[Simh] Data General - MV

[Steve Merrony]

I have heard it said that most successful OS efforts begin with with 
someone who 'has an itch to scratch'.  My persistent itch is a curious 
desire to have AOS/VS running in some form.

Over the years there has been a small amount of discussion on this forum 
about 32-bit DG, but it always peters out with someone saying they are 
in touch with ex-DG IP holders and then "nothing continues to 
happen"...  Given the historical interest in the creation of the Eagle 
this seems to me to be a crying shame.

I have been pondering a way forward; as I see it there are two options:

1. We go ahead with an MV simulator in SimH.  There is a lot of intact 
hardware documentation freely available on the net so I would have 
thought this is technically feasible.  The problem is software, but 
there are a few MVs around the world now run by enthusiasts  - maybe 
they could be persuaded to share privately until an official solution is 
worked out?

2. A non-SimH route: we re-implement AOS/VS on modern hardware!  The 
whole OS, not just the CLI.  This is clearly a wildly different option, 
and at least as much work as option 1, but I think it could be a 
fascinating project in its own right.

Anyone interested?


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/Stephen Merrony
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