Wild Hare Computer Systems is pleased to announce the public beta
release of its Data General Nova and Eclipse emulator.
This emulator allows the full range of DG 16-bit Nova and Eclipse
computer software to run on Microsoft Windows and Linux platforms, and
will become a major part of Wild Hare's increased efforts to preserve
Data General's significant contributions to computer history.
The emulator combines portions of Wild Hare's commercial products with
the SimH project structure to create a single emulator for the 16-bit
Nova and Eclipse computers. The program supports a wide range of
features, including:
Processors:
unmapped Nova, SuperNova, Nova 1200, Nova 800, Nova 2, Nova 3, Nova 4
mapped Nova 840
mapped Nova 3/D
mapped Nova 4/X
Eclipse S/130
Eclipse S/140
Eclipse S/150
Eclipse S/120
Eclipse Desktop Generation Model 20 and Model 30
Peripherals:
TTI/TTO primary console (TeleType) input/output
RTC real-time clock
TTI1/TTO1 secondary console (TeleType) input/output
PTR paper tape reader
PTP paper tape punch
PLT plotter
LPT line printer
MTA mag tape unit
DSK fixed-head disks
DKP moving head disks
DEP Desktop Generation disks
DZP popular "Zebra" moving head disks
QTY 4060 "Quad" asynchronous multiplexers
ALM 4255 Asynchronous Line Multiplexers
Software:
Operating Systems
DOS Novas (first DOS written for Nova)
URDOS RDOS for Novas and Eclipses (in unmapped mode)
MRDOS RDOS for Mapped Nova 840
NRDOS RDOS for Mapped Nova 3/D and Nova 4/X
ZRDOS RDOS for Mapped Eclipses
MP/OS Nova 4
DG/RDOS Eclipses
AOS Eclipses
MP/AOS Eclipses
Languages
ASM (Assembler)
MAC (Macro Assembler)
ALGOL
DG/L
FORTRAN 4
FORTRAN 5
FORTRAN 77
Extended BASIC
Business BASIC
MP Pascal
SP Pascal
COBOL
Interactive COBOL (ICOBOL)
PL/1
RPG II
IDEA
INFOS II
CEO
Prior Data General knowledge is beneficial to using the emulator and
corresponding DG software. For convenience, Wild Hare has created
container files of pre-configured operating system environments and
their corresponding languages to minimize the time needed to enjoy the
full DG "experience".
This "beta-level" software release is intended to gather user feedback
to help guide future product development. Bug reports, comments,
suggestions, ridicule and giggles can be sent to
b...@wildharecomputers.com.
Further information is contained in the emulator beta release web page:
www.NovasAreForever.org/dgbeta
Bruce Ray
Wild Hare Computer Systems, Inc.
Denver, Colorado USA
b...@wildharecomputers.com
...preserving the Data General legacy: www.NovasAreForever.org
