This directory tree contains a collection of artifacts facilitating the installation of the Michigan State University SCOPE/HUSTLER operating system on DtCyber. Following the instructions, below, will produce a working instance of the operating system that supports:
- Batch job submission via a simulated card reader
- Interactive login via your favorite Telnet client
Automation has been provided to make the installation process as easy as possible.
Before getting started, be aware of some details and prerequisites:
- Node.js. The scripts that automate installation of the operating system are implemented in Javascript and use the Node.js runtime. You will need to have Node.js version 16.0.0 (or later) and NPM version 8.0.0 or later. Node.js and NPM can be downloaded from the Node.js website, and most package managers support it as well.
- If not done already, use the appropriate Makefile in this directory's parent
directory to build DtCyber and produce the dtcyber executable. For Windows, a
Visual Studio solution file is available. On Windows, you will also need to execute
npm installmanually in folderautomation. - Start the automated installation by executing the following command:
node install
The process initiated by the node command will download tape and disk images for
SCOPE/HUSTLER, it will expand them, and then it will initiate a cold deadstart of
the operating system. The system will be left running as a background process when
installation and cold deadstart are complete, and the command window will be left at
the DtCyber Operator> prompt. Enter the exit command or the shutdown command
to shutdown the system gracefully when you have finished playing with it, and you are
ready to shut it down.
To start DtCyber and SCOPE/HUSTLER again in the future, enter the following command. This will initiate a warm deadstart of the operating system.
node start
That's it. You have a fully operational Control Data Cyber 6400 supercomputer running the SCOPE/HUSTLER operating system, complete with APL, BASIC, COBOL, FORTRAN, and COMPASS assembly language. Welcome back to academic supercomputing in the 1980's!
When installation completes successfully, and also when DtCyber is started using
start.js, the set of commands that may be entered at the Operator> prompt is
extended to include the following:
exit: exits the operator interface and initiates graceful shutdown of the system.shutdown: initiates graceful shutdown of the system.
You should be able to log into the system using your favorite Telnet client. The system listens for interactive connections on TCP port 6500, so direct your Telnet client to use that port. SCOPE/HUSTLER will prompt for password, problem number, and user ID. The following privileged accounts are predefined, and you may use any of them to login:
| password | problem number | user ID |
|---|---|---|
| redact | 0117370 | katz |
| redact | 0117371 | renwick |
| redact | 0117372 | nelson |
| redact | 0117373 | bedoll |