On 7/1/2020 12:23 PM, Kevin Monceaux via cctalk wrote: > On Wed, Jul 01, 2020 at 09:17:47AM -0400, Michael Kerpan via cctalk wrote: > >> This thread has been truly enlightening. I had no idea that UniSys had >> hobbyist versions of both their Univac and Burroughs stuff available. > > I'm very happy to find that MCP Express is available to hobbyists. I > currently know very little about Burroughs mainframes. I've searched > several times in the past for Burroughs emulators. > > I found a nice series of blog posts on getting started with MCP Express: > > https://Unite.org/wp/getting-started-with-mcp-express/ > > I read most of the posts last night, and received my MCP Express download > link this morning. I'll download and install it as soon as I get home this > evening. > >
There are a couple of B5500 emulators out there. One I have worked with is pretty much fully functional, but I believe there are more than one. B5500 System Tapes are also available online. Contact me if you need links - might take me a few minutes to hunt them down. JRJ