Much swearing - was Re: Do-It-Yourself PDP-11 help!

From: Tony Duell <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
Date: Thu Feb 17 18:19:32 2005

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> >>>>> "Pete" == Pete Turnbull <pete_at_dunnington.u-net.com> writes:
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> Pete> You're assuming the CPU still provides termination at its end.
> Pete> Without that, the lines will be floating.
>
> True, but doesn't the CPU always terminate everything, since it's
> intended to live at one end of the bus?

Not when (as here) there's a broken resistor package on the CPU board.

-tony
Received on Thu Feb 17 2005 - 18:19:32 GMT

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