3.10 is mostly an attempt to get aligned with the current head of the
GitHub 4.0 sources. While the core libraries and SCP have diverged too
far for real forward and backward compatibility, enough 4.0 workalikes
have been added to allow much closer convergence of the two streams.
3.10 will provide the basis for my future simulation work.
After a frantic week of file exchanges, here is RC2. A lot has changed.
1. HP2100 updates completed, with new features and peripherals.
2. Many, many small file updates for nits found by compilers and static checkers.
3. A few genuine bugs fixed.
4. New makefile and MMS file.
A note on the makefile. It has almost doubled in size and attempts to ferret out PCAP locales properly, as well as do serious optimizations if gcc is used. It needs to be tested in more environments. If you run into issues, please report them to Mark Pizzolato as well as me.
The old makefile, updated for the extra files in the HP2100, is included as makefile_old. You can use that if the new makefile causes problems in your environment.
I'm still targeting a May Day release, with a final RC around Tax Day (April 15). That leaves times for one more interim RC, if needed.
At this point, I regard the release as feature-complete. Bug fixes are still fine.
The actual release will have all incomplete and beta simulators in a separate zip file, including Alpha, Sigma, Sage (the microcomputers, not the 50s anti-aircraft computer), and SC1, the SiCortex MIPS simulator.
There will be new releases of all the simulation tools as well.
/Bob
The makefile now works for Linux and most Unix's. However, for Solaris
and MacOS, you must first export the OSTYPE environment variable:
> export OSTYPE
> make
Otherwise, you will get build errors.
1. New Features
1.1 3.9-0
1.1.1 SCP and libraries
- added *nix READLINE support (Mark Pizzolato)
- added "SHOW SHOW" and "SHOW <dev> SHOW" commands (Mark Pizzolato)
- added support for BREAK key on Windows (Mark Pizzolato)
1.1.2 PDP-8
- floating point processor is now enabled
2. Bugs Fixed
Please see the revision history on http://simh.trailing-edge.com or
in the source module sim_rev.h.
3. Status Report
This is the last release of SimH for which I will be sole editor. After this
release, the source is moving to a public repository:
under the general editorship of Dave Hittner and Mark Pizzolato. The status
of the individual simulators is as follows:
3.1 PDP-1
Stable and working; runs available software.
3.2 PDP-4/7/9/15
Stable and working; runs available software.
3.3 PDP-8
Stable and working; runs available software.
3.4 PDP-10 [KS-10 only]
Stable and working; runs available software.
3.5 PDP-11
Stable and working; runs available system software. The emulation of individual
models has numerous errors of detail, which prevents many diagnostics from
running correctly.
3.6 VAX-11/780
Stable and working; runs available software.
3.7 MicroVAX 3900 (VAX)
Stable and working; runs available software. Thanks to the kind generosity of
Camiel Vanderhoeven, this simulator has been verified with AXE, the VAX
architectural exerciser.
3.8 Nova
Stable and working; runs available software.
3.9 Eclipse
Stable and working, but not really supported. There is no Eclipse-specific
software available under a hobbyist license.
3.10 Interdata 16b
Stable and working, but no software for it has been found, other than
diagnostics.
3.11 Interdata 32b
Stable and working; runs 32b UNIX and diagnostics.
3.12 IBM 1401
Stable and working; runs available software.
3.13 IBM 1620
Hand debug only. No software for it has been found or tested.
3.14 IBM 7094
Stable and working as a stock system; runs IBSYS. The CTSS extensions
have not been debugged.
3.15 IBM S/3
Stable and working, but not really supported. Runs available software.
3.16 IBM 1130
Stable and working; runs available software. Supported and edited by
Brian Knittel.
3.17 HP 2100/1000
Stable and working; runs available software. Supported and edited by
Dave Bryan.
3.18 Honeywell 316/516
Stable and working; runs available software.
3.19 GRI-909/99
Hand debug only. No software for it has been found or tested.
3.20 SDS-940
Hand debug only, and a few diagnostics.
3.21 LGP-30
Unfinished; hand debug only. Does not run available software, probably
due to my misunderstanding of the LGP-30 operational procedures.
3.22 Altair (original 8080 version)
Stable and working, but not really supported. Runs available software.
3.23 AltairZ80 (Z80 version)
Stable and working; runs available software. Supported and edited by
Peter Schorn.
3.24 SWTP 6800
Stable and working; runs available software. Supported and edited by
Bill Beech
3.25 Sigma 32b
Incomplete; more work is needed on the peripherals for accuracy.
3.26 Alpha
Incomplete; essentially just an EV-5 (21164) chip emulator.
4. Suggestions for Future Work
4.1 General Structure
- Multi-threading, to allow true concurrency between SCP and the simulator
- Graphics device support, particularly for the PDP-1 and PDP-11
4.2 Current Simulators
- PDP-1 graphics, to run Space War
- PDP-11 GT40 graphics, to run Lunar Lander
- PDP-15 MUMPS-15
- Interdata native OS debug, both 16b and 32b
- SDS 940 timesharing operating system debug
- IBM 7094 CTSS feature debug and operating system debug
- IBM 1620 debug and software
- GRI-909 software
- Sigma 32b completion and debug
- LGP-30 debug
4.3 Possible Future Simulators
- Data General MV8000 (if a hobbyist license can be obtained for AOS)
- Alpha simulator
- HP 3000 (16b) simulator with MPE
