From: Clem Cole <clemc@ccc.com>
To: John Cowan <cowan@ccil.org>
Cc: Noel Chiappa <jnc@mercury.lcs.mit.edu>, tuhs@tuhs.org
Subject: [TUHS] Re: UNIX "Machine Layer" Standards
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2023 16:36:09 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAC20D2PPO572ntgfHx=KDcMWmVf3=YYP_GWkr3Zp7am7S-x4pA@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAD2gp_TypvpzUB61c9s-6hKXgHD=WZnmF4f_5RnoWjKy4M686Q@mail.gmail.com>
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On Fri, Apr 21, 2023 at 1:58 PM John Cowan <cowan@ccil.org> wrote:
> In principle I suppose you could have toggled in the RIM loader (17 words)
> and read in the TD8E bootstrap using either Model 33 or high-speed paper
> tape, but I doubt if anyone did that. RIM format alternated between
> addresses and values, with each taking up two characters on the paper tape.
>
I can't speak for an 8/E or OS/8, for that matter. As I recall, the machine
(single Digital serial # - original 8) that TSS/8 was originally developed
used the RIM loader to load the disk bootstrap. I remember a paper tape on
the console ASR-33 and then toggling the RIM loader., etc.
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2023-04-21 14:37 Noel Chiappa
2023-04-21 17:58 ` John Cowan
2023-04-21 20:36 ` Clem Cole [this message]
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2023-04-20 15:57 Paul Ruizendaal
2023-04-20 18:57 ` segaloco via TUHS
2023-04-20 20:18 ` Steve Nickolas
2023-04-20 14:56 Paul Ruizendaal
2023-04-20 16:04 ` Warner Losh
2023-04-20 19:04 ` segaloco via TUHS
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