 
> > Has this been fixed?
> 
> Could it be that the command doesn't work for you because it's
> really SET CPU IDLE=VMS (instead of the spelling you used in the
> subject)? 
> 
> I use the correct spelling in the simh.ini file! No luck.

Okay. Found it.

Built with the appended patch, and then using SET CPU IDLE=OLDVMS,
my SIMH v3.8-1 VAX doesn't hog the CPU.

The patch probably originates from a suggestion on this list.

HTH,

Martin
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