I have a friend who is interested in writing an emulator for the Univac 1108. The question, of course, is what to use for software. Does anyone
know of an archive of source or object for that machine (other than Les Leist's collection, which is for the 2200)? I suppose it's too much to expect a copy of Exec 8. Thanks.
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Paul
On Sunday, February 10, 2019 at 8:52:22 PM UTC-5, Paul Kimpel wrote:1108 to the list.
I have a friend who is interested in writing an emulator for the Univac
1108. The question, of course, is what to use for software. Does anyone
know of an archive of source or object for that machine (other than Les
Leist's collection, which is for the 2200)? I suppose it's too much to
expect a copy of Exec 8. Thanks.
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Paul
Paul;
Did you and/or your friend ever get anywhere with this project. I have a collection of emulators for old Univac hardware (https://sites.google.com/view/univacemulators/home) some that I have written and some not. It would be nice to be able to add an
Steve
sboy...@gmail.com wrote:
On Sunday, February 10, 2019 at 8:52:22 PM UTC-5, Paul Kimpel wrote:
I have a friend who is interested in writing an emulator for the Univac
1108. The question, of course, is what to use for software. Does anyone
know of an archive of source or object for that machine (other than Les
Leist's collection, which is for the 2200)? I suppose it's too much to
expect a copy of Exec 8. Thanks.
--
Paul
Paul;
Did you and/or your friend ever get anywhere with this project. I have
a collection of emulators for old Univac hardware
(https://sites.google.com/view/univacemulators/home) some that I have
written and some not. It would be nice to be able to add an 1108 to
the list.
Steve
You bcc'd me on that posting, I ain't Paul.
I note that you have "dont-email.me" as part of your ID, maybe ...
On Sunday, February 10, 2019 at 8:52:22 PM UTC-5, Paul Kimpel wrote:1108 to the list.
I have a friend who is interested in writing an emulator for the Univac
1108. The question, of course, is what to use for software. Does anyone
know of an archive of source or object for that machine (other than Les
Leist's collection, which is for the 2200)? I suppose it's too much to
expect a copy of Exec 8. Thanks.
--
Paul
Paul;
Did you and/or your friend ever get anywhere with this project. I have a collection of emulators for old Univac hardware (https://sites.google.com/view/univacemulators/home) some that I have written and some not. It would be nice to be able to add an
Steve
No, as far as I know that project hasn't gone anywhere.
Paul
On Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 9:29:17 AM UTC-5, Paul Kimpel wrote:
No, as far as I know that project hasn't gone anywhere.
PaulToo bad. I was hoping that someone had found a copy of Exec 8 at least.
On Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 10:27:34 AM UTC-5,sboy...@gmail.com wrote:
to have dried up. If something is found I will add a 1108 emulator to SimH.On Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 9:29:17 AM UTC-5, Paul Kimpel wrote:
No, as far as I know that project hasn't gone anywhere.Too bad. I was hoping that someone had found a copy of Exec 8 at least.
Paul
I am also looking for Exec 8 software. My potential source seems
I think a lot depends upon exactly what you want. Specifically, do you
want HW compatibility with the Exec Mode instructions, or is it
sufficient that the emulator provides a current level Exec with the
ability to run essentially all applications software from the 1108 days, i.e. user mode instructions?
If the latter, then PS/2200 is certainly sufficient and is available for free (with registration) from Unisys. It includes a full current
release, including Exec, compilers, utilities, etc. (note, no source code)
I would love to see an 1110 emulator in SIMH. I have PS/2200
at home and enjoy it, but working with EXEC/8 on an 1100 again
would be more fun.
Has anyone ever approached UNISYS to see if there was a chance
they might release software to run on such an emulator? I can't
see where there would be any risk of lost business in doing it
and they could always accompany it with a hobbyist or historical
license to limit uses just to keep the lawyers happy.
bill
On Friday, November 13, 2020 at 12:36:45 PM UTC-5, Bill Gunshannon wrote:way of archives. Or at least the person I was corresponding with didn't know much about them.
I would love to see an 1110 emulator in SIMH. I have PS/2200
at home and enjoy it, but working with EXEC/8 on an 1100 again
would be more fun.
Has anyone ever approached UNISYS to see if there was a chance
they might release software to run on such an emulator? I can't
see where there would be any risk of lost business in doing it
and they could always accompany it with a hobbyist or historical
license to limit uses just to keep the lawyers happy.
bill
I contacted Unisys several years ago when I was writing the 9200/9300 emulator to see if they had any documents or software for that system. They were quite good about answering my emails but ultimately unhelpful. They don't seem to have much in the
The easiest way of recreating an 1108 or similar might be to just write an emulator and reverse engineer a minimalist Exec-8 to run on it. The old Exec-8 manuals are available.
This is essentially what I did for the 494 emulator that I wrote. It turns out that writing a minimalist multi-tasking, multi-job operating system is not all that difficult. At least no more difficult than writing the emulator.
On 11/12/2020 5:51 PM, kgx...@yahoo.com wrote:
If the latter, then PS/2200 is certainly sufficient and is available for free (with registration) from Unisys. It includes a full current
release, including Exec, compilers, utilities, etc. (note, no source code)
If you want an Exec from back in the day that 1108 hardware was
supported, so your program could emulate the Exec instructions and boot
the Exec, I expect the odds are pretty slim. Exec went proprietary with
IIRC level 33, about the mid 1970s, so to be legal, you want a level
before that. In addition, Exec dropped support for the 1108 hardware effective, again IIRC, level 36 (1980s?).
Also, note that you would probably need the source, unless you plan to support the exact peripheral configuration of some boot tape you find.
And then you need the Asembler, MAP, SSG, etc. to be able to do a sysgen.
All in all,I would rate your chances of finding the source for a
pre-level 33 Exec, and all the supporting software as almost nil.
On Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 9:26:52 PM UTC-5, Stephen Fuld wrote:writing Exec-8 too, however there is no way with this method to verify that the emulator is correct. It also seems like a huge amount of work just to recreate an experience (not the doing an emulator is easy :-). I have done some stand alone assemblers
On 11/12/2020 5:51 PM, kgx...@yahoo.com wrote:
If the latter, then PS/2200 is certainly sufficient and is available for free (with registration) from Unisys. It includes a full current
release, including Exec, compilers, utilities, etc. (note, no source code)
If you want an Exec from back in the day that 1108 hardware was
supported, so your program could emulate the Exec instructions and boot the Exec, I expect the odds are pretty slim. Exec went proprietary with IIRC level 33, about the mid 1970s, so to be legal, you want a level before that. In addition, Exec dropped support for the 1108 hardware effective, again IIRC, level 36 (1980s?).
Also, note that you would probably need the source, unless you plan to support the exact peripheral configuration of some boot tape you find.
And then you need the Asembler, MAP, SSG, etc. to be able to do a sysgen.
All in all,I would rate your chances of finding the source for aI myself am more interested in early timesharing and batch systems. PS/2200 is nice, but it is not the same as Exec 8 or the like. In terms of writing an emulator without an operating system, it is very hard to get it correct. I have considered re-
pre-level 33 Exec, and all the supporting software as almost nil.
RichI attended the University of Maryland - College Park from 1967 - 1971. I lived in the Cambridge-A dorm for 25 years which was across the street from the Computer Science Center. Spent a lot of time on TTY-35s. Worked for High Energy Physics during the
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