[Simh] Pre-packaged kits

[Ray Jewhurst]

That is exactly how I feel about OSes, Sandy!  I just want to spread the
joy!😁

On Tue, May 31, 2016 at 6:27 PM, Sandy Strain <sandy.strain at gmail.com>
wrote:

> What Bob says is absolutely true.
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> There are loads of distribution kits on bitsavers.org that will allow you
> to install various O/S on the sims from first principals.
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> It may involve a bit of browsing on that Internet thingy. There are a lot
> of good archived mailing lists/ blogs and websites where someone will have
> done it already. E.g:
> http://ancientbits.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/installing-rsx-11m-46-from-scratch-part.html
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> Getting a new operating system running is one of the most exciting things
> that you can do with your clothes on. 😊
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> Regards,
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> Sandy.
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> *From: *Bob Supnik <bob at supnik.org>
> *Sent: *31 May 2016 22:59
> *To: *simh at trailing-edge.com
> *Subject: *Re: [Simh] Pre-packaged kits
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> Please see the SimH web site
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> (http://simh.trailing-edge.com/software.html) for examples of kits to
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> run on SimH simulators. This works better for simple, stand-alone
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> applications that for full operating systems with layered products
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> installed, some of which (like VMS) require licenses and media from the
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> vendor.
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> /Bob
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> On 5/31/2016 12:54 PM, simh-request at trailing-edge.com wrote:
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> > Message: 1
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> > Date: Tue, 31 May 2016 12:09:13 -0400
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> > From: Ray Jewhurst<raywjewhurst at gmail.com>
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> > To: simh<simH at trailing-edge.com>
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> > Subject: [Simh] So far unnamed project
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> > Greetings all
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> > I am a total computer history buff.  I have  only used "real" PCs and
> Macs,
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> > but through simulation and emulation I have grown to be enamored with
> many
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> > different types of old computers especially DECs.  I would love to spread
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> > my enthusiasm to the younger generation and I feel that Simh may be one
> of
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> > the ways to accomplish this. What I would like to do is package various
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> > simulators with pre-built configurations and documentation to show how
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> > these old machines work. I would like to ask all of you for advice and
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> > suggestions to help teach the younger generation how elegantly things
> used
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> > to be done.
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> >
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> > Thanks
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> > Ray
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