9 Oct
1998
9 Oct
'98
12:20 p.m.
David C. Jenner wrote:
There are several other possibilities. The last two of
these have
fairly liberal licensing restrictions (maybe none):
- HT-11, the Heathkit version of RT-11 (circa Version 2?), which, if
you can find a copy, might have less restrictive licensing than the
"real" RT-11.
On this it is my understanding that it was a fairly modified version of
RT-11, and it won't run on a "real" PDP-11.
- FORTH, which is available in several different
versions for a
minimal -11. From personal experience, however, I wouldn't want
to wish this on anybody but the most dedicated hackers. Perhaps
that describes well someone who is trying to use a small -11 now?
Interesting. I'd always only considered FORTH to be a language. So can it
provide a "OS" of sorts in the same sense that BASIC did on systems such as
the VIC-20 and C-64?
I took a quick look at the FORTH resources you listed, but they don't
really seem to have anything to do with PDP-11's. Is there a better place
to get information on it for the PDP-11? i.e. a DECUS directory in the
Sunsite archive?
Zane
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