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Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Mark Pizzolato	3071894c78	Notes For V3.9 ... 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	2012-03-18 09:43:12 -07:00