24 Apr
2006
24 Apr
'06
5 p.m.
Hi there !
Over december last year I had my first wonderful expierence with a
micro-pdp11 running Micro-RSX.
In actual fact I haven't tried much, only a complete reinstall of the
system(which was unecessary, because I've got backup tapes !).
But still an amazing moment.
What I wanted to ask is, in what manner would one transfer old
data/programs/source code from an old
hard-drive/tapes/floppy to more modern drives etc. I basically need to
transfer controller-programs over to x86( Everything works, I believe, but
old hardware is scares) where I want to connect a modern pdp11-interface
card.
Thanking you in advance
Jacques Wagener
24 Apr
24 Apr
7:35 p.m.
Hi.
Nice to hear you have a working system.
As for transfer... Well, there are several ways.
DECnet (if you have it).
KERMIT
TCP/IP (if you have it).
Tapes (if both machine have tape drives)
Disks (both could have SCSI for instance)
So it very much depends on what hardware and software you have.
Also, if you plan on using the Osprey (which the mail almost hints at),
I think they have the option of hooking up the old disks to the Osprey
as well.
And then of course, you can ship the disks, or tape backups to someone
who can do the conversion for you. Me for instance. It's also a question
of time, money and safety issues involved.
Let me know if you want more help.
Johnny
Jacques Wagener wrote:
Hi there !
Over december last year I had my first wonderful expierence with a
micro-pdp11 running Micro-RSX.
In actual fact I haven't tried much, only a complete reinstall of the
system(which was unecessary, because I've got backup tapes !).
But still an amazing moment.
What I wanted to ask is, in what manner would one transfer old
data/programs/source code from an old
hard-drive/tapes/floppy to more modern drives etc. I basically need to
transfer controller-programs over to x86( Everything works, I believe, but
old hardware is scares) where I want to connect a modern pdp11-interface
card.
Thanking you in advance
Jacques Wagener
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9:30 p.m.
On Mon, Apr 24, 2006 at 07:00:01PM +0200, Jacques Wagener wrote:
What I wanted to ask is, in what manner would one
transfer old
data/programs/source code from an old
hard-drive/tapes/floppy to more modern drives etc. I basically need to
transfer controller-programs over to x86( Everything works, I believe, but
old hardware is scares) where I want to connect a modern pdp11-interface
card.
Apart from the tools that Johnny mentioned, there is a program I once
write called VTServer, which copies entire disk images into hardware
over a serial interface. The program has since been taken over by Fred
van Kempen, and I don't have a canonical reference to it. However, if
you search for "VTServer fred" on Google, it should turn up.
Cheers,
Warren
10:31 p.m.
Wasn't that an RT-11 thing, Warren?
(I have a short memory...)
Johnny
Warren Toomey wrote:
On Mon, Apr 24, 2006 at 07:00:01PM +0200, Jacques
Wagener wrote:
--
Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus
|| on a psychedelic trip
email: bqt(a)update.uu.se || Reading murder books
pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol
What I wanted to ask is, in what manner would one
transfer old
data/programs/source code from an old
hard-drive/tapes/floppy to more modern drives etc. I basically need to
transfer controller-programs over to x86( Everything works, I believe, but
old hardware is scares) where I want to connect a modern pdp11-interface
card.
Apart from the tools that Johnny mentioned, there is a program I once
write called VTServer, which copies entire disk images into hardware
over a serial interface. The program has since been taken over by Fred
van Kempen, and I don't have a canonical reference to it. However, if
you search for "VTServer fred" on Google, it should turn up.
Cheers,
Warren
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10:44 p.m.
New subject: [pups] VTServer
On Tue, Apr 25, 2006 at 12:31:44AM +0200, Johnny Billquist wrote:
Wasn't that [VTServer] an RT-11 thing, Warren?
(I have a short memory...)
Johnny
Actually, it was based on the 2.11BSD bootstrap code, but with a
"virtual tape" device. See
http://www.tuhs.org/Archive/PDP-11/Tools/Tapes/Vtserver/vtreadme.html
for my original version.
Cheers,
Warren
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