[Simh] set cpu idle not working?

[Will Senn]

Oops, found it in the manual:
The CPU is considered idle if a WAIT instruction is executed. This will 
work for RSTS/E and RSX-11M+, but not for RT-11 or UNIX.

So, not unix, bummer.

Will

On 11/6/17 9:32 PM, Will Senn wrote:
> I am using pdp11 for a v7 instance, and it seems to be taxing the cpu 
> a bit more than I'd like on my laptop (killing my battery life). I 
> have the following in my ini:
>
>    echo
>    echo After Disabling XQ is displayed type in boot
>    echo and at the : prompt type in hp(0,0)unix
>    echo
>    set cpu 11/70
>    set cpu 2M
>    set cpu idle
>
> Shouldn't this cause the sim to idle when I'm not using it? It doesn't 
> appear to have that effect.
>
> I'm on MacOS Sierra 10.12.6, with PDP-11 simulator V4.0-0 Beta        
> git commit id: 1d2742ed
>
> Thanks,
>
> Will
>

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