From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: kstailey@yahoo.com (Kenneth Stailey) Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 06:16:03 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [TUHS] Booting v6 In-Reply-To: <000901c41bc2$1ffb8840$f3529e18@a> Message-ID: <20040406131603.85174.qmail@web60510.mail.yahoo.com> --- Bill Cunningham wrote: > I was looking through the old archives at the old UNIX Dennis Ritchie > submitted. I would like to know how to boot this. I can't seem to compile > the PDP emulator(s) with djgpp or a non-linux system. Look on this page for the link that says "Windows executables" http://simh.trailing-edge.com/ > I can with my linux. > Dennis said this version of unix was compiled with assembly, then into C if > I'm not mistaken. You are mistaken. It's the other way around. Traditional C compilers generate assembly which is assembled into machine code object files which are linked into an executable. > Now the PDPs they were the machines with no monitors just > printer tty type output correct? Depends on the PDP you are talking about. The term "Programmed Data Processor" refers to a large number of different systems. Some are a small as PeeCees and others filled entire rooms. > Bill __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/