[Info-vax] OSes

[Rich Alderson]

"Bill Cunningham" <nospam at nspam.invalid> writes:

>     For usage with simh and the internet I have been looking for the 
> simplest DEC system to use. Open vms looks complicated. But if thaat's the 
> best it's worth learning. I need windows, DECwindows is available. I need 
> TCP/IP and that's available too. Now RSX-11 and RSTS/E and RT-11 OS8 TOPS-20 
> all look complicated too. Are they worth my time with what I want. VMS seems 
> to be popular. I have even looked at non-DEC OSes like ITS and a "compatible 
> time sharing" system.

>     Do any of these mentioned OSes have DEC windows? Other of course than 
> VMS. ITS looked like the simplest but it's MIT. If I need VMS I can get a 
> manual and help. That's good too. DECnets might be something to look at.

>     Is RSX-11 RSTS RT-11 or an other DEC easier in syntax?

No.

All operating systems are complex.  On hardware of the era in which you are
interested, that complexity was reflected in the user interface and in the
programming model.

You seem to be confusing 4 DEC architectures (PDP-11 = 16 bits, PDP-8 = 12
bits, PDP-10 = 36 bits, and VAX = 32 bits) and possibly also a 36-bit IBM
architecture (CTSS ran on the IBM 7094, not a DEC product).

I suspect that you want to stick to your C64.

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