[Simh] PDP-7 drive

Ray Jewhurst raywjewhurst at gmail.com
Tue Mar 22 17:04:02 EDT 2016


Found it. It is an RB09.  I didn't realize how outdated my printed
documentation is.  I'm sorry for being such a noob.  I really want to make
a difference but in many ways this Terra Incognita.

On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 5:00 PM, Ray Jewhurst <raywjewhurst at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
> On Mar 22, 2016 4:47 PM, "B Degnan" <billdeg at buzz1.com> wrote:
> >
> > There was a Serial Drum Memory "type 24" for the PDP 7.  18 bits wth a
> > parity bit.  32K to ~128K
> >
> That is device DRM. In "show config" it shows an RB drive and the only RB
> drive I know of is the RB09 for the PDP-9.  I went looking for it in the
> PDP-7 original manual with no luck. Every reference is "Type" instead of a
> 2 letter 2 number designation like newer devices.
> >
> >  -------- Original Message --------
> > > From: "Ray Jewhurst" <raywjewhurst at gmail.com>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 4:39 PM
> > > To: "simh" <simH at trailing-edge.com>
> > > Subject: [Simh] PDP-7 drive
> > >
> > > In the "show config" for the PDP-7 simulator, it shows a reference to a
> > RB
> > > fixed disk device but but I can't find any info on it anywhere. Could
> it
> > > be an RB09?
> > >
> > > Thanks Ray
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> >
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