Building an OS/8 from Distribution Media
Vince Mulhollon GNU FDL

The usable devices will be:
RXA0: RXA1: 
RF:
RKA0: RKB0: RKA1: RKB1:
DTA0:
MTA0:
LPT:
PTP: PTR: 

The distribution floppy disk images come from:
http://www.pdp8.net/images/images/misc_floppy.shtml
os8_v3d_bin_1.rx01
os8_v3d_bin_2.rx01

Boot off the "distribution RX disks" in rxa0: and rxa1:
.set sys no init
.zero rka0:
.zero rkb0:
.copy rka0:<rxa0:
.copy rka0:<rxa1:*.sv
.copy rka0:<rxa1:*.rl
.copy rka1:<rxa1:*.bn
.copy rka1:<rxa1:*.sy
.copy rkb1:<rxa1:*.pa
.r build
$unload rk05
$unload rx8e
$load rxa1:rk8esy.bn
$insert rk8e:sys
$load rxa1:pt8e.bn
$insert pt8e:ptp
$insert pt8e:ptr
$load rxa1:tc08ns.bn
$insert tc:dta0
$insert tc:dta1
$load rxa1:tm8e.bn
$insert tm8e:mta0
$insert tm8e:mta1
$load rxa1:rf08ns.bn
$insert rf:rf
$load rxa1:rk8ens.bn
$insert rk05:rka0
$insert rk05:rkb0
$insert rk05:rka1
$insert rk05:rkb1
$sys rk8e
$dsk rf:rf
$boot
.save sys build
.save rka0 build

The dta.blank rf.blank rx.blank all were made by OS/8 simply using ZERO

Next, install the OS/8 V3D extensions tape, including OS/8 basic
copy AL-4716C-BA.tu56 on top of dta0.tape and reboot
.copy rka0:<dta0:

Install the OS/8 fortran4 binaries tapes
copy AL-4549D-BA.tu56 on top of dta0.tape and reboot
.copy rka0:<dta0:
copy AL-5596D-BA.tu56 on top of dta0.tape and reboot
.copy rka0:<dta0:

Install the OS/8 fortran4 source code tapes
copy AL-4545D-SA.tu56 on top of dta0.tape and reboot
copy rkb1:<dta0:
copy AL-4546D-SA.tu56 on top of dta0.tape and reboot
copy rkb1:<dta0:
copy AL-4547D-SA.tu56 on top of dta0.tape and reboot
copy rkb1:<dta0:

 
