19 May
2001
19 May
'01
5:41 a.m.
Anyone have any advice on where I can obtain a copy of
RSTS/E that's more
recent then 7.0? I've got a 7.0 system running, but am really missing DCL
:-(
I've heard there's a hobbyist license for old DEC stuff, but haven't been
able to find too much useful information on it.
I'm almost desperate to re-live my college 11/70 experience :-)
The existing hobbyist license only covers using the OS's under Bob Supnik's
emulators. The following is the segment of the license that shows what
versions of the OS and layered products are covered under the license. The
trick if finding copys.
"Whereas, MENTEC owns the rights to the following PDP-11 Operating Systems
and associated layered products (RT-11 V5.3 or prior, RSTS/E V9.6 or prior,
RSX-11M V4.3 or prior, RSX-11M PLUS V3.0 or prior) (SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY)
and is prepared to grant a non-exclusive license to use such SOFTWARE
TECHNOLOGY for personal, non-commercial purposes;"
Remember, copies of the software can ONLY LEGALLY be run under Bob Supnik's
PDP-11 emulator. You can't run them on any other emulator, OR on real
hardware!
Having said that I'm afraid I don't know where you can get a version of
RSTS/E newer than V7, I really wish I did.
Zane
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