resurrecting a PDP-11/10

From: Jonathan Engdahl <j.r.engdahl_at_adelphia.net>
Date: Mon Feb 24 22:55:01 2003

I have used VTserver with the included standalone "copy" program to copy an
RT-11 disk image onto a cold machine. You can use simh or E11 to prepare the
image and check it out. I have also loaded XXDP into a disk the same way. I
think for XXDP, I used E11 to prepare a floppy image, then VTserver and
"copy" to put it onto an 8" floppy.

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Jonathan Engdahl
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"The things which are seen are temporary,
 but the things which are not seen are eternal."  II Cor. 4:18
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ethan Dicks" <erd_6502_at_yahoo.com>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 4:26 PM
Subject: Re: resurrecting a PDP-11/10
> --- Fred Flintstone <iamvirtual_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
> > I have a PDP-11/10 (a.k.a PDP-11/05) which I am attempting to bring back
> > to life....
> > My question is, what am I looking for in order to load RT-11?  Is RT-11
> > easier to install via tape, or am I looking for a bootable disk pack?
>
> I have personally only seen RT-11 distributed on disk - RX01 and RK05
> for older versions (v4 and older); RX02, RX50 and RL02 for newer
> versions (v5.x)
>
> > At this point, I am not looking for specifics, I need to know what is
the
> > general means to bootstrap RT-11 onto a PDP-11.  This exercise is a
> > precursor to getting a PDP-11/20 up and running.
>
> Typically, you need the device-specific bootstrap for your bootable
> medium (tape, disk, or whatever)... In the case of an RX01, it's
> a few dozen instructions.  In the case of the RK05, it's very few.
>
> > I would also like to know if one of the PDP-11 emulators would assist me
> > to learn what I need to do in terms of bootstrapping a system.
>
> Yes.  E-11 or SIMH would help you practice what's required.  For the
> full experience, you'd need a container file with the desired files
> in the intended format.  the RT-11 distros that are out there for SIMH
> are disk image files - 1.6MB (RK05) in the case of v4, and 10MB (RL02)
> in the case of v5.3.  Not sure what you'd do about a tape for your
> TS03.
>
> What disk devices do you have for your 11/10?  Just the RK05?  One
> drive or multiple?
>
> -ethan

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