8 Sep
2014
8 Sep
'14
5:52 p.m.
On Sep 8, 2014, at 7:19 PM, Ethan Dicks <ethan.dicks at gmail.com> wrote:
On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 5:06 PM, Paul Koning
<paulkoning at comcast.net> wrote:
I?d have to look to be sure, but if it has the KL/DL style 4 CSR interface with ready and
IE, you?re probably just about there.
The terminal driver is on the V4 binary kit (since it is assembled at installation time to
customize for the actual hardware in use). Look for tt.mac. There?s a copy on Bitsavers:
http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/bits/DEC/pdp11/dectape/rsts/v4a-12/
The same goes for the disk drivers, those are in dk.mac. I don?t remember the RKV11 but
if its CSRs are basically like those of the RK11 it is likely to work.
And since the sources for those critical drivers are available, even if tweaking is
required that should be doable. SIMH would be a way to test it.
paul
RSTS/11 runs on 16 bit (no MMU) PDP-11 Unibus
machines. For example, it works on an 11/20. I suppose it could be ported to an 11/03 if
you had the source code (and a DOS system on which to build it). But I don?t believe it
would run as-is. There?s also the issue of terminal interfaces: RSTS/11 only supports DL
interfaces (single line interfaces). And only old small disk drives (RC, RF, RK,
RP02/03). And it?s Basic-Plus only, no other languages.
Would that include the DLV11J or just (a bunch of) DLV11-E? Sounds
like the RKV11 is in play then.