DEC PDP-11/73 (1986) Booting 2.11BSD

[@hangonsnoop]

I love the VT420 terminal! The smooth scrolling and amber glow is so soothing.

[@Krischi6]

that BSD runs on this thing, actually makes me really curious to try and install BSD on some ultra old laptop just for fun. that was before my time, but it gives a certain feeling. I can just imagine how amazing the times have been when this was the top of the top hardware. alone the terminal/monitor is amazing!

[@davidneal1127]

If you want to quickly try it before investing time and energy finding hardware that'll support an older BSD, SIMH is what you want. It'll let you emulate a PDP 11 or a VAX (or a lot of other systems for that matter) and retrocompute to your heart's content.

[@Krischi6]

@@davidneal1127 wow, thanks a lot!

[@lawrenceshadai4966]

@@Krischi6 If you want to try an "older UNIX" than that there was XENIX from Microsoft. Could run on a 286 !

[@Krischi6]

@@lawrenceshadai4966 nice, thanks a lot. I will check it out too.

[@KD5NJR]

Sweet !! Very cool .

[@tngaskell]

So cool!!!

[@simbaseven]

Cool!

[@TangentDelta]

Yay!

[@rexierabbit3280]

OwO PDP, what's this?

[@supercellex4D]

cring

[@emptyzerozero]

furry go away from IT

[@takaoy5208]

RetroBSDをpic32上で動かしたときと同じ出力なのだな。

[@isbestlizard]

uwu

[@EirikrTinkerTries]

If 2.11BSD can run - does that mean ELKS or FUZIX will run too?!

[@magom]

it's really sexy

[@Anuclano]

Unix is not the thing to run on PDP-11. Try RT-11 or RSX-11 so to have non-generic feeling.

[@DynamioPL]

Beauty of Unix means that thing could run on literally EVERY EXISTING ARCHITECTURE 😉