On Fri, Jun 2, 2017 at 11:12 AM, Guy Sotomayor Jr via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > My setup is an 11/70 running BSD 2.11. I “dd” the RL pack to a file on > one of the file systems (I have the equivalent of 4 RP06 drives) and then > ftp it to where I want it (since the 11/70 is on my network…actually at one > point it was on the internet where anybody could log-in). I can also do > that with RK05’s and RX02’s. ;-)
If I had a large setup like that, I would totally do it that way. If I could get the DWBUA working in my 8300 and add the DEBNT, I might use that rig (with various Unibus interfaces). What I have handy is a Qbus KDF11-based box and some smallish Unibus hardware (BA11-L with either KD11-D or KD11-E). Disk is no problem on the MicroPDP, but I don't really have a lot of Unibus disk larger than RL02. This is why I'm looking at faster alternatives to vtserver. Something that fits on a floppy or TU58 image and has a total in-memory footprint of 56Kbytes is fantastic, but something that fits in 248kbytes is essential. I have a number of DR11-C and DRV11 modules, so that's a totally viable method. I am not blessed with an abundance of Ethernet in my DEC collection. -ethan