[Simh] PDP-15/76

[Mattis Lind]

We have a bunch of documents related to PDP-15 and XVM/DOS. Some of them
does not appear to be present on bitsavers. If there are interest we will
try to make an effort and have them scanned.

http://www.datormuseum.se/documentation-software/pdp-15-documentation


The documentation was the only thing that remained from the PDP-15
installation at Standard Radio & Telefon (part of the ITT company) that was
used for development of the ATC (Automatic Train Control) system.

/Mattis

2016-03-15 17:46 GMT+01:00 Bob Supnik <bob at supnik.org>:

> I've pulled together the hardware pieces for the PDP-15/76 (PDP-15 with
> UC15 PDP-11 IO processor), so now it's time to consider what software can
> be run.
>
> The most likely candidate is XVM/DOS-15. While vanilla DOS-15 had UC15
> support at some point, neither a complete source kit nor the appropriate
> restore DECtape images seem to be available. The XVM/DOS-15 kit has all
> required DECtapes, but it lacks the paper-tape elements. Fortunately, these
> exist in source form in the XVM/DOS-15 source kit.
>
> ABSL11 - a PDP-15 read-in mode tape that allows PDP-11 absolute binary
> tapes to be read into shared memory and moved to private memory. (This is
> not strictly necessary, because the PDP-11 side has its "hardware" binary
> loader via the LOAD command.) This is used to load PIREX. It must be
> assembled on the PDP-15.
>
> PIREX - a PDP-11 absolute mode tape that runs the PDP-11 IO executive. It
> has to be assembled on an -11, so the source must be loaded into an RT11
> system, assembled, and punched out as a binary paper tape image. It's
> possible that the macro11 cross assembler could be used instead.
>
> DOSSAV - a PDP-15 binary tape that restores a distribution kit (usually
> two DECtapes) to RF, RP, or RK disk. It must be assembled on the PDP-15. It
> uses PIREX.
>
> RKBOOT - a PDP-15 read-in mode tape that uses PIREX to boot a PDP-15
> operating system off the RK15 (an 18b RK11). It must be assembled on the
> PDP-15. It uses PIREX.
>
> /Bob
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