Re: Vax emulator

From: Didier MORANDI (no_at_spam.com)
Date: 06/29/05


Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 19:39:17 +0200

Dan Foster a écrit:

> I have tested SIMH on my Windows company-issued laptop and it works
> fine. I also used the same step-by-step HOWTO, too.
>
> The only difference is that instead of paths like /usr/local/vax, you
> would specify (e.g.) C:\VAX or whatever path you prefer in Windows.
>
> For Windows, if the instructions says (e.g.) vax/ka655.bin then you
> change it to vax\ka655.bin. There are a few / refererences to change to \
>
> Also, there is a slight change of procedure for getting Ethernet support
> to work. You also have to install WinPcap -- it is a packet capturing
> library for Windows so that SIMH can examine packets and claim ones
> headed for the emulated VAX. You can get the Windows binary and also
> follow an URL to get WinPcap from the SIMH home page.
>
> Only limitation with Windows is that it seems to be unable to use a CD
> image, so you need to burn VMS to a physical CDROM, and then use that.

Looks like it could be a subject for the next VMS Technical Journal...

D.



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