780 simulator project

[Bob Supnik]

I've finished, and am debugging, a VAX-11/780 simulator, with the goal 
of running VMS V1, early BSD releases, and other 'first VAX' code.

There are a couple of critical missing pieces.  In particular, I need

1) 780 PROM bootstrap contents.  This was the 4KB of PROM located in the 
MS780 memory controllers.  A binary dump would be sufficient, the 
simulator can dissassemble VAX code.
2) LSI11 console PROM contents.  The LSI11 console ran out of a boot 
PROM.  This is less critical but would help with understanding the fine 
details of the console-CPU interaction.  Again, a binary dump suffices.
3) VMS V1 floppy kit.  While early tape distributions have been found, 
the console floppies have not.  The most critical ones are the tape 
restore program and the system bootstrap (VMB).  Getting a 780 online 
required
    - booting the console from its PROM
    - loading the standalone tape restore program into the 780 from the 
console
    - running the standalone tape restore program to copy VMS from the 
distribution tape to a hard disk
    - loading VMB into the 780 from the console
    - using VMB to boot VMS

Any help would be appreciated.  The 780 simulator, in its current 
incomplete state, is included in the SIMH source distribution, 
http://simh.trailing-edge.com.

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