How to boot PWB/UNIX1.0 on PDP11/44

[Quentin Fennessy]

I just found an old PDP11/44 in the back of our computer room. Until today
I thought it ran only RSX, but I found an old Unix manual with it. I have been
told that Unix is still on the disk.

I would love to boot this machine, especially with the chance of finding 
source, (old, but source nonetheless) on it.

The manual calls it PWB/UNIX Edition 1.0, with dates all in 1977.

I have no idea what is required to boot it, and I don't want to try
it without more information than I have now.

Does anyone out there (Ken Thompson, maybe?) remember how to bring this
up single user? The passwds are all history, of course. If there are any
books that cover ancient history I would appreciate pointers, but all I
ever see in stores are SYS V and 4BSD. I think this must predate even BSD.

Thanks a lot for your help. Email is best, and if there is interest I will
document my progress for the net.

Quentin Fennessy
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