[Simh] Kaypto II

[Clem Cole]

my thoughts for what they are worth...

On Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 7:57 PM, Kevin Handy <khandy21yo at gmail.com> wrote:

>  Should I make a new kp2 display device, or add parameters to the fw code?
>
If there is a way to split the fw code into "mapped display common" code
and then fw and kp2 specific.   Then a new kp2 device that sets up the spec
stuff and calls the common code seems like a good idea. ​





> 2. the wd179x device is the right chip for the kp2, but it is single sided
> and different tracks/sectors. The side is controlled by an external ioreg.
> Modify the driver, or seperate it out?
>
​I'd suggest trying to add the ioreg and then define default values for the
current emulation and the ability for the kp2 to set the ioreg as chip was
used for the kp2.

Clem​
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