On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 6:31 PM, Zane Healy <heal...@aracnet.com> wrote:
> > > On Jan 18, 2017, at 10:39 AM, Josh Dersch <dersc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > So I have this DPS-6 taking up space in my basement right now and I > thought > > I'd put out a call again to see if anyone has anything at all related to > > it. I'd like to get the system running but I'm missing: > > > > - Mass storage controllers (of any type -- floppy, tape, hard drive) > > - GCOS 6 operating system media (in any format, any version, etc.) > > > > If anyone has any hardware lying around, or GCOS 6 media (or knows anyone > > who might), drop me a line. > > > > Alternately, if there's anyone out there who has a need for a DPS-6 parts > > machine, let me know... > > > > Thanks as always! > > - Josh > > I’ve only known of one other person with a DPS-6, and that was (is?) > Sellam. Was -- this DPS-6 was his, I got it from him a couple of years back. > The hardware is virtually unobtainable, and sadly, I think GCOS or any > other software might even be more difficult to obtain. I really wish > someone could turn up a 25+ year old copy of GCOS-8, and get it running on > an emulator, but don’t see that happening either. I know that the DPS-6 > has been emulated for production systems. A lifetime ago I worked on both > DPS-6 and DPS-8 systems running GCOS-6 and GCOS-8. > > Last I checked, Group Bull was still selling GCOS-8 systems, running on > Itanium. > I suppose that might account for the unavailability of the software. Well, hope springs eternal, I suppose... - Josh > > Zane > > >
