[HECnet] Announcing RPM, a software packet manager for RSX-11M-PLUS

I *really* need to find a DEQNA and get tcp/ip running on my 11/83. This system is feeling lonely. Unless.... Is there a Decnet to TCP/IP beaglebone code out there that I could use to peer up to MAGICA? CZ On 10/24/2020 1:40 PM, Johnny Billquist wrote: > RPM is a packet manager for RSX (it has nothing to do with the Red Hat > Packet Manager, except the name). > > I don't post regularly about this software, nor about updates to the > list of available packages, but enough work have been done, and a long > enough time have passed since the initial announcement that an update > can be useful for various people. > > > Since the initial release of RPM, a lot of improvements have been done > to it, and a lot of packages have been updated or added. For anyone > running RSX-11M-PLUS, I would really recommend installing RPM, and using > it to get the latest version of various software. > > For information on how to install and use it, see > http://mim.update.uu.se/rpm.htm > > > The current list of packages: > > In? Pkg??????? Ver???? Desc > ?? --? ---??????? ---???? ---- > ?????? RPM??????? Y0.27?? The RSX Packet Manager > ?????? MKE??????? V1.31?? The Unix-like make tool > ?????? TCPIP????? V2.5??? TCP/IP for RSX-11M-PLUS > ?????? C????????? 000012? PDP-11 C compiler > ?????? CRTL?????? V1.2??? PDP-11 C runtime library > ?????? F77??????? T5.4??? FORTRAN-77 compiler > ?????? F77RTL???? V5.4??? FORTRAN-77 runtime library > ?????? BP2??????? V2.7C?? BASIC+2 compiler and interactive environment > ?????? BP2RTL???? V2.7C?? BASIC-PLUS-2 runtime library > ?????? C81??????? V3.1??? COBOL-81 compiler > ?????? C81RTL???? V3.1??? COBOL-81 runtime library > ?????? BCPL?????? BCPL04? The DECUS BCPL compiler > ?????? FORTH????? V1.3.3? FORTH language for RSX-11M-PLUS > ?????? SORT?????? V3.0??? SORT/MERGE for RSX > ?????? DBG??????? T2.2.1? PDP-11 Symbolic Debugger > ?????? DTR??????? V03.03? DATATRIEVE-11 for RSX > ?????? FMS??????? V02.2?? FMS-11 for RSX > ?????? NEMA?????? Y0.32?? The small portable Emacs-compatible editor > ?????? TECO?????? V40.00? The Text Editor and COrrector (and language) > ?????? TIN??????? V1.7??? Task INformation tool > ?????? ATT??????? V01???? File attribute manipulation tool > ?????? GREP?????? 000007? Tool to search through text files > ?????? MORE?????? 2.17??? Interactive text file viewer (VTL) > ?????? NTAIL????? X0.2??? Text file tail printout > ?????? ERR??????? X0.2??? Display error messages based on codes > ?????? USH??????? X0.2??? Unix shell like pipes > ?????? KERMIT???? T3.63?? The KERMIT file transfer program > ?????? RNO??????? 2000.1? The BONNER Lab RUNOFF document processor > ?????? SRD??????? 6.9.2?? The DECUS directory maintenance tool > ?????? COD??????? V1.5??? File encoder/decoder > ?????? SWATCH???? V01.01? Stop watch for commands > ?????? SYM??????? V1.1??? Examine symbols in OBJ and STB files > ?????? VTL??????? V01.0?? Virtual Terminal Log utility > ?????? ORCAM????? V01.7?? Object file disassembler > ?????? DOB??????? V2.2??? Object file disassembler > ?????? CLEACD???? V7.12?? The Command Line Editor ACD > ?????? CCL??????? V9.3??? User configurable Command Line Interpreter > ?????? CURSES???? X0.1??? A Unix compatible curses library for PDP-11 C > ?????? ZEMU?????? V1.24?? The Z-machine emulator > ?????? DUNGEON??? V3.2C?? The classic dungeon > ?????? ADVENT???? 03MAR?? The classic adventure game > ?????? MILLE????? V1.5??? The Mille Bournes card game > > > Yes, this now includes various layered software from DEC, prebuilt for > M+ I/D systems. I have lots of more software that I intend to add, but > this is already starting to become a significant list. > > ????Johnny >