17 Nov
2022
17 Nov
'22
9:23 p.m.
G'day Jay -
- You mention that the emulator combines "the
SimH project structure"
with Wild Hare's commercial code. I take this to mean that the emulator
is an extension of simh to support the listed DG processors and
devices. Can you clarify which version (and ideally commit id) of simh
is this based on?
OpenSimH rev 4, simh git commit id: 009d748a
- I noticed that the license document available on the
dgbeta
<http://www.novasareforever.org/dgbeta/> page only covers the legacy
software produced by DG. Given the inclusion of commercial code in the
simh executables, can you clarify what license the emulator binaries are
released under? (Ideally this would be published along side the legacy
license text).
The standard SimH structure is used and its license is honored.
- Do you envision at some point publishing the simh emulator changes as
a pull request to the simh project (presumably under the simh license)?
The new Nova and Eclipse emulator, along with the commercial components,
will become part of the standard OpenSimH project and its license.
Again, thank you for your efforts here. It's
great to see this software
opened up to hobbyist use.
--Jay
On 11/10/2022 5:47 PM, Bruce Ray via cctalk wrote:
>
> Wild Hare Computer Systems is pleased to announce the public beta
> release of its Data General Nova and Eclipse emulator.
>
> This emulator allows the full range of DG 16-bit Nova and Eclipse
> computer software to run on Microsoft Windows and Linux platforms, and
> will become a major part of Wild Hare's increased efforts to preserve
> Data General's significant contributions to computer history.
>
> The emulator combines portions of Wild Hare's commercial products with
> the SimH project structure to create a single emulator for the 16-bit
> Nova and Eclipse computers. The program supports a wide range of
> features, including:
>
> Processors:
>
> unmapped Nova, SuperNova, Nova 1200, Nova 800, Nova 2, Nova 3, Nova 4
> mapped Nova 840
> mapped Nova 3/D
> mapped Nova 4/X
> Eclipse S/130
> Eclipse S/140
> Eclipse S/150
> Eclipse S/120
> Eclipse Desktop Generation Model 20 and Model 30
>
>
> Peripherals:
>
> TTI/TTO primary console (TeleType) input/output
> RTC real-time clock
> TTI1/TTO1 secondary console (TeleType) input/output
> PTR paper tape reader
> PTP paper tape punch
> PLT plotter
> LPT line printer
> MTA mag tape unit
> DSK fixed-head disks
> DKP moving head disks
> DEP Desktop Generation disks
> DZP popular "Zebra" moving head disks
> QTY 4060 "Quad" asynchronous multiplexers
> ALM 4255 Asynchronous Line Multiplexers
>
>
> Software:
>
> Operating Systems
>
> DOS Novas (first DOS written for Nova)
> URDOS RDOS for Novas and Eclipses (in unmapped mode)
> MRDOS RDOS for Mapped Nova 840
> NRDOS RDOS for Mapped Nova 3/D and Nova 4/X
> ZRDOS RDOS for Mapped Eclipses
> MP/OS Nova 4
> DG/RDOS Eclipses
> AOS Eclipses
> MP/AOS Eclipses
>
> Languages
>
> ASM (Assembler)
> MAC (Macro Assembler)
> ALGOL
> DG/L
> FORTRAN 4
> FORTRAN 5
> FORTRAN 77
> Extended BASIC
> Business BASIC
> MP Pascal
> SP Pascal
> COBOL
> Interactive COBOL (ICOBOL)
> PL/1
> RPG II
> IDEA
> INFOS II
> CEO
>
> Prior Data General knowledge is beneficial to using the emulator and
> corresponding DG software. For convenience, Wild Hare has created
> container files of pre-configured operating system environments and
> their corresponding languages to minimize the time needed to enjoy the
> full DG "experience".
>
> This "beta-level" software release is intended to gather user feedback
> to help guide future product development. Bug reports, comments,
> suggestions, ridicule and giggles can be sent to
> beta(a)WildHareComputers.com.
>
> Further information is contained in the emulator beta release web page:
>
> www.NovasAreForever.org/dgbeta
>
>
>
> Bruce Ray
> Wild Hare Computer Systems, Inc.
> Denver, Colorado USA
> bkr(a)WildHareComputers.com
>
> ...preserving the Data General legacy: www.NovasAreForever.org