Like a kid with a new toy - SV650.org

timwilky · 02-05-08, 02:56 PM

There was me trawling computer porn on t'internet and I stumbled upon SIMH.

A VAX emulator. Now I spent 15 years using VAX computers. Next think I knew, I had downloaded/installed the software. Bought a VMS (operating system) distribution for about £13 and another £53 for the license.

It will be good to try to remember what I used to do.

02-05-08, 03:46 PM

huh ??

Luckypants · 02-05-08, 03:49 PM

Pah! VAX! PDP-11's was where it was at fella!

VMS, now there's a blast from the past! If you remember any of it Tim, I'll be mighty impressed.

timwilky · 02-05-08, 04:01 PM

The SIMH emulator stuff also provides a number of old processors

Data General Nova, Eclipse
Digital Equipment Corporation PDP-1, PDP-4, PDP-7, PDP-8, PDP-9, PDP-10, PDP-11, PDP-15, VAX
GRI Corporation GRI-909
IBM 1401, 1620, 1130, 7090/7094, System 3
Interdata (Perkin-Elmer) 16b and 32b systems
Hewlett-Packard 2114, 2115, 2116, 2100, 21MX
Honeywell H316/H516
MITS Altair 8800, with both 8080 and Z80
Royal-Mcbee LGP-30, LGP-21
Scientific Data Systems SDS 940

I am also tempted to run a PDP-11 with either

RT-11 V5.3 for the PDP-11 (under license provided by Mentec Corporation).
RSTS/E V7 distribution system and RSTS/E prebuilt system for the PDP-11 (under license provided by Mentec Corporation).

SoulKiss · 02-05-08, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luckypants

Pah! VAX! PDP-11's was where it was at fella!

VMS, now there's a blast from the past! If you remember any of it Tim, I'll be mighty impressed.

One of my ex-Bosses had a PDP-11 unser his stairs

Aparently he just left it there when he moved house

Bluepete · 02-05-08, 04:04 PM

That's soooo far over my head, its just made orbit!

timwilky · 02-05-08, 04:07 PM

Serious geekdom, for those of a certain age

02-05-08, 04:08 PM

http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/image...V20493825_.jpg

timwilky · 02-05-08, 04:10 PM

Oi Hovis. you are such a Deputy Doofy

02-05-08, 05:03 PM

Pah! If VMS is so good, why doesn't anyone use it anymore? I used it for three years at college and couldn't stand it. I was much more of a Unix geek (still am, and typing this on a Unix system - OS X)

02-05-08, 02:56 PM	#1
timwilky Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Not in Yorkshire. (Thank God) Posts: 4,116	Like a kid with a new toy There was me trawling computer porn on t'internet and I stumbled upon SIMH. A VAX emulator. Now I spent 15 years using VAX computers. Next think I knew, I had downloaded/installed the software. Bought a VMS (operating system) distribution for about £13 and another £53 for the license. It will be good to try to remember what I used to do. __________________ Not Grumpy, opinionated.

02-05-08, 03:46 PM	#2
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02-05-08, 03:49 PM	#3
Luckypants Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Nr Ruthin Posts: 7,079	Re: Like a kid with a new toy Pah! VAX! PDP-11's was where it was at fella! VMS, now there's a blast from the past! If you remember any of it Tim, I'll be mighty impressed. __________________ "Your Viffer sounds like it is raising hell! Spot on." - Witchery 17/4/08 Snow Plough Appreciation Society - Member #3

02-05-08, 04:01 PM	#4
timwilky Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Not in Yorkshire. (Thank God) Posts: 4,116	Re: Like a kid with a new toy The SIMH emulator stuff also provides a number of old processors Data General Nova, Eclipse Digital Equipment Corporation PDP-1, PDP-4, PDP-7, PDP-8, PDP-9, PDP-10, PDP-11, PDP-15, VAX GRI Corporation GRI-909 IBM 1401, 1620, 1130, 7090/7094, System 3 Interdata (Perkin-Elmer) 16b and 32b systems Hewlett-Packard 2114, 2115, 2116, 2100, 21MX Honeywell H316/H516 MITS Altair 8800, with both 8080 and Z80 Royal-Mcbee LGP-30, LGP-21 Scientific Data Systems SDS 940 I am also tempted to run a PDP-11 with either RT-11 V5.3 for the PDP-11 (under license provided by Mentec Corporation). RSTS/E V7 distribution system and RSTS/E prebuilt system for the PDP-11 (under license provided by Mentec Corporation). __________________ Not Grumpy, opinionated. Last edited by timwilky; 02-05-08 at 04:04 PM.

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02-05-08, 04:07 PM	#7
timwilky Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Not in Yorkshire. (Thank God) Posts: 4,116	Re: Like a kid with a new toy Serious geekdom, for those of a certain age __________________ Not Grumpy, opinionated.

02-05-08, 04:08 PM	#8
hovis Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Like a kid with a new toy http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/image...V20493825_.jpg

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02-05-08, 05:03 PM	#10
wyrdness Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Like a kid with a new toy Pah! If VMS is so good, why doesn't anyone use it anymore? I used it for three years at college and couldn't stand it. I was much more of a Unix geek (still am, and typing this on a Unix system - OS X)