diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ad72ec1..160df52 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,11 +1,14 @@ # sigma-cpv-kit Useful files to boot CP-V on the simh sigma simulator -This repository includes a bootable system (PO) tape, cpcp.tap and a sigma.ini file that can be used to install CP-V using the simh sigma simulator. The PO tape and cpcpdoc.txt files were provided by Keith G. Calkins from his archive of CP-V material at https://www.andrews.edu/~calkins/sigma/. The CP-V system on the PO tape conforms to the Andrews University hardware and software configuration. +## Introduction +This repository includes a bootable master system tape and a .ini file that can be used to install and execute CP-V using the simh Sigma simulator. The master system tape (PO) and other files were provided by Keith G. Calkins from his archive of CP-V material at https://www.andrews.edu/~calkins/sigma/. Keith also contributed his extensive knowlege of CP-V to the effort to get this kit working. -The included cpcpdoc.txt file is a description of installing and running CP-V using siggy, a dos based simulator written by Keith and George Plume in th 90's. Simh procedures will be different to siggy but the CP-V interactions will be the same. Experience with simh will be valuable. - -Keith has provided lcmcpv00.pdf and lcmcpv01.pdf files. These provide an overview of CP-V. +## Files +cpcp.tap is a bootable CP-V PO tape that conforms to the Andrews University hardware and C00 release software configuration. +cpcp.ini is a simh initialization file containing hardware definition and attach commands to setup the simulator to match the CP-V configuration. +cpcpdoc.txt file is a description of installing and running CP-V using siggy, a dos based simulator written by Keith and George Plume in th 90's. Simh procedures will be different to siggy but the CP-V interactions will be the same. Experience with simh will be valuable. +lcmcpv00.pdf and lcmcpv01.pdf files provide an overview of CP-V. This material was prepared by Keith to assist the Living Computer Museum install and bring up CP-V on a Sigma 9 computer system. The CP-V Operator Console (OC) interface is activated by the INTERRUPT button on the sigma front panel. The INTERRUPT button is simulated in simh by entering the code 0x10 in the consle window. On a Mac I installed the Unicode Hex Input keyboard and typed OPTION-0010 to enter the 0x10 character.