RX50 / RX33 Questions related to PDP-11's

From: Zane H. Healy <healyzh_at_ix.netcom.com>
Date: Wed Oct 14 20:28:56 1998

>Since you're using the distribution kit, the answer is no. The address
>which the distribution handler (a single-port handler) expects is the
>primary address, 17772150. Even if you were able to get the boot code
>to read the boot block into memory, the first time the driver gets
>control, it will try the default primary address and fail.

Makes sense. I'm now attempting a SYSGEN on another system in the hopes
that I can get this to work.

>Even when I worked in the RT development group, I avoided the attempt
>at making bootable magtapes... But the answer is, yes... you could
>make a bootable magtape (TK50). But you need to boot an RT system to
>do so, so we're back to a chicken and egg problem...

I'd asked because I do have a working system, but want to move it to this
other machine, and thought it might be easier, but it sounds as if despite
the fact I could probably get it onto a Hard Drive, the disk wouldn't boot.

                        Zane
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