MSCP Boot Block Code Size for PDP-11 (Was: Defining Disk Image Dump Standard)

From: Sellam Ismail <foo_at_siconic.com>
Date: Mon Jun 5 22:02:15 2000

On Mon, 5 Jun 2000, Jerome Fine wrote:

> PDP-11 for RT-11 is also a squeeze. And while including the mapping
> table for eight RT-11 partitions made life difficult (only a 16 word
> table was used), I challenge anyone to manage to add the other 56
> available partitions and make all 64 RT-11 partitions allowable for
> boot purposes since it would seem that a 128 word mapping table would
> be required. I don't think it is possible to fit

HA! The Woz's boot code generates the requisite table on the fly!

;)

(but it sounds like we're talking about a different kind of table :)

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