Installing an operating system on an 11/83

[Rod Smallwood]

On 22/02/2022 02:35, Chris Zach via cctalk wrote:
>>    It has a KDJ-11B, 2mB PMI memory, an RQDX3 with an RX50 attached,
>>
>> Plus a CMD CQD 220A Disk controller with a digital RH18A 2Gig SCSI 
>> drive attached.
>
> Hm, that's an interesting setup. If it has two MCSP controllers then 
> one of them is at an alternate address. I never really worked out how 
> to run a system with an RQDX3+Second controller to get the floppies 
> working and the hard disk working so hm.
>
> That said, one option is to find a friendly person, send them an RD54 
> and have them copy a sysgen onto it. Another option is to get one of 
> Dave G's MFM emulators, download an RD54 image of the OS in question, 
> transfer it to the real disk then go. Or just plug Dave's emulator 
> into the 11/83 and run with it.
>
> Yeah, that's a simple option.
>
> For myself I run a 600mb ESDI drive on an MTI controller that I built 
> off an RL02 image which I uploaded via serial link to a real RL02. To 
> keep me from doing this again I backed up my system to a TK70, and 
> have the BRU boot floppy set up on an RX01. Simple restores are nice.
>
> C


Yes that's right they are at different addresses as per the manual

Rod