[Simh] Infoserver software

[Zane H. Healy]

At 3:38 PM +0100 10/7/11, Matt wrote:
>On 07/10/2011 15:27, Brian Wheeler wrote:
>>  Is it possible to run the infoserver software on simh?  I've got a pair
>>  of real VAXen running as a cluster and I'd like to provide more disk to
>>  them via my linux boxes.
>>
>>  ...
>
>Not yet but I am working on it. I modified the VAXstation 2000 simulator
>to produce a VAXstation 3100 and Infoserver 100/150. The missing piece
>in the puzzle is the NCR5380 SCSI chip (which i've partly implemented).
>The alternative is to use the HDC9224 controller I already have from the
>VAXstation 2000, but that requires the ROM from a MFM/SCSI 3100.
>
>Does anyone have a real VAXstation/MicroVAX 3100 with the MFM/SCSI
>controller? (instead of the more common SCSI/SCSI). It shows up as
>device STRG1 at the console.
>
>The other alternative for infoserver disks is an Alpha or Integrity
>system running VMS 8.2 or higher.

Now if you get this working, it would definitely get me using the VAX 
version of SIMH!

Zane



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