[Simh] Announcing CDC 1700 series simulator

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I got it. Thank you.

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2016-07-23 23:32 GMT+02:00 Mark Pizzolato <Mark at infocomm.com>:

> It is contained in the https://github.com/simh/simh repository.
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> This can be accessed directly with git and/or downloaded as a zip via:
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> https://github.com/simh/simh/archive/master.zip
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> *From:* Simh [mailto:simh-bounces at trailing-edge.com] *On Behalf Of *SPC
> *Sent:* Saturday, July 23, 2016 2:27 PM
> *To:* John Forecast <john at forecast.name>
> *Cc:* SIMH <simh at trailing-edge.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [Simh] Announcing CDC 1700 series simulator
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> Great news. Where is the simulador available?
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> Kind Regards
> Sergio
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> El 23 jul. 2016 18:29, "John Forecast" <john at forecast.name> escribió:
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> For the past couple of years or so, I have been working on a SIMH-based
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> simulator for the CDC1700 series, a 16-bit system from the mid-1960's,
> using
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> the documentation and software available at bitsavers. It has now
> sufficiently
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> stable to allow others to make use ot the software. The base system
> implements:
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>         - a 1714 CPU with:
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>                  - 1705 multi-level interrupts and direct storage access
> bus
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>                  - up to 32KW of memory
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>                  - memory protect system
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>                  - Optional 64KW support
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>         - 1711-A teletypewriter
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>         - 1721-A paper tape reader
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>         - 1723-A paper tape punch
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>         - 1740 or 1742-30 line printer
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>         - 1738-B disk pack controller with up to 2 disk packs:
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>                  (853 disk pack - 1.5MW)
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>                  (854 disk pack - 3.0MW)
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>         - 1733-2 cartridge disk controller with up to 4 drives:
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>                  Each drive has 1 fixed disk and 1 removeable disk:
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>                       (856-2 CDD - 1.13MW per disk)
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>                       (856-4 CDD - 2.25MW per disk)
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>         - 1732-A or 1732-3 magtape controller with 4 transports
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> The simulator is able to boot the diagnostic tape (SYSTEM17_SMM_DIAGS.TAP
> at
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> bitsavers.org) and successfully execute tests for each of the above
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> components. Some test sections fail due to various reasons; lack of
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> documentation, timing issues, feature not implemented etc.
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> The simulator is also able to boot and install MSOS 5 from an installation
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> tape (MSOS5_SL136.tap at bitsavers.org) onto a 1733-2 cartridge drive.
> This
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> is a copy of a distribution tape provided by CDC to run on a 64KW system at
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> Exxon.
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> I would like to thank Doug Gwyn for answering questions about the system
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> architecture and providing details about specific diagnostics tests and
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> Al Kossow for for peripheral documentation so that I could get MSOS 5
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> installed.
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