Hi Maciej! Long time no see!
On Fri, 2020-03-20 17:36:25 +0000, Maciej W. Rozycki <ma...@linux-mips.org> wrote: > On Tue, 10 Mar 2020, Jan-Benedict Glaw via cctalk wrote: > > > Linux and/or NetBSD/vax would be a good choice, though, to implement the > > > VAX's system calls and execute it's binaries. Though there were more > > > concerted efforts to do this years ago, but I don't know what became of > > > them. Google shows a smattering of efforts littered with broken links. :( > > > > There was a vax-linux port started by others, and I cared for it for a > > good number of years. My life changed a lot since then, I quite failed > > (and failed hard!) to bring up the needed time to care for Linux, care > > for GCC and Binutils, GNU libc and all those programs silently > > expecting IEEE floating point support. > > I'm still here to help. :) <3 > I expect to get at least one of my VAXen online RSN (a 4000/60, with > TURBOchannel). As in a couple of weeks' time (if only not that damn COVID > thing!). It boots our ancient VAX/Linux port with an NFS-root over a PMAD > interface. Other machines may follow. Actually, I'm searching (more active than ever) for a proper location to put all of my hardware to. I already have shelves, controllable power plugs, and just today an EPROM reader/writer arrived. Though I'm unsure (to use fair language) when there'll be a really up-to-date working Linux port. But maybe at some time, there'll be one! MfG, JBG --
