Other RT-11 boots

From: Megan <mbg_at_world.std.com>
Date: Fri Apr 30 16:48:10 1999

>Ok, and putting what I believe are 2 and 2 together,

>In a previous message I listed the contents of a two disk set that claims
>to be RT-11V2C. On those disks were files of the form:
> xxMNTFB.sys
>So to create a bootable volume, you find the one for your device, then
>copy it using PIP onto freshly formatted media as MONITR.SYS and then
>write the boot block using /U. Am I close?

"By George, I think he's got it..."

I seem to remember that you don't even have to rename the file
to MONITR.SYS, but that's typically what we did.

                                        Megan Gentry
                                        Former RT-11 Developer

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