Troubleshooting RX02

[Ashley Carder]

> I'm not sure if Kermit is able to transfer an entire disk image.
> Certainly if you can use PIP to copy the disk into an image file
> (on a larger medium), you could Kermit that file.
> 
> If all else fails, I'd be willing to help you write a program to do
> it.  A few years ago I started writing one to dump RK05 cartridges
> out the serial port, but the need for it evaporated before I finished
> it.
> 
> I've found that PDP-11 software development is much easier using
> John Wilson's E11 simulator (free demo available) or Bob Supnik's
> SIMH, rather than on a real PDP-11.
>     http://dbit.com/
>     http://simh.trailing-edge.com/

I use VTServer to transfer disk images from PDP-11 to PC and 
vice-versa.  It works well, although slowly, over the serial port.
Others who are fortunate enough to have 9-track tape drives on
both their PDP-11 and their PC use those because it's faster.

Yes, simh is faster and easier for software development.  It runs
the PDP-11 OS environments very well and it's faster than the 
real hardware (assuming you have a fast PC).  I've never used 
E11, but have read some about it.

Ashley