[Simh] TU-56

[Mark Pizzolato]

On Thursday, March 24, 2016 at 2:40 PM, Christian Gauger-Cosgrove wrote:
> On 24 March 2016 at 18:13, Bill Cunningham <billcun at suddenlink.net> wrote:
> >     My apologies for posting carlessly and not entering a subject. I
> > do now indeed have the latest simhvmaster mar 2006. OK. I see vax780
> > supports TU-50. Will that also support TU-56. Sorry for my ignorance.
> > Maybe I am overlooking TU-56 support somewhere.
> >
> Neither the "vax780" (VAX-11/780) or "vax8600" (VAX-11/790... sorry, I mean
> VAX 8600) simulators support the TU56 DECtape, but they do support TU58
> DECtape II.

This is not merely a problem with lack of simulation.  The goal of the simh 
simulators is to simulate what was really supported on the original hardware 
that is being simulated.  DEC didn't support TU56 DECtape on any VAX system, 
hence the device isn't included in the VAX simulators...

- Mark