cctalk Digest, Vol 89, Issue 21

[Rod Smallwood]

On 22/02/2022 23:16, Glen Slick via cctalk wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 22, 2022 at 2:20 PM Rod Smallwood via cctalk
> <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
>> I'm sure that will work. Unfortunatly dd is a linux command.
>>
>> I only have windows PC's.
>>
> You never answered if you have a SCSI controller in your PC, or have
> the ability to add a SCSI controller to your PC. If you don't, the
> whole discussion of using 'dd' or equivalent is moo.
>
>
>> simH is highly complex and needs a lot of setup. ( I know - I tried -
>> total nightmare)
>>
> If you think setting up and using SIMH is highly complex, wait until
> you find out how complex setting up and using real PDP-11 hardware is.
>
>
>> It does not have support for the CMD CDD 220 SCSI controller and a RH-18A
>>
> Huh? SIMH emulates MSCP controllers and attached disks of arbitrary
> size just fine.

PDP hardware setup ? Well I worked for digital between 1975 and 1985.

R