Could you please invite me to the discord channel "minicomputers"?
Thanks! Ulli Am Sa., 5. Aug. 2023 um 06:08 Uhr schrieb Chris Zach via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org>: > Ok, I took pictures of some of the disks and posted it on the discord > channel minicomputers. I'm curious to see if RSTS/E loads, it might need > an RD52 or 53 drive in order to work. I can drag out an RD54 and > format/test/give it a shot here but the only other drives I have right > now are RD50 and 51's. > > C > > On 8/4/2023 3:38 PM, Hans-Ulrich Hölscher via cctalk wrote: > > Chris, > > > > Thanks for your kind offer to re-image the third floppy! > > May I politely repeat Mattis' request to scan the disk labels? > > I'm especially interested in the DEC order numbers (like "BL-XXXXX-XX") > > that are printed on them - I use them as the primary key in my DECdoc > > database. > > The floppy names (e.g. "ROOT #1") are very useful/important sometimes, > too. > > > > Thank you again for your understanding and willingness to help! > > > > Ulli > > > > > > Am Fr., 4. Aug. 2023 um 20:49 Uhr schrieb Christopher Zach via cctalk < > > cctalk@classiccmp.org>: > > > >> Thank you I will rescan the third disk. > >> > >> On August 4, 2023 12:33:31 PM EDT, "Hans-Ulrich Hölscher via cctalk" < > >> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >>> I did some testing on the image sets using simh. > >>> I had to prepare the images first using lbn2rx50 > >>> <http://www.chdickman.com/pdp11/>, because simh expects them to be in > >>> logical order. > >>> Results: > >>> ULTRIX-11 V3.0: All images good > >>> MicroRSTS V2.1: The third image throws an error: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> *sim> ATT RQ2 RSTS21-3.RX5%SIM-INFO: RQ2: 'RSTS21-3.RX5' Contains a > RSTS > >>> File system%SIM-INFO: RQ2: Pack ID: MICR3 Revision Level: 1.2 Pack > >>> Clustersize: 1%SIM-INFO: RQ2: Last Unallocated Sector In File System: > >>> 799sim> c?Error opening Backup set?Device hung or write lockedMount > volume > >>> 3 on device _DU2:Press RETURN when ready:* > >>> > >>> MicroRSX V2.1: Have not found out yet which one of the images is the > one > >> to > >>> start with. Is the image set complete? > >>> I thought that RSX4-I.IMG <https://www.crystel.com/pdp/os/RSX4-I.IMG> > was > >>> the one (with an I instead of a 1), but all I got was: > >>> *Trap stack push abort, PC: 000014 (000040)* > >>> Maybe that image is bad, too ... > >>> > >>> Ulli > >>> > >>> Am Do., 27. Juli 2023 um 00:55 Uhr schrieb Chris Zach via cctalk < > >>> cctalk@classiccmp.org>: > >>> > >>>> Ok, files are up on https://www.crystel.com/pdp/os and > >>>> https://www.crystel.com/pro350 > >>>> > >>>> MicroRSX, Ultrix11, MicroRSTS/E, and um spss > >>>> > >>>> On 7/26/2023 1:51 PM, Mark Matlock via cctalk wrote: > >>>>> Chris, > >>>>> I would be interested in getting a copy of the SSPS/X software > for > >>>> POS. I have a manual for SPSS/11 and would love to try to get the > >> software > >>>> running under RSX11M+ if possible. > >>>>> Thanks, > >>>>> Mark > >>>>> > >>>>>> On Jul 26, 2023, at 12:00 PM, cctalk-requ...@classiccmp.org wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> From: Chris Zach <c...@alembic.crystel.com <mailto: > >> c...@alembic.crystel.com > >>>>>> Subject: [cctalk] Old Professional/350 software, any of this out > >> there > >>>>>> Date: July 26, 2023 at 9:30:10 AM CDT > >>>>>> To: CCTalk mailing list <cctalk@classiccmp.org <mailto: > >>>> cctalk@classiccmp.org>> > >>>>>> Reply-To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" < > >>>> cctalk@classiccmp.org <mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Starting to go through my boxes of POS stuff. I know of course that > >> 3.2 > >>>> is out there (minus the Pro/Communications option which has a bad disk > >> in > >>>> the distro) however are these disks out there now? > >>>>>> Pro/Venix 1.0 on floppies > >>>>>> POS V2.0a on floppies > >>>>>> > >>>>>> POS version 1.5 (with test diskette, maintenance application, a > thing > >>>> called Pro/Pre labelled "Diskette system", system overview and > >> instruction > >>>> disks) > >>>>>> POS V1.7 (I have that here somewhere) > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Pro/Basic Version 1.0 and 1.2 > >>>>>> > >>>>>> SPSS/X For Professional (this is a really interesting one, anyone > >> heard > >>>> of this?) > >>>>>> If so let me know and I won't copy them. If not I'll go over to the > >>>> mighty Deskpro/XE and start sucking the data off for archives.... > >>>>>> Thanks! > >>>>>> Chris > >>>>>> (Hoping to find old drivers or scaffolding or something that will > >> give > >>>> me a hint into how DEC ported POS) > >>>> >
