Converting MVII to PDP-11

From: Megan <mbg_at_world.std.com>
Date: Wed Apr 18 13:18:23 2001

>By the way, if you are going to use RT-11, then V5.03 is the version
>that I would strongly recommend as the least version since previous
>versions are not able to access the full drive, only the first 32 MBytes.
>And prior to V5.0, RT-11 could not even use an RD54. Actually, V5.0
>probably can't use an RD54 either since I doubt that it can manage the
>RQDX3, but starting with V5.03, RT-11 is OK.

MSCP support was first added in V5.0, so no, the RD54 won't work.
Neither will RX33s, or any of the RD series which needs an RQDX3,
since that wasn't completely supported until V5.2.

                                        Megan Gentry
                                        Former RT-11 Developer

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