Welcome, Bob... you said:
At the end of the Spring 1982 semester, I spent a fair
amount of time
locating many source codes for all kinds of things & programs I had
written, programs my friends had written, and a lot of things I probably
wasn't supposed to have access to. I made a list, and prepared to make a
batch job to back it all up onto tape. My last night there, I submitted
the job, and one of the last things I did before leaving campus that
semester was go to the operator window to retrieve my backup tape. They
had it there, with a big note on it "DO NOT RETURN". It took a little
coaxing, but I finally got them to give it to me. I've still got this
tape, although I don't know if it is readable, or how I could get the
data off, or make use of it. I haven't seen any Cyber 170 simulators,
and don't expect to find one anytime soon.
Sorry to quash your expectations, but three full Cyber emulators are
under construction, with a few others on hold. We have successfully
deadstarted the very old Chippewa Operating System, and we're working
through the NOS 1.3 deadstart right now. Summer looks good...
And I can help you find someone who can read your tape for you,
either myself or one of the members of the team.
Regards,
-doug quebbeman
control freaks list owner