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From: shoppa@almach.caltech.edu (Timothy D. Shoppa)
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Subject: PDP-11 ftp sites informational posting
Date: 26 Aug 1995 16:45 PST
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* * * PDP-11 ftp sites informational posting * * *
Posted to: vmsnet.pdp-11, alt.sys.pdp11, comp.os.rsts, comp.sys.dec.micro
Here is a list of useful pdp-11 ftp sites that I have compiled. Each
entry has the name and numerical address of the ftp site, the
relevant directories at that site, the (as best as I could
determine) maintainer of that site, and some of my own comments
about the contents of that site.
All of these sites are currently accessible via anonymous ftp; use
the username anonymous, and for the password send your full e-mail
address.
If you have any comments, corrections, or additions, don't hesitate
to contact me via e-mail at shoppa@altair.krl.caltech.edu.
The most current version of this list will be available via anonymous
ftp from sunsite.unc.edu as the file pdp-11.ftp in the directory
/pub/academic/computer-science/history/pdp-11.
Shameless plug: I'm looking for pdp-11 users who would be willing to
make part of their public domain software collection (DECUS tapes,
etc.) available via ftp. I can transfer data from many media (8mm, 4mm,
or 9-track magtape preferred, but I can also handle TU58's, TK50's,
RX0n's, RX50's, RK05's, RA60's, and RL0n's) and several pdp-11 OS
formats (RSX-11, RSX-11 BRU, RT-11, VMS) to the collection at
sunsite. Or even better, upload what you have to the directory
/pub/academic/computer-science/history/pdp-11/incoming at
sunsite.unc.edu and e-mail to me the details of your submission.
A word about file formats: many ftp sites only know about files as
streams of bytes (e.g. Unix-based OS's) and cannot properly handle
the wide variety of more complex files available under, for example,
RSX-11. Dealing with this problem in a reasonable way is a
formidable task. One suggestion is to store sets of files as TPC
images of BRU tapes, but this method has the disadvantage of making
the files inaccesible to those without a working BRU and a tape
drive (of course, those with a VAX running VMS and using the DECUS
program BRUREAD can take a plain TPC image as input without having
to use an actual tape drive). Another suggestion is to use the
RSX-11 librarian's .ULB format to store files along with their
special attributes. Recently I've come across a very large
collection of RSX DECUS tapes and I'm open to suggestions as to how
others would prefer to have me make these available via ftp.
To make things even more confusing, even the way that the simple file
structure of RT-11 is handled differs from site to site. In
particular, the "newline" convention in RT-11 text files is
different than the Unix convention. Different sites have tackled
this problem in different ways. At ftp.update.uu.se, for example,
RT-11 text files have been translated into the Unix newline
convention. This means that text files from this site must be
ftp'ed and/or Kermit'ed onto your RT-11 system in text (or ASCII)
mode, while all other files must be done in binary (or Image) mode.
RT-11 files at other sites, such as sunsite.unc.edu, are stored as
exact images of the RT-11 files. These files should be always
transferred in binary (or Image) mode at every step.
Share and Enjoy!
Tim Shoppa (shoppa@altair.krl.caltech.edu)
Kellogg Radiation Lab, Caltech.
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Site: sunsite.unc.edu (198.86.40.81)
Directory: /pub/academic/computer-science/history/pdp-11
Maintainer: Tim Shoppa (shoppa@altair.krl.caltech.edu)
Comments: main pdp-11 directories are:
hardware Miscellaneous documentation on PDP-11 hardware,
including Ron Copley's guide to Unibus and Q-bus
modules (field-guide.txt)
decusdocs Compilations from DECUSserve coferences,
containing very useful hardware and software
tips.
rt RT-11 sig tapes from DECUS
rsx RSX-11 sig tapes from DECUS
emulator PDP-11 emulators
games Games for PDP-11's (various OS's)
kermit krt and k11 versions of pdp-11 kermit
language The PDP-11 C compiler from DECUS
utils Various PDP-11 utilities
teco Teco stuff from SIG tapes and other sources.
Site: ftp.update.uu.se (130.238.11.20)
Directory: /pub/pdp11
Maintainer: Johnny Billquist (bqt@update.uu.se)
Comments: Several RT-11 sig tapes, in rt/11s108, rt/11s109, rt/11s113,
and rt/11sp68 subdirectories.
DEC Professional stuff, in pos subdirectory.
Site: shop-pdp.kent.edu (131.123.1.153)
Maintainer: Alan Baldwin (???)
Comments: TCPIP for TSX+ systems.
Cross assemblers for many micro's.
Site: ftp.village.org (198.137.146.51)
Maintainer: Dieter "Dworkin" Muller (dworkin@village.org)
Comments: pdp-11 faq
Site: en.ecn.purdue.edu (128.46.149.59, 128.46.128.59)
Directory: pdp-11
Maintainer: Mike Young (young@ecn.purdue.edu)
Comments: ACPs for RSX-11, DECUS C compiler.
Site: ftp.spc.edu
Directory: [anonymous.*]
Maintainer: Terry Kennedy (terry@spcvxa.spc.edu)
Comments: [finger11] Finger for RSTS
[k11] Kermit's for various PDP-11 OS's
[rstscle] Command line editor for RSTS
third-party-disks.txt Excellent docs on RD5n disks.