20 Jan
2007
20 Jan
'07
9:06 a.m.
the "easiest" way to get OS/278 to a DECmate
I
is by copying a boot floppy and putting it in the mail. Can anyone on
the list assist me with this?
I can make them and send them. I have most of the bits for a DECmate I
but not enough to be functional. I did make these images for people
but never heard back if they worked ok.
http://www.pdp8.net/images/images/os8/DECmate_I.shtml
They are also RX02 format which is what their machines seemed to be
set up for. Is yours set for RX02?
I can put these on floppies or if you know of a known good RX01/RX02
image for a DECmate I can use it.
One of my goals, BTW, is to snarfle off images of my
PDP-8
RX01 and RX02 disks for preservation and sharing. I have a few boxes
of disks from the 1978-1985 timeframe, up to the time I stopped using
a PDP-8 on a daily/weekly basis.
If your doing that the disks will be free. If you don't have a program
to dump I have one at
ftp://ftp.pdp8.net/software/dumprest/
which can dump RX01 and RX02 over the serial port. The code will
need to be modified to use the serial port on the DECmate. Kermit
source should show that. Mine makes image useable by SIMH which is the
same format they are on my website.
David Gesswein
http://www.pdp8.net/ -- Run an old computer with blinkenlights
Have any PDP-8 stuff you're willing to part with?