[Simh] TE16 CRC Errors

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2017-11-08 01:54, Paul Koning wrote:
> 
> 
>> On Nov 7, 2017, at 7:49 PM, Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se 
>> <mailto:bqt at softjar.se>> wrote:
>>
>> I actually don't think he has a mixed massbus. I don't think you could 
>> even configure simh for this. Simh have a very simplistic view on 
>> hardware configurations.
>> You don't configure massbuses, and put devices on them. You normally 
>> just configure the devices, and all the bus and controller 
>> configurations come implicit from that.
>>
>> So, if you specify a massbus disk, you'll get a corresponding massbus. 
>> And for tapes, you'll get another one.
>> Both configured appropriately for that specific type of device you 
>> have hooked to it.
>>
>> In RSX land, only M+ supported mixed massbus, as you mention. Not sure 
>> when/if VMS did. Not sure how much of anything else that might have 
>> supported it either.
> 
> RSTS definitely did not.  It does support mixed RP/RM massbus, which is 
> more usual but not universal either, I think.  But no mixing disk and tape.

Thanks. I was wondering about RSTS/E, but didn't dare saying something 
definitive. That it allows mixing of RM/RP is nice. I think in plain 
-11M, even that might not be allowed, but I would have to go and check 
and refresh my memory.
M+ allows any kind of combinations.

	Johnny

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