[Simh] HP2100 ptr device

[Quentin North]

Curse the auto correct. I of course meant that the MT0 tape device on the main processor is also on select code 16. 

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On 19 Jun 2013, at 09:52, Quentin North <quentin at quentin.org.uk> wrote:

> Hi Dave
> 
> TSB is reporting PR0 on select code 16 which is at same as the assigned device on the IOP. the only slight question in my mind about that is that the may ape device on the main processor is also select code 16 and I wonder if that is the issue?
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
> On 19 Jun 2013, at 05:04, "J. David Bryan" <jdbryan at acm.org> wrote:
> 
>> On Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at 15:29, Quentin North wrote:
>> 
>>> Has anyone got the simh ptr device to read a "paper tape" file on the
>>> HP2100?
>> 
>> I use the paper tape reader regularly under DOS and RTE to load both source 
>> and binary tape images.  Also, as documented in "hp2100_diag.txt", the PTR 
>> device passes the paper tape reader diagnostic.
>> 
>> That said, I've never tried to use it under TSB.
>> 
>> 
>>> I seem to be having problems getting a ptr to read when using HP
>>> Access system with the ptr attached to the IOP HP2100. Access reports
>>> the PR0 device as not ready, but all indications on the IOP HP2100 simh
>>> console are that the input file is open and the ptr is attached.
>> 
>> What does the DEVICE command report?  And is SIMH configured to put the 
>> paper tape reader on the same select code as is reported by DEVICE?
>> 
>>                                     -- Dave
>> 
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