pidp11-2.11bsd
Using the historical Unix 2.11 BSD operating system on the pidp-11
The pidp11 is a replica of the historical PDP-11, using a Raspberry Pi and the emulator simh. Many thanks to Oscar Vermeulen for this very interesting kit.
One of the available historical Unix systems included is 2.11 BSD.
In this repository you can find some short tutorials to get started with 2.11 BSD.
Below is a picture of using cool-retro-term (installation instructions below) with PiDP-11.
Adding a user
Using the text editor vi
Using your favorite editor on your laptop
If you do not like working with vi, there are alternatives. If you access your system from a laptop, and have networking set up on 2.11 BSD, you can use FileZilla on your laptop (Windows, OSX, Linux or Raspbian) to transfer and edit files. This allows using your favorite editor.
Compiling a C program
Compiling a Pascal program
Setting date and time automatically during bootup
Installing and using cool-retro-term on Raspbian
Examples written in Berkeley C
calc calculator and base converter
Using rsh to run a command on a remote Raspberry Pi
A cool-retro-weatherstation
Doing nice vector graphics on a Tektronix 4010
Printing to a networked printer
Minimal system maintenance
Very fast connection between a laptop and a Raspberry Pi without a network
Using the TQ tape driver
You can use the TQ tape driver as an alternative way to transfer files between Raspbian and 2.11 BSD. This is especially useful for backing up your BSD home directory or transferring it to a new BSD image.
For questions, bug reports and proposals for changes and additions please contact [email protected].
Other links
Formatted manual pages for 2.11 BSD can be found at 2.11 BSD manual pages