[Simh] Idea for a Simh guide

[Paul Koning]

Ray,

Great idea!  I'll offer help on the subject of RSTS-11 and RSTS/E.  

Come to think of it, I need to gather up some notes about some work I've done on old versions: (1) building RSTS-11 V4A from a kit (tricky, because it really wants to be done with DOS 4 and not later versions, and DOS 4 is a bit difficult to find and has bizarre installation procedures of its own).  And (2) try to run the V3A and V3C images on Bitsavers.  (I had success with V3C; the V3A image seems to be missing a valid boot block so that requires more work.  Also, V3 manuals appear to be utterly nonexistent.)

	paul

> On May 8, 2017, at 9:04 PM, Ray Jewhurst <raywjewhurst at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> With all of the questions I have asked lately, I have had an idea. First a little bit of background. I am 45 years old and have really only had exposure to PCs and Macs. Although I briefly ran backups on an IBM mainframe and a HP HP/UX machine of some kind, I really didn't learn much since I simply followed a script. Then about 10 years ago I discovered Simh. I have always been intrigued by minis but I knew nothing about them. I did stuff like booted RT- 11 and running Unix but I just flirted with it on and off. Then about a year ago I got really interested and for a short time I contributed to the "show dev" descriptions but I hate C so I decided to immerse myself into various configurations of systems and whatnot. Now I am totally infatuated almost obsessed with the PDP- 11 and the VAX although I have only seen photos of these systems. 
> 
> I want to share my love of these oldies but goodies to a new generation of computer aficionados. That is where I hope you all come in. I would like to make a guide and maybe a blog introducing people to the various machines simulated. I would like to make easy to understand instructions in plain English-speaking and advice on how to use the available resources online especially Bitsavers. One of my favorite bands say, "Energy is contagious, enthusiasm spreads."-Rush, Chain Lightning. That is what I hope to do. What do you guys think? Would any of you be willing to contribute? The approach I would like to take is as I learn my readers learn. 
> 
> Thanks 
> Ray  
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