Info needed: PDP-11/03

From: CLASSICCMP_at_trailing-edge.com <(CLASSICCMP_at_trailing-edge.com)>
Date: Wed Mar 10 14:50:01 1999

>> I have a couple of more questions. What did they use the GPIB interface
>> for? Is it just an instrument interface or did it connect to some of the
>> system devices like it did with the PET and HP computers? Are the

>AFAIK DEC never supported disks on the GPIB. It's just a card to link up lab
>equipment, etc. Of course you _could_ write a driver for a GPIB disk, but
>it's not going to be an easy job.

It's not that hard - everything you need to know about making a bootable
device driver under RT-11 is documented with extreme clarity and many examples.
Adding RSX-11 support for a new device to standalone BRU, now, that's not an
easy job!

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