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From: Jerome Fine [mailto:jhfine@idirect.com]
Without the name of the actual hard drive (RD53,RD54?,
etc.?) it is
difficult to help. PLUS, I don't have any idea of what RSX-11
consists of internally.
I *think* it's an RD53. I have never seen one before, but that's what I
believe it to be. It's not an RD54... smaller than that.
However, what you suggest can easily be done with the
current hardware
if you just use RT-11 and boot from a floppy on the RX50
drive!!!!!!!!!
That would be my first thought, except that I have nothing that will boot
any PDP except for that disk. :) Of course, if anyone can supply media for
RSX-11, RT-11, RSTS/E or something else, that would be an option.
It is my understanding that RSX (except possibly RSX-11S) uses
FILES-11/ODS1, to which I have recently acquired the specification.
If that is OK, I can tell you exactly what to do if
you tell
me exactly
what bits you want to change - which block on which hard
drive and to what.
The latter will require someone who knows RSX-11. I have no clue at
all about what you need to change. But it might be as simple
as a start-up
command file and changing the text - if you know where to find it or
what the name is.
That is my thought. Either a startup command file, or a UAF file.
Suggestion! If you do this, start by placing the hard
drives in WRITE
PROTECT mode if that is possible!
It is, and I've made a habit of switching the write-protect button every
time I try something strange. Don't want to loose my only copy of the
system software.
Regards,
Chris
Christopher Smith, Perl Developer
Amdocs - Champaign, IL
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