>Someone on comp.os.cpm wanted to fiddle with the Alcyon C compiler
>and asked if there is a simulation of CP/M-68K running under Unix.
>
>After a bit of digging, I couldn't find one, which was surprising.
>
>Does one exist? There are a few simulated 68K systems in MESS, but
>none of them ran CP/M. It looks like a SAGE II simulation could be added
>since the software and docs appear to be out there (doesn't look like
>the SAGE IV boot prom has been dumped)
>
>
I have a working Sage IV and would be glad to help with a simulation project by providing boot prom dumps, docs, etc.
david.
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Hi
Yes I got past that afer a bit of trying.
I have both Ricoh and ASUS DVD and CD R/RW Drives
I had to change the extension from .img to .nrg as raw data or not
Nero would not look at either of my drives as .img is not supported.
It asks about block sizes around 2k. VMS CD are 512.
My first attempt did not boot. I'll try again to-night
Rod
-----Original Message-----
From: cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Antonio Carlini
Sent: 14 June 2007 08:41
To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'
Subject: RE: Boot CD - The last LAP
Rod Smallwood wrote:
> 2. Nero and imgBurn wont read the image file.
I'm sure I used Nero when I did this. I'm also sure that if ImgBurn
("Image Burn") cannot do it then it should be renamed :-)
I think the sequence with Nero is something like:
Start->Programs->wherever Nero Burning ROM lives
Cancel the initial screen that helps you determine whether you are
burning a CD or DVD or whatever
Recorder->Burn Image
Select "All Files" (make sure yours is called .img or .bin)
On the "Foreign Image Settings" leave it as "Data Mode 1" and tick
"Raw Data"
Try a CD-RW until you find the right incantation.
I would download one of the Freeware CDs from the HP VMS website and try
that image, so at least you know you have a good ODS-2 image at the
start.
An RRD42 will not (IIRC) cope with a CD-RW ... so you may need to use
the Yamaha to start with (assuming it will).
Antonio
I have heard of success using BurnAtOnce. It seems to be free and is
based around known-good UNIX tools (runs on Windows), and so it should
handle odd filesystems just fine (you may need to rename your image
>from .odsimg or whatever you call it to .iso for the burning run).
What is cygwin ?
-----Original Message-----
From: cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Patrick Finnegan
Sent: 14 June 2007 16:27
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Boot CD - The last LAP
On Thursday 14 June 2007 00:42, Rod Smallwood wrote:
> 4. Suggection for a ROM burning program that:
>
> a) Will run under Windows 2000
>
> b) Produce a cd that is Bootable on a VAX
> 4000/200 or 300.
Use cdrecord.
There's a cdrecord that runs inside of cygwin on windows...
http://smithii.com/cdrtools
(None of that GUI crap or trademark Windows "helpfulness" to get int the
way).
Pat
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Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 14:31:38 -0400
From: "Ethan Dicks" <ethan.dicks at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Boot CD - The last LAP
On 6/14/07, Antonio Carlini <arcarlini at iee.org> wrote:
>> Ethan Dicks wrote:
>>> The joy of operating systems with enforced filename extensions. :-P
>> To be fair, this is Nero assuming or enforcing! I can usually override
>> Windows' defaults.
>Strictly speaking, yes... but extension rigidity is a Windows mentality.
<snip>
--------------------------------
Well, I don't find it rigid at all; in fact, I find being able to associate a file
with the program that I normally want to process it, with the option to use a
different one when I have the need, to be a very convenient feature indeed.
mike
VCF East 4 was nostalgia writ large. Chuck Peddle entertained all. A true
pioneer. And other presenters - collecting and CP/M history -> warmed the
cockels of my heart; the historian in me. Kudos to all who put VCF East 4 on
-> a computer faire that celebrates old computers. May they never die.
[ Have to add this. I was in New York City after the Faire and had the most
wonderful dinner at Cosette, a French bistro on 33rd Street. Magnifique! Off
topic but we all have to eat! ]
Retro computing forever!
Murray--
>Scarce (or maybe scarcer) than hen's teeth. It's basically a 1771
>wired to handle MFM codes. I've got a couple, believe it or not.
>It'd be interesting to see if the MB8866 is anything like that.
Unfortunately I didn't find any datasheet for it.
Anyone?
Thx.
Roberto
>From: Vincent Slyngstad
>
>A friend of mine who is a former DEC employee once told me a war story
>about being given a "prototype" terminal to take home. He said the PCBs
>were thin, and kind of flexible, like the cardboard sheets in the back of a
>tablet of paper, and the thing was very tempermental -- even after you got
>it working again the MTBF was in hours. He said he eventually threw the
>accursed thing away.
>
>I wonder if this is one of those?
>
> Vince
It definitely sounds like one of these, except that the guy said he
used this one for about 6 years. I have posted more pictures of this
odd terminal. The board in the back is warped and kinda flimsy
looking. Check out the pictures:
http://www.woffordwitch.com/ProtoVT50.asp
Ashley
http://www.woffordwitch.com
I've had no problems writing ISO image files using a piece of freeware
called "CDBurnerXP Pro"
>from this website http://www.cdburnerxp.se/
Despite the name it is claimed to work on Win 2k
(Though I'm not doing VMS images these days)
Dave.
>
>Subject: Re: Viatron System 21 on eBay (US only)
> From: James <james at machineroom.info>
> Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:43:19 +0100
> To: General at address.invalid, "Discussion at address.invalid":On-Topic Posts Only
> <cctech at classiccmp.org>
>
>Richard wrote:
>> In article <BAY107-F37BA11B5F1E742034FDEB4D8180 at phx.gbl>,
>> "John S" <john_a_s2004 at hotmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330130310578
>>>
>>> Obvious question - just what is a Viatron System 21? Hard to believe it is a
>>> computer, there is very little information on the web after a quick Google
>>> search.
>>
>> Dunno, but I'm not going to up against Al for it :-)
>
>Al, of course, has docs on line! (http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/viatron/)
>
>In summary, 16 bit CPU built from LSI/MOS parts, 4 or 8 K words core
>memory. Cool :-)
It's been 29 years since I've seen one. One of the LICA (LI computer assoc,
LI NY) had one and brought it in. Impressive for it's time when an AMD EV68
(6800 based single board system) was a very big deal.
Allison
