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--- code:3b1emu [2020/07/11 11:33] – philpem
+++ code:3b1emu [2020/09/12 00:41] (current) – [Thanks and Acknowledgements] philpem
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 There are some documents and other items here which may be useful to 3B1 owners.
+The emulator currently boots 3B1 UNIX, and thanks to the hard efforts of many people, can run a wide variety of software (including, thanks to Jesse, the C compiler and MGR windowing system!).
+The serial ports, printer port and modem are not currently emulated. I'm currently looking for a good way to create a "virtual" serial port device on Linux, Windows and Mac OS X.
 ===== Downloads =====
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 The source code is hosted on Github: [[https://github.com/philpem/freebee]]
-You will also need the {{code:3b1emu:3b1_roms.zip|Boot ROMs}}.
+You will need the {{code:3b1emu:3b1_roms.zip|Boot ROMs}} to use this.
+To install, build the code as per the README. You will need to compile the emulator, create a hard drive image, then follow the instructions in the AT&T manuals (on www.bitsavers.org/pdf/att/3b1) to install the System Software (in Imagedisk format at http://www.bitsavers.org/bits/ATT/unixPC/).
+You will need to use Imagedisk's "IMDU" utility to convert the IMD images into binary disk image files before using them with FreeBee.
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 Andrew Warkentin has contributed many significant patches which improve the quality of the emulation and allow UNIX to be booted inside the emulator.
+Jesse Booth put in a lot of time debugging and fixing the long-standing "PAGEIN" bug which prevented the C compiler from being used. Jesse also added support for the VIDPAL video PAL, and ImageDisk disk format support.
-===== Current status =====
-Boots 3B1 UNIX, with occasional errors. The C compiler used to cause memory paging errors, however recent improvements to the Musashi CPU core may have fixed this.
 ===== ROMs =====
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 These are fitted at board locations 14C and 15C, and carry part numbers 72-00616 and 72-00617 respectively.
+===== Other software and documentation resources =====
+  * [[http://www.bitsavers.org/bits/ATT/unixPC/|Bitsavers 3B1 software archive]] --
+    * AT&T System Software (Foundation Set) v3.0, v3.5 and v3.51 -- Diagnostics, Floppy/Hard Disk Boot, Communications Patch, Curses/Terminfo, EIA RAM Combo Board drivers, Encryption Add-on, Telephone manager.
+    * Electronic Mail
+    * Personal Calendar
+    * Tape Backup drivers
+    * Utilities (Development Set)
+      * Curses 3.51
+      * Development Kit 3.51
+      * Documentation 3.51
+      * Editors and Window System 3.51
+  * [[http://unixpc.taronga.com/|UNIX PC Information]] by Brian L. Stuart and Peter da Silva
+    * An absolute treasure trove of UNIX PC software, including --
+      * A mirror of the STORE archive
+      * A mirror of the CalTech archive by Andy Fyfe
+      * Indexed pages of software packages, sorted into categories
+  * [[http://www.unixpc.org/|UNIXPC.org]] by Corey
+    * 3B1 FAQ Rev 3 (1995) in text format
+    * Software
+      * Mirrors of the AT&T STORE archive, OSU archive, Caltech archive, comp.sources.3b1 (MISC directory)
+      * AT&T floppy disk images
+        * Foundation set, Communication Patch, Curses, Terminfo, Encryption, Document Preparation, Virtual Device and Development Set
 ===== Technical documentation =====