On 01/13/2017 06:47 PM, william degnan via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
I don't get much time to tinker with simH in recent years But this info helps even the already initiated yet encumbered ​people I might just have to get PiDP to stay fluid with using the simH
The PiDP-8/i really isolates you from simh; its goal is to be more of an appliance, an as-faithful-as-possible functional reproduction of a PDP-8/i. It's just that it's simh under the covers.
If you want to stay fluid with using simh, it's probably better to just install simh on a machine and run it.
au contraire...My PiDP is a fully functional simH instance, basically the box with the lights is a glorified case for the computer. I have nerwokring, ext. keyboard, HDMI port if I want it. I can attach to a serial terminal to make it look legit. I can run other simH systems with it too, but the lights don't work as there is no hook for that.
Of course, and I did not suggest otherwise. It's a full simh system, and indeed a full Linux system. One can also balance one's checkbook on it if desired. But as I said above, and as I'm sure you'll agree, its as-provided simh configuration is tailored to be like an appliance, implementing a PDP-8/i. One could run a PDP-11 simulator on it, but why would you do that, when you can just install it on the machine you sit in front of? Buy a PiDP-8/i if you want a PiDP-8/i. They're great; I love mine. But if you just want to run simh and don't really want a PiDP-8/i, it's pretty dumb to shell out the money for a PiDP-8/i just to do that. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA