RSTS-11 distribution? - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

13 Jul 2009

I would be most grateful for any RSTS-11 version V4 or earlier.  The
RSTSV4A disk at rsts.org does work, but I am after a distribution to
construct an equivalent.  

I have located tape image files that should contain the distribution,
but the tapes are not directly bootable, and I don't know how to get
them to play nice with E11 or simh (I have tried both).  Once I get a
prepared Rk05 disk under the simulators, I can get the disk image onto
the real disk.

As I mentioned, I want to learn the black art of running my old machine
using the distributions that were from the same era (1970 - 1974).

Thanks!

On Mon Jul 13 10:15:52 CDT 2009, Zane H. Healy wrote:

...
 At 7:59 PM -0600 7/12/09, B M wrote:
>I am looking for RSTS-11 circa 1972 to install on my PDP-11/10
>machine.  I am more interested in a "historically correct" rather than
>"more useable" system.
>
>I have a PDP-11/10 with 32kw core memory and an RK05 disk drive.  My
>goal is to load RSTS-11 on this machine.  I have scoured the internet,
>including rsts.org and Bitsavers, but I have not come up with an
>installable distribution. 
...
  What version are you looking for?  You've searched
more places that I 
 was aware of.  I'd not heard of rsts.org, and I don't have anything 
 older than what is at those locations.

 Zane

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