[Simh] rsx problem

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2015-03-07 20:14, Kevin Monceaux wrote:
> Bill,
>
> On Sat, Mar 07, 2015 at 01:51:56PM -0500, Bill Cunningham wrote:
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Mark Pizzolato - Info Comm" <Mark at infocomm.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2015 12:12 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Simh] rsx problem
>>
>>> Since the terminal window isn't start automatically, you should perform
>>> the suggested telnet command from another window manually BEFORE you
>>> follow the instructions about entering a boot command!!!!
>>
>> Seems like I need to add frame buffer and windowing support as well as a
>> windowing system to my host system.
>
> No, telnet doesn't need any of that.  Just replace "another window" in the
> advice above with "another shell."  After you've started SIMH go to wherever
> you can find another command prompt on your system and perform the suggested
> telnet command before entering a boot command.  If you're starting SIMH at a
> Linux virtual console you could use a second virtual console to perform the
> telnet command.  Or you could use something like GNU screen.

Why are people making things so complicated???
simh is started in a shell. If you don't assign the console port to a 
telnet port, you'll have it in the same window as you started simh. No 
need to make things so complicated in the beginning. Jeez.

	Johnny

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