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keywords: ["CAPS-8", "PDP-8", SIMH, 1970s, 1973]
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image: ./CAPS-8-SIMH-3.webp
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description: 'We can run ! CAPS-8 on the SIMH PDP-8 emulator. First, we need to download the ! CAPS-8 kit. You can download the kit needed to run ! CAPS-8 on the SIMH PDP-8 emulator from the "SIMH Legacy" website:'
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sidebar_position: 1
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sidebar_label: "! CAPS-8 on SIMH"
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---
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# How to install ! CAPS-8 on SIMH?
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We can run [! CAPS-8](/1970s/1973/caps-8) on the SIMH PDP-8 emulator. First, we need to download the ! CAPS-8 kit.
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## Downloads
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You can download the kit needed to run ! CAPS-8 on the SIMH PDP-8 emulator from the ["SIMH Legacy" website](http://simh.trailing-edge.com/):
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- [! CAPS-8 kit](http://simh.trailing-edge.com/kits/caps8_all.zip)
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## Using ! CAPS-8
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:::tip
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If you have not already installed SIMH PDP-8 emulator, see [the VirtualHub Setup tutorial on how to do so](https://setup.virtualhub.eu.org/simh-pdp8/) on Linux and Windows.
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:::
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Extract the kit you downloaded. Inside you will find several files. Create a folder somewhere to store the files for this VM and move the file named `caps8.tu60` into it.
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Now we will create a config file for our VM. Create a text file called `pdp8.ini` with the following content in the VM folder:
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```ini
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set mt disable
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set ct enable
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att ct0 caps8.tu60
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boot ct0
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```
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Now open a terminal and move to the VM folder. Run the following command to start the emulator:
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```bash
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pdp8
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```
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After the emulator starts, you can enter `DIR` to see a list of files available:
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That's it! We used ! CAPS-8. We can create a shell script to make it easy to launch the VM.
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### Linux
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Create a file called `CAPS-8.sh` with the following content:
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```bash
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#!/bin/bash
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pdp8
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```
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Now make the file executable:
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```bash
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chmod +x CAPS-8.sh
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```
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Now you can start the VM using the shell script. For example, on KDE you can right-click the file and choose `Run in Konsole` or on GNOME, where you can right-click the file and choose `Run as executable`. The VM will start.
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See the [manuals section](/1970s/1973/caps-8/#manuals) on the [main ! CAPS-8 page](/1970s/1973/caps-8/) to learn how to use it.
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### Windows
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Create a file called `CAPS-8.bat` with the following content:
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```bash
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pdp8
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```
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Now you can start the VM by double-clicking the shell script. See the [manuals section](/1970s/1973/caps-8/#manuals) on the [main ! CAPS-8 page](/1970s/1973/caps-8/) to learn how to use it.
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## Credits
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- The disk image and other files used above are from a kit available on [SimH "Classic" website](http://simh.trailing-edge.com/).
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## Video tutorial
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Do you want to follow the tutorial by watching a video? We will post a video on our [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@virtua1hub) soon.
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Archives of this tutorial may be available on [Wayback Machine](https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://virtualhub.eu.org/1970s/1973/caps-8/simh/).
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