[rescue] Screw (software) emulators!

[BSD Bob the old greybeard BSD freak]

> > > Well, if one is really into masochismus type things, Dennis Ritchie was
> > > looking for any V1 unix bits still extant.  He has uncovered a few.
> > > I wonder if it might be possible to recreate the V1 UNIX on one of
> > > these ``new'' pdp8 thingies.....(:+}}...  That would be a gas....
> > 
> > Cancel that... the V1 was on a PDP-7, and not a PDP-8....., oh, well....
> 
>   [ok, I'm behind on my email...so sue me]
> 
>   Unless my memory is suffering from severe bit rot, the pdp7 and pdp8
> share the same instruction set.  One might need to concern oneself
> with IOTs and such, but the base code should run.

Hmmmm, I will have to check and see what actual V1 bits are in the pups
archives..... maybe there is hope.....(:+}}...

Bob