14 Nov
2015
14 Nov
'15
3:56 p.m.
I am of the opinion that RT,RSX M & D etc could be dealt with in exactly
the same way as the very successful OpenVMS Hobbyists program.
Its free but you need to be a member of a recognized group. In my
case HPUG. I'm also classed as a HP pensioner due to my DEC service.
One thing that has always interested me was could you build the next
generation of PDP-11.'s
I have an example of an 11/94 which was pretty much the end of the line.
So no DEC CPU parts allowed.
DEC form factor boards and connectors,
No Mentec boards
Physical Q-Bus
No Emulations - Runs say RT native.
Rod Smallwood
On 14/11/15 23:23, Mark J. Blair wrote:
I have no interest in causing any deliberate harm to
whoever may hold the rights to RT-11, but I am curious about whether the rights holder has
shown any interest in preserving old RT-11 code and documentation that has no current
commercial value. I would very much hate to see such stuff lost forever, and strongly feel
that it should be preserved now to ensure that it will still exist at some future time
when it either passes into public domain or becomes legally owned by somebody interested
in preserving it.