> On Dec 24, 2023, at 9:23 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
> wrote:
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> I am back to playing with RSTS/E 10.1 again and have a couple questions
> if there is still anyone around with experience.
>
> First: Is there a way to change the allowed length for passwords?
The minimum length d
> On May 31, 2021, at 1:55 PM, Antonio Carlini wrote:
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> On 31/05/2021 15:04, Paul Koning wrote:
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>> The earlier rule was that the first number is the major version, the letter
>> is the minor version. As of V7 it changed to major number dot minor number.
>> In either case, the dash nu
On 31/05/2021 15:04, Paul Koning wrote:
The earlier rule was that the first number is the major version, the letter is
the minor version. As of V7 it changed to major number dot minor number. In
either case, the dash number suffix is the baselevel number (development build
cycle number). T
> On May 31, 2021, at 10:04 AM, Paul Koning via cctalk
> wrote:
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>> On May 31, 2021, at 8:06 AM, Antonio Carlini via cctalk
>> wrote:
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>> Can someone explain RSTS/E version numbers to me?
>>
>> They seem to be all over the place: V2A-19, V4A-12, V4B-17, V5A-21, V5B-24,
>> V5C-01
> On May 31, 2021, at 8:06 AM, Antonio Carlini via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> Can someone explain RSTS/E version numbers to me?
>
> They seem to be all over the place: V2A-19, V4A-12, V4B-17, V5A-21, V5B-24,
> V5C-01, V6A-02, V6B-02, V6C-03.
>
> Then it seems to have switched scheme but the "-num
On Sun, Jun 28, 2020 at 2:36 PM Paul Koning via cctalk
wrote:
> > Err, I expect that that was RSTS-11 in June, 1970, not RSTS-E. Since RSTS-11
> > (which I learned to program on; happy memories :-) was a BASIC-PLUS only
> > system, and ran on a PDP-11/20, I suspect it was a fairly different
> > o
Good morning Noel
Thanks for the link While I appreciate "retired" might describe your
current status, I was looking for a better description of how you
were/are involved with RSTS.
And...
You might be amused to learn I was the author of the RSTS 80th Birthday
document. It was "frozen" in
On 6/28/2020 6:16 PM, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote:
I don't remember if any of the material in bits/pdp11/rsts on Bitsavers is
RSTS-11. There is the material from PDP-10 tapes that was discussed here in the
past year, which I identified as very early RSTS sources. I don't know yet if
they are
> From: Peter Dick
> Question: how do the three of you (Noel) cctalk@classiccmp.org and Paul
> Koning fit together?
CCTalk is a mailing list for people who collect antique ('classic') computers;
Paul and I are both members. I collect PDP-11's (I used them in school from
'72 to
> On Jun 28, 2020, at 5:08 PM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk
> wrote:
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>> From: Paul Koning
>
>> RSTS/E of course has a bunch of new stuff in it to deal with mapping,
>> but the bulk of the code carries over from RSTS-11.
>
> I was assuming that the basic intermal environment was sufficiently di
> From: Paul Koning
> RSTS/E of course has a bunch of new stuff in it to deal with mapping,
> but the bulk of the code carries over from RSTS-11.
I was assuming that the basic intermal environment was sufficiently different
that not a lot of the OS-level code could carry over, but I g
> On Jun 28, 2020, at 3:36 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk
> wrote:
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>> This means RSTS/E, the Greatest Operating System ever, has just turned 50
>> years old.
>
> Now, we all need to dig out the "RSTS 50th birthday" paper from eons ago..
You mean the 80th birthday spoof? It's on line. Prob
> On Jun 28, 2020, at 2:24 PM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk
> wrote:
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>> From: Peter Dick
>
>> As I expect you know, RSTS was 'born' on 11th June 1970 as shown when
>> you print DATE$(1%) ...
>> This means RSTS/E, the Greatest Operating System ever, has just turned
>> 50 years old.
>
> Err, I ex
> From: Peter Dick
> As I expect you know, RSTS was 'born' on 11th June 1970 as shown when
> you print DATE$(1%) ...
> This means RSTS/E, the Greatest Operating System ever, has just turned
> 50 years old.
Err, I expect that that was RSTS-11 in June, 1970, not RSTS-E. Since RS
> On May 20, 2016, at 2:47 AM, Rod Smallwood
> wrote:
>
> ...
> 1. The system is going into an exhibit. There will be an assortment of DEC
> terminals attached
>
> 2. The guy who is going to look after it has years of RSTS user knowledge.
>
> 3, There are several systems available all 11/83.
>Rod Smallwood wrote:>
On 20/05/2016 05:19, Jerome H. Fine wrote:
>Rod Smallwood wrote:
I'm not overly worried about it being on TK50 other than knowing
that was one of the distribution mediums.
So a quick rephrase of the question. I have an 11/83 system with an
RX50 and an RD54. How do I i
On 20/05/2016 05:19, Jerome H. Fine wrote:
>Rod Smallwood wrote:
I'm not overly worried about it being on TK50 other than knowing that
was one of the distribution mediums.
So a quick rephrase of the question. I have an 11/83 system with an
RX50 and an RD54. How do I install RSTS on it?
Wh
>Rod Smallwood wrote:
I'm not overly worried about it being on TK50 other than knowing that
was one of the distribution mediums.
So a quick rephrase of the question. I have an 11/83 system with an
RX50 and an RD54. How do I install RSTS on it?
Why do you want to use the PDP-11/83? Do you wa
On Thu, 19 May 2016, Chuck Guzis wrote:
> I thought that the Zenith Minisport was the only system to use tiny
> little floppies... :)
Like a too-curious-ferret I had to weasel out what you were talking about
from duckduckgo:
http://www.oldcomputers.net/zenith-minisport.html
Neato. I remember s
On 05/19/2016 01:12 PM, Paul Koning wrote:
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> Regular RSTS/E, you don't. Given RX50s, you'd need a Micro-RSTS kit.
> That's not all that different from regular RSTS; it's a bit stripped
> down, but mostly it has a different installation procedure to deal
> with the fact that it's packaged on a
> On May 19, 2016, at 3:37 PM, Rod Smallwood
> wrote:
> ...
> I'm not overly worried about it being on TK50 other than knowing that was one
> of the distribution mediums.
> So a quick rephrase of the question. I have an 11/83 system with an RX50 and
> an RD54. How do I install RSTS on it?
Re
On 19/05/2016 20:15, Paul Koning wrote:
On May 19, 2016, at 2:54 PM, Glen Slick wrote:
On May 19, 2016 11:42 AM, "Rod Smallwood"
wrote:
Hi
I'd like to load RSTS/e on my 11/83. I have TK50's available so I
guess the question is how do I get or create an install
TK50 tape with RSTS/e on
> On May 19, 2016, at 2:54 PM, Glen Slick wrote:
>
> On May 19, 2016 11:42 AM, "Rod Smallwood"
> wrote:
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> I'd like to load RSTS/e on my 11/83. I have TK50's available so I
> guess the question is how do I get or create an install
>>
>> TK50 tape with RSTS/e on it
>>
>> Rod
>>
On May 19, 2016 11:42 AM, "Rod Smallwood"
wrote:
>
> Hi
>
>I'd like to load RSTS/e on my 11/83. I have TK50's available so I
guess the question is how do I get or create an install
>
> TK50 tape with RSTS/e on it
>
> Rod
>
If you really want to install from tape use a Q-bus SCSI controller an
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