[Simh] Quest from 1979 on RSTS/E V06C-03 in Simh

Al Kossow aek at bitsavers.org
Sat Dec 29 14:18:17 EST 2018



On 12/29/18 11:12 AM, Al Kossow wrote:
> 
> 
> On 12/29/18 10:38 AM, Brett Bump wrote:
> 
>> No, you are correct.  Try as we may, there has never been found a copy for
>> RSTS/E prior to the (non functional) V06C-03 tape that sat dormant in my closet for the last 35 years.  Paul Nankervis
>> found the 1 block error in
>> the INIT.SYS file in 2017 and so V6C got resurrected.
> 
> here is the story..
> https://skn.noip.me/pdp11/RSTSv06c.html
> 
> I don't know if it has been documented on the list before

he also wonders why bitsavers has the docs for 5 and 6 but no tapes.

well, people keep paper in boxes in their garage and forget about it.

tapes are rarely so lucky.





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