Nova DOS (1970)

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+keywords: ["Wild Hare", "Nova", "DG Nova", "Nova DOS", "Data General", 1970s, 1970]
+image: ./nova-dos-wh-3.webp
+description: 'We can run ! Nova DOS on the Wild Hare Nova emulator. First, we need to download the ! Nova DOS disk image. You can download the disk image needed to run ! Nova DOS on the Wild Hare Nova emulator from the Wild Hare Legacy Preservation Website website:'
+sidebar_position: 1
+sidebar_label: "! Nova DOS on Wild Hare Nova emulator"
+---
+
+# How to install ! Nova DOS on Wild Hare Nova emulator?
+
+![Wild Hare Nova emulator with ! Nova DOS](./nova-dos-wh-3.webp)
+
+We can run [! Nova DOS](/1970s/1970/nova-dos) on the Wild Hare Nova emulator. First, we need to download the ! Nova DOS disk image.
+
+## Downloads
+
+You can download the disk image needed to run ! Nova DOS on the Wild Hare Nova emulator from the [Wild Hare Legacy Preservation Website website](http://www.novasareforever.org/):
+
+- [! Nova DOS disk image](http://www.novasareforever.org/archive/public/wh/simh/disks/DKP.4047.DOS.raw)
+
+## Using ! Nova DOS
+
+:::tip
+
+If you have not already installed Wild Hare Nova emulator, see [the VirtualHub Setup tutorial on how to do so](https://setup.virtualhub.eu.org/wh-nova/) on Linux and Windows.
+
+:::
+
+Create a folder somewhere to store the files for this VM and move the disk image you just downloaded into it. Now we will create a config file for our VM. Create a text file called `nova.ini` with the following content in the VM folder:
+
+```ini
+set CPU Nova
+set MAP disable
+set MAP1 disable
+set PTR enable
+set PTP enable
+set PLT enable
+set LPT enable
+set DSK enable
+set DEP disable
+set DKP enable
+set DZP disable
+set TTI1 disable
+set TTO1 disable
+set ALM disable
+set FPU disable
+set FPU1 disable
+set FPU2 disable
+set TTI bs
+set TTO bs
+dep TTO time 200
+set RTC MIPSsec=5
+set DKP0 4047
+attach DKP0 DKP.4047.DOS.raw
+dep DKP stime 1000
+dep DKP rtime 1000
+boot DKP
+continue
+```
+
+![nova.ini](./nova-dos-wh-1.webp)
+
+Now open a terminal and move to the VM folder. Run the following command to start the emulator:
+
+```bash
+nova
+```
+
+![nova](./nova-dos-wh-2.webp)
+
+After the emulator starts, type `LIST` and press enter. It will list all the files available on the disk.
+
+![List of files in ! Nova DOS](./nova-dos-wh-3.webp)
+
+That's it! We used ! Nova DOS. We can create a shell script to make it easy to launch the VM.
+
+### Linux
+
+Create a file called `Nova-DOS.sh` with the following content:
+
+```bash
+#!/bin/bash
+nova
+```
+
+Now make the file executable:
+
+```bash
+chmod +x Nova-DOS.sh
+```
+
+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.
+
+See the [manuals section](/1970s/1970/nova-dos/#manuals) on the [main ! Nova DOS page](/1970s/1970/nova-dos/) to learn how to use it.
+
+### Windows
+
+Create a file called `Nova-DOS.bat` with the following content:
+
+```bash
+nova
+```
+
+Now you can start the VM by double-clicking the shell script. See the [manuals section](/1970s/1970/nova-dos/#manuals) on the [main ! Nova DOS page](/1970s/1970/nova-dos/) to learn how to use it.
+
+## Credits
+
+- The disk image and other files used above are from the [Wild Hare Legacy Preservation Website website](http://www.novasareforever.org/).
+
+## Video tutorial
+
+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.
+
+Archives of this tutorial are available on [Wayback Machine](https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://virtualhub.eu.org/1970s/1970/nova-dos/wh/).