From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 8470 invoked from network); 26 May 2021 07:51:39 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 26 May 2021 07:51:39 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id E2BC69B6B5; Wed, 26 May 2021 17:51:37 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 73E889B6B4; Wed, 26 May 2021 17:51:15 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id AF0829B6B4; Wed, 26 May 2021 17:51:12 +1000 (AEST) Received: from freefriends.org (freefriends.org [96.88.95.60]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C27CB9B654 for ; Wed, 26 May 2021 17:51:11 +1000 (AEST) X-Envelope-From: arnold@skeeve.com Received: from freefriends.org (freefriends.org [96.88.95.60]) by freefriends.org (8.14.7/8.14.7) with ESMTP id 14Q7p9SD010927 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NOT); Wed, 26 May 2021 01:51:10 -0600 Received: (from arnold@localhost) by freefriends.org (8.14.7/8.14.7/Submit) id 14Q7p90j010926; Wed, 26 May 2021 01:51:09 -0600 From: arnold@skeeve.com Message-Id: <202105260751.14Q7p90j010926@freefriends.org> X-Authentication-Warning: frenzy.freefriends.org: arnold set sender to arnold@skeeve.com using -f Date: Wed, 26 May 2021 01:51:09 -0600 To: lars@nocrew.org, jsteve@superglobalmegacorp.com References: <4fabd785-3763-d100-b97d-0a0a7377b833@spamtrap.tnetconsulting.net> <82114c60-2abd-4688-8bc1-444e32db257f@PU1APC01FT031.eop-APC01.prod.protection.outlook.com> <7w35uaghbb.fsf@junk.nocrew.org> <1c69effb-49bb-4ef6-aa5e-e10d667c94bc@PU1APC01FT051.eop-APC01.prod.protection.outlook.com> <7wsg2aeyib.fsf@junk.nocrew.org> <326daa73-ef29-49f7-ac63-c690ddfb73fc@PU1APC01FT023.eop-APC01.prod.protection.outlook.com> In-Reply-To: <326daa73-ef29-49f7-ac63-c690ddfb73fc@PU1APC01FT023.eop-APC01.prod.protection.outlook.com> User-Agent: Heirloom mailx 12.5 7/5/10 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: Re: [TUHS] H.J. Lu Bootable Root & Base System disks X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" The Tahoe was a CISC machine, different from both the RT and the 3B2. Those emulators might be useful as examples of how to write an emulator, but they won't help you to boot any code. I think there were several companies that sold Tahoe architecture machines, but I don't remember any more. Arnold Jason Stevens wrote: > It took me years of on and off to finally figure out what the heck a Tahoe even was. > > Spoiler for anyone who wasn’t there when it happened it’s a Harris HCX-9. > > The config file has this snippet: > > GENERIC POWER 6/32 (HCX9) > With other bits that fit the bill in the source. With that said I don’t think there is any system ROM or firmware dumps or did it use a writeable control store? > > But then again there is some movement on an RT emulator and there is the 3b2 stuff so maybe there only needs to be a ‘push’… > > I’m far too novice for that kind of thing. > > From: Lars Brinkhoff > Sent: Wednesday, 26 May 2021 4:00 pm > To: Jason Stevens > Cc: Sean Dwyer; tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org > Subject: Re: [TUHS] H.J. Lu Bootable Root & Base System disks > > Jason Stevens writes: > > I know I’m going to probably regret this but have you tried 4.3BSD > > Tahoe? > > No, but I'd like to see it run on a Tahoe (emulator). Maybe my vote for > one of the most well known machines (due to BSD) that has seemingly > completely dissapeared off the face of the earth. Happy to be proved > wrong. >