Help getting BSD2.10 on a system without a 1600 BPI tape...

[Casey Leedom]

In article <1445 at ncsuvx.ncsu.edu> kdb at cscosl.ncsu.edu (Kevin D. Bond) writes:
> [Kevin has an 11/23+, but no 1600BPI tape drive to boot 2.10BSD with.]
> So the request is...  Can someone make me a bootable distribution on any
> of the following antique equipment...  RX01, RX02, RX50, RL01, RL02,
> RK05, or possibly, I can mail someone my RD52, and let them mail it back
> with an OS.  I really need just a bare minimum kernel, and then I can
> build things up over the ethernet.

  Sorry I'm not going to be able to offer to do this for you myself, but
my recommendation is that you go with the RD52 route you mentioned last.
It will be the easiest way to go for both you and the person who helps
you out.  The next easiest route would be to go for an RL01/02 assuming
you have one of those devices.  You will regret trying to do this via any
form of floppy media.

  However, the really nasty part of this is that none of it will do you
any good at all since the 11/23+ doesn't have split I&D if I remember
correctly (unfortunately I don't have my PDP book with me here).  If I'm
wrong about that, go ahead with your plans.  If I'm not though, you're
going to have to wait for the non-split I&D distribution. (Roman, any
estimate on when you'll have that done?)

Casey