[Simh] PDP11 on Simh for public access

[Mark Pizzolato]

The attached pdp11_exp.ini should work, and be simpler to understand.

I don’t have a V7 RSTS to test with and the V10 stuff I’ve got to test doesn’t prompt for the time of day, but seems to automatically detect the correct date and time.  Leaving the EXPECT commands to answer these questions in the script doesn’t hurt.

When using EXPECT commands, you have to PRECISELY specify what is being matched.  There is a difference between “<Yes>” and “<YES> “.


-          Mark

From: Simh [mailto:simh-bounces at trailing-edge.com] On Behalf Of Bryan Davies
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2018 11:04 AM
To: Paul Koning <paulkoning at comcast.net>; simh at trailing-edge.com
Subject: Re: [Simh] PDP11 on Simh for public access

Thanks Paul.

Here is the .ini file and a copy of what I see on screen.   I have left my previous attempts at using EXPECT/SEND in place but commented out.

Bryan


On 22 January 2018 at 17:59, Paul Koning <paulkoning at comcast.net<mailto:paulkoning at comcast.net>> wrote:


> On Jan 22, 2018, at 11:57 AM, Bryan Davies <bryan.e.davies at gmail.com<mailto:bryan.e.davies at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Thank you Paul.
>
> I now have V4 of Simh and V10.1 of RSTS so at least I'm up to date!
>
> The date/time registers worked.   Unfortunately, the start process is still getting stuck; now at the 'Start timesharing? <Yes>' prompt.   My system doesn't have the 10 second timeout you describe here, although it DOES have one on the later 'Proceed with system startup" prompt.
>
> I have a vague memory (it's been 30 years!) of an auto restart flag in the switch register & I'm wondering if you know about this.   Or maybe the problem is elsewhere.
>
> I'd be grateful for any more ideas you have on the subject.
>
> Bryan

That's curious.  Could you send me the SIMH configuration and the actual output from your test run?

        paul


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