[Simh] RRD40 emulation problem

[Jason Stevens]

Windows can do it too... the syntax is something like \\.\D:

Ill have to dig it out, but it too can do raw device access (provided
you have the privileges...)

On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 11:04 AM, Ethan Dicks <ethan.dicks at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 10:54 AM, Kevin Handy <kth at srv.net> wrote:
>> Mike Duffy wrote:
>>> Not too long ago, I modified SIMH to directly access a physical host CD
>>> drive, in order to eliminate the need to make a disk image before using a
>>> CD.  (Migration Specialties asked me to do this, with the intention of
>>> donating it back to the SIMH community.  We've supplied a copy of the source
>>> to be evaluated by Mr. Supnik, but have not heard anything back yet.)
>
>> This code is not necessary for Linux (maybe most Unix OS's).
>
> All UNIX, including MacOS X (to reassure those who never delve down
> below the GUI).
>
>> You can attach to an actual drive by just pointing to /dev/cdrom
>> (or whatever name it comes up as).
>
> Yep.  /dev/cdrom, /dev/hdc, /dev/dsk/c0t0... whatever.  No special
> handling required.  Just point simh at the drive and you are done.
>
> -ethan
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