Re: [Simh] VAX DZ terminal controller unit?

2011-05-19 Thread David Holland
If all you're wanting to do is simply telnet into the VAX... Assuming a recent Linux kernel Bridge devices, and veth type devices will work wonders to get the VAX on the LAN. See: http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.simh/420 (or search the archives) As a good starting point Ob

Re: [Simh] Alpha simulator performance

2012-04-21 Thread David Holland
On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 6:47 PM, Sergey Oboguev wrote: >> While we're in "wish list" mode, I'd like to see SimH emulate Alpha or >> Itanium, >> >>so I could use it to run  newer versions of OpenVMS than 7.3. There are free >>versions of commercial Alpha emulators available, but they only run on W

Re: [Simh] Unable to telnet to other hosts

2013-11-07 Thread David Holland
The error implies he doesn't have a local hosts database file. This is what's on one of my systems: $ show log TCPIP$HOST "TCPIP$HOST" = "SYS$COMMON:[SYSEXE]TCPIP$HOST.DAT;1" (LNM$SYSTEM_TABLE) $ type TCPIP$HOST 127.0.0.1 LOCALHOST I *think* running @SYS$MANAGER:TCPIP$CONFIG and configuri

Re: [Simh] Off topic: ULTRIX question

2015-07-12 Thread David Holland
Has Oracle changed its position with regards to patch availability for the freely available downloads of Solaris x86? Last I heard, patches were not available with out a support contract. ( Granted, HP is no better with its position towards VMS patches, but at least (last I checked) VMS wasn't te

Re: [Simh] Thoughts on combining individual scanned pages

2016-05-06 Thread David Holland
tiffcp works much better for myself as well, and gives me (relatively) complete control over the process with a reasonably straight forward command line. I scan at 300 & sometimes 600dpi. ImageMagick likes to run out of memory at those resolutions. 14 TIF Files: 6600x5100+0+0 1-bit Bilevel Gray

Re: [Simh] RT-11 source

2016-10-26 Thread David Holland
(Not that I can add much to the thread.) Other than the Minix, and split I/D discussion tickled an old memory.. I'd say it depends on the the version of Minix. My Google Foo Finds these two threads (quickly) WRT Minix & split I/D. http://www.verycomputer.com/79_f57ba779880523a6_1.htm https://

[Simh] Networking Tricks...

2010-10-04 Thread David Holland
I stumbled across a vaguely useful trick to do my SIMH network, that, doesn't involve a 2nd physical network interface, nor does it involve a 2nd level user-land process. (aka: taptap) # ip link add name veth0 type veth peer name veth1 # ifconfig veth0 up # ifconfig veth1 up And the following in

Re: [Simh] Networking Tricks...

2010-10-04 Thread David Holland
Ubuntu: Linux crusader 2.6.31-22-generic #65-Ubuntu SMP Thu Sep 16 15:48:58 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux FC13: Linux cleric.somedomain.dom 2.6.34.7-56.fc13.i686.PAE #1 SMP Wed Sep 15 03:27:15 UTC 2010 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux They're both stock distro kernels, I've not tweaked anything. I would think

[Simh] Automatic VAX Shutdown

2010-11-12 Thread David Holland
login password in an expect script, and that I'd rather not do. And most of the other "obvious" methods using SSH keys fail the "house of cards" test. Thanks, David Holland ___ Simh mailing list Simh@trailing-edge.com http://mai