Hey gang,
I just got my MicroPDP-11/73 running this morning! It works quite well it
seems.
'RSX-11M-PLUS v3.0 BL24D 512.KW SYSTEM:"GOOFY "' is the introductory
line.
Regarding documentation: I have a full set of RSX-11M (non-Plus) manuals
for version 4.2 plus a small Pocket Reference for RSX-11M (non-Plus) ver.
3.1. How close is the RSX-11M-non-Plus 4.2 manuals to RSX-11M+ ver 3.0?
I have absolutely no hardware docs though :(, so I have to depend upon
Sunsite, etc. and you folks.
Anyway, next task is how to get past the user name and password problem.
There recently was a discussion here regarding breaking into an MVII
running VMS. (Watch for a future msg regarding my unsuccessful attempt at
running up my MVII this morning)
Can anybody describe a way to do this under RSX-11M+ v3.0? Of course, there
*may* be something about this in my RSX-11M manuals but please suggest
about which volume! It will take some time for me to get used to where
stuff is in that 'Orange Wall'. VMS and RT-11 are also OSes I will likely
get into and I have most of a 'Grey Wall' for VMS 5.4 and all of RT-11 4.2.
And I need to get back into the IBM 9370 'Wall' sometime too. Sheesh, wish
I had a photographic verbal memory or even something close!
I'm using this PeeCee as a terminal. The simple communications program I
use can capture all text sent from/to the uPDP. After I type-in the time
and date the remains of a rather long script is run and the '>' prompt is
all I get after the dust settles. No users are logged-in and I believe MCR
is the CLI running.
If anybody wants I can email an attached text file of the text lines
displayed while the machine is starting up and running the script. This
should show all the script contents as they're run. I shouldn't post it
here unless a big bunch of folks want to see it. Perhaps I could be
enlightened as to what all is going on while those 80-90 or so lines are
scrolling up the screen.
It has an earlier model processor module: KDJ11-AB (M8192-YB). So I don't
have the fancy bootROM the newer models have as mentioned in the Micronotes
Tim Shoppa pointed us to a day or two ago. Therefore, it is stone quiet
until RSX is started from the disk. Had me wondering if this machine was
dead until I found the correct one of the eight terminal ports and the
right baudrate :)
It has a Syquest cartridge drive. I know absolutely nothing about Syquest
except what I've recently seen here (they're now a dead company somebody
said.) The drive is a model SQ 312RD. Anybody fill me in on the specs, etc?
Carts available???
Any other tape/cartridge drive available I should replace this with? I have
an Emulex TC02 controller in this box, no tape drive at all though. Don't
even know if the Emulex board works as there's no cartridge to try the
Syquest with. Is there a Pertec-formatted tape drive which can hang off the
Emulex which is half-height, 5.25" form (to replace the Syquest)? Software
drivers??
I have no other way to back the system up at this time (floppies are
probably out of the question because of quantity needed and huge PITA-factor)
Yes, as I mentioned some months ago, I would be asking 'newbie' questions
about some of this load of DEC gear I got. So here I go . . . more
questions to come on this and other stuff as I get time. . .
Thanks much, Chris
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Christian Fandt, Electronic/Electrical Historian
Jamestown, NY USA cfandt_at_netsync.net
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Received on Tue Nov 17 1998 - 13:36:31 GMT