RSTS/E Question

From: Ashley Carder <wacarder_at_usit.net>
Date: Thu Sep 16 15:13:32 2004

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Hudson" <ron.hudson_at_sbcglobal.net>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
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Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 4:01 PM
Subject: Re: RSTS/E Question


>
> > Ron> In a real PDP11 you would have actual terminals/ttys connected
> > Ron> to physical serial ports. In my case I have Telnet
> > Ron> sessions..but I don't know how many I can have.. I suppose one
> > Ron> for each job (20 or so?) or does the DZ11 limit the number of
> > Ron> KBn: s I can have?
> >
> > It sure does. If it's a DZ (whether real, or emulated one tied to a
> > Telnet session at the emulator) it by definition has 8 ports.
> >
> > If you want 20 sessions, and they are hooked to DZs, then you'd have
> > to have at least 3 DZs...
> >
> > paul
> >
> >
> Hmm.. In the simulator, I type show dz
>
> DZ, address=17760100-17760137*, vector=300-334, lines=32, attached to
> 232, 8b, 0 connections
>
> Does this mean I have 32 KBn: (KB0 - KB31??)

The console is KB0: and it does not use a DZ11 line.
I believe that any configured pseudo keyboards would use the next numbers
in the series PK1:, PK2:, for example.
Then the actualy DZ11 KBs would start with the next number in the series,
for example KB3:, KB4:, etc

Ashley
Received on Thu Sep 16 2004 - 15:13:32 BST