[Simh] PDP for beginners

[Pär Moberg]

On 04/02/2018, Zane Healy <healyzh at avanthar.com> wrote:
>
>> On Feb 2, 2018, at 6:25 PM, Pär Moberg <ghostdewolf at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I am looking to put up a PDP-# machine to play with. What machine and
>> OS should I use. I am looking for simple/beginner system, or as
>> beginner it got. Also, not *nix, it is still alive and therefore
>> boring.
>> Telnet terminals would be awesome but not necessary.
>> //Pär (or Paer)
>
> Reading this, I assume you’re looking to use SIMH, and not real hardware,
> but I’m honestly not 100% sure.
>
> I totally understand your UNIX comment.
>
> System and OS’s options that come to my mind are the following.
>
> PDP-10:
> TOPS-10
> TOPS-20
> ITS
>
> PDP-11:
> RSTS/E
> RSX-11M or M+
> TSX-plus
>
> There was talk of a Hobbyist License for TSX-Plus, which runs on top of
> RT-11, but I’m not sure if that happened or not.
>
> While it’s not a PDP system, realistically, from a “simple/beginner”
> standpoint, VAX/VMS would be a good option.  There is a great webpage out
> there on installing it, which means the hardest thing to do is to get
> registered for a Hobbyist License.
> http://www.wherry.com/gadgets/retrocomputing/vax-simh.html
>
> Zane
>
Yes, I am looking to use simh and a pi zero (w)
//Pär
Ps. the Chromecast Ethernet/power adapter works with the Zero for both
power and Ethernet.