To get files into a 4.3BSD SIMH system the easiest way is with a Python script that blockifies the file by outputting a 32 bits length (say 0x400), then that many bytes, then the length again, and repeat for next block until done. There is also a Perl version floating around which is popular for canned SIMH scripts/packages. Then you mount this file on tm0 (if I recall) in SIMH and then in the emulated system it appears at /dev/mt0. I normally use tar in conjunction but it's not necessary (note star is a highly compatible tar implementation, I think it is by Joerg from this list, although I use actual 4.3BSD tar compiled for Linux and I think gnu tar also works mostly). I can send the details later, I am using phone atm.

Nick

On Mar 11, 2017 4:52 AM, "John Floren" <john@jfloren.net> wrote:

Thanks Warren and Geoff,

Two problems:

1. 403 forbidden on that tarball

2. What's the best way to get these files into a running 4.3 system?

Thanks!

John

On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 2:49 AM, Warren Toomey <wkt@tuhs.org> wrote:
> OK, Geoff Collyer has built the C-News binaries for the 4.2 emulated
> systems. They are temporarily at http://minnie.tuhs.org/Y5/Cnews/
>
> Does someone want to try and get them up and running on an emulated system?
>
> Also, I've build a 4.3BSD version of the emulated uucp systems. It's a
> separate branch at https://github.com/DoctorWkt/4bsd-uucp. You can get it
> by doing:
>
> git clone https://github.com/DoctorWkt/4bsd-uucp.git \
>         --branch 4.3BSD --single-branch
>
> Once it's solid enough I will make this the default branch, but I'll
> leave the 4.2BSD branch there as well.
>
> Thanks Geoff!
>         Warren