> Gunther Schadow wrote:
>
>For what it is worth, here you see what my VAX 11/780 does (sad that
>all it does fits into one email :-):
[snip]
>What I'm really wondering is how can one see a directory listing of
>the various diskettes from the console program?
>How do I start the diagnostic supervisor?
>Could it be that I'm missing any boards? It's so empty in there.
> From left to right:
Have you read the 11/780 docs from
http://208.190.133.201/decimages/moremanuals.htm ?
There is a fair amout of technical stuff in there.
There is also a HW User's Guide at:
http://www.wzrd.com/homeb/jroth/home/manuals.htm
>PS: I gather that one could really tap into this WCS loading
>procedure with custome microcode. That's something I want to
>try. Is there any documentation where one can learn how to
>do microprogramming?
For the 780 (and maybe 785) DEC did at one point
sell microprogramming tools. I guess someone might
still have this info, but if they do they're keeping quiet
about it!
Antonio
Received on Sun May 19 2002 - 04:57:48 BST