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It's the only modern OS that can still be also installed on VAX. You can try it yourself with OpenSIMH[1][2][3]. I struggled to successfully setup network thoug
by xvilka 4y ago
It's the only modern OS that can still be also installed on VAX. You can try it yourself with OpenSIMH[1][2][3]. I struggled to successfully setup network though - for some reason it wasn't working as expected.
[1] https://github.com/open-simh/simh/ https://github.com/open-simh/simh/
[2] https://pbraun.nethence.com/obsolete/software/simh.html https://pbraun.nethence.com/obsolete/software/simh.html
[3] https://www.netbsd.org/ports/vax/emulator-howto.html https://www.netbsd.org/ports/vax/emulator-howto.html
- anthk 4y agoSimh needs to be run as root or with suid, as it requires to open the interface as root. Either that, or try to setup tun/tap or a virtual device under OpenBSD. This way you won't require root, but virt devices under Linux are scary to set up and dead simple under OpenBSD.
- kaashif 4y agoDoes NetBSD still really run on real VAXen? As I recall, there was a time when NetBSD current was broken on VAX, the cross compilation process had gone wrong and no-one noticed. Can't find a source, but I can find an email mentioning that issue: https://www.mail-archive.com/tech-kern@netbsd.org/msg12018.html https://www.mail-archive.com/tech-kern@netbsd.org/msg12018.h.... Are there people still running it, or is this just an emulator and cross-compilation thing? I can't find any proof either way. I know OpenBSD has a policy of no cross compilation and only real machines, but they dropped support for VAX years ago.