PDP11.co.uk » rx50 http://www.pdp11.co.uk A guide to the preservation and restoration of PDP-11 computers Sun, 09 May 2010 08:37:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 microRSX-11 RX50 distribution http://www.pdp11.co.uk/blog/2009/05/17/microrsx-11-rx50-distribution/ http://www.pdp11.co.uk/blog/2009/05/17/microrsx-11-rx50-distribution/#comments Sun, 17 May 2009 18:22:26 +0000 Toby Russell http://www.pdp11.co.uk/?p=164 microRSX-11 is a expanded subset of RSX-11/M plus and was targetted at the microPDP-11 family of machines. Here is an archive of a distribution set of RX50 floppies I was recently given:

Image Name Label Description
URSX1INS.DSK MICRO/RSX V1 RX50 INSTALL (BL-Z022A-BC)
URSX1OS1.DSK MICRO/RSX V1 RX50 1/6 (BL-Z023A-BC)
URSX1OS2.DSK MICRO/RSX V1 RX50 2/6 (BL-Z024A-BC)
URSX1OS3.DSK MICRO/RSX V1 RX50 3/6 (BL-Z025A-BC)
URSX1OS4.DSK MICRO/RSX V1 RX50 4/6 (BL-Z026A-BC)
URSX1OS5.DSK MICRO/RSX V1 RX50 5/6 (BL-Z027A-BC)
URSX1OS6.DSK MICRO/RSX V1 RX50 6/6 (BL-Z028A-BC)
URSX1HEL.DSK MICRO/RSX V1 RX50 HELP (BL-Z029A-BC)
URSX1ERL.DSK MICRO/RSX V1 RX50 ERROR LOGGING (BL-Z030A-BC)
URSX1AP1.DSK MICRO/RSX ADV PRG V1 RX50 1/5 (BL-Z031A-BC)
URSX1AP2.DSK MICRO/RSX ADV PRG V1 RX50 2/5 (BL-Z032A-BC)
URSX1AP3.DSK MICRO/RSX ADV PRG V1 RX50 3/5 (BL-Z033A-BC)
URSX1AP4.DSK MICRO/RSX ADV PRG V1 RX50 4/5 (BL-Z034A-BC)
URSX1AP5.DSK MICRO/RSX ADV PRG V1 RX50 5/5 (BL-Z034A-BC)
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I have the following to work my way through:

  • 40 RL02 packs
  • 24 RL01 packs
  • ~250 RX01 and RX02 floppies
  • ~100 RX50s
  • 24 TU56 tapes
  • ~100 TU58 tapes
  • 28 RK05 packs

Software wise, these will yield a mixture of XXDP, RT-11, RSX-11/M, RSX-11/M PLUS, and Unix software. As I complete them I will put any useful finds online to download for others to use.

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