PDP-10 Emulators (was Re: Alpha AXP (was Re: MicroVAX 4000/VL C))

From: Douglas Quebbeman <dhquebbeman_at_theestopinalgroup.com>
Date: Tue Feb 26 16:13:00 2002

> too bad, you're running TOPS-20. Certainly a fine operating system, I
> heard several really nice things about it, but I don't have any personal
> experience with it. Is it true there is an UNDELETE command that can be
> used until you PURGE or log out?

The KLH10 is an emulator, not real iron (and while the em is named KLH10,
the proper name for the emulated machine is "KN10").
 
> You don't possibly have a machine running TOPS-10? - It would be great
> fun to meet such a monitor again. I _loved_ that reply when you said
> /M/P to FILDDT: "[patching the running monitor]" - try that with any
> machine today!

Dan does indeed have a KS10 (or two?), but I think he's still having
trouble getting it properly operational.

OTOH, he's had TOPS-10 up on the TS10 em before, and I thought Zane
Healy was doing likewise. And I'll have one of the -10 ems up for
my historical simulation of the IU Computing Network, but not for a
year or so...

> Etc., etc... - If I only had more time, I'd really need one of those
> emulators!

Once you get the emulator build done and the DEC tape images downloaded,
it takes less than an hour to install TOPS-10 7.03... well, a little
longer to get *all* the cusps and product set stuff loaded...

-dq
Received on Tue Feb 26 2002 - 16:13:00 GMT