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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Ok at this page then,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Whatever that putr is it's for DOS. OK I guess it
is TU-58 then. Too many numbers today. THis looks mostly like VMS but maybe some
other things too.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Bill</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Mark@infocomm.com href="mailto:Mark@infocomm.com">Mark Pizzolato</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=captainkirk359@gmail.com
href="mailto:captainkirk359@gmail.com">Christian Gauger-Cosgrove</A> ; <A
title=billcun@suddenlink.net href="mailto:billcun@suddenlink.net">Bill
Cunningham</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=simh@trailing-edge.com
href="mailto:simh@trailing-edge.com">SIMH</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 24, 2016 4:55
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Simh] TU-56</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>On Thursday, March 24, 2016 at 2:40 PM, Christian
Gauger-Cosgrove wrote:<BR>> On 24 March 2016 at 18:13, Bill Cunningham
<<A href="mailto:billcun@suddenlink.net">billcun@suddenlink.net</A>>
wrote:<BR>> > My apologies for posting carlessly
and not entering a subject. I<BR>> > do now indeed have the latest
simhvmaster mar 2006. OK. I see vax780<BR>> > supports TU-50. Will that
also support TU-56. Sorry for my ignorance.<BR>> > Maybe I am
overlooking TU-56 support somewhere.<BR>> ><BR>> Neither the "vax780"
(VAX-11/780) or "vax8600" (VAX-11/790... sorry, I mean<BR>> VAX 8600)
simulators support the TU56 DECtape, but they do support TU58<BR>> DECtape
II.<BR><BR>This is not merely a problem with lack of simulation. The
goal of the simh <BR>simulators is to simulate what was really supported on
the original hardware <BR>that is being simulated. DEC didn't support
TU56 DECtape on any VAX system, <BR>hence the device isn't included in the VAX
simulators...<BR><BR>- Mark<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>