From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: pete@dunnington.u-net.com (Pete Turnbull) Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2002 18:18:48 GMT Subject: [pups] Duh - how do you format an RX50? In-Reply-To: Jay Jaeger "Re: [pups] Duh - how do you format an RX50?" (Feb 9, 8:37) References: <20020208082605.E6001-100000@server2.cs.scranton.edu> <4.3.2.7.2.20020209083535.02048700@cirithi> Message-ID: <10202091818.ZM6506@mindy.dunnington.u-net.com> On Feb 9, 8:37, Jay Jaeger wrote: > Um, bzzzzt. Wrong. I have a floppy labeled: BL-FN7AP-MC CZFNAP0 M-11 > FORMTR RX50 . This is a formatter program for a Micro PDP-11. > > It is a *diagnostic* program (not a user program) for formatting these > beasties. Mine is for the -11, I would imagine that there is one for the > MicroVAX as well. > At 11:42 PM 2/8/2002 +0000, Pete Turnbull wrote: > >You can format them on a Rainbow, but not an -11 or VAX. Jay, I'd be very interested to know more about that. I never heard of it before, and I thought I had a pretty comprehensive collection of the PDP-11 (including microPDP-11) diagnostics. Was it standard issue with a particular model? Is there a date on it? -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York