[Simh] Idea for a Simh guide

[Pontus Pihlgren]

I would be a happy reader! Making simh even more approachable cannot be 
a bad thing.

/P

On Mon, May 08, 2017 at 09:04:36PM -0400, Ray Jewhurst 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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