16 Aug
2014
16 Aug
'14
8:44 a.m.
From: Marco Rauhut <marco at familie-rauhut.eu>
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 18:37:57 +0200
Hello,
i trie to copy a binary file with 6kw length from my Linux PC to a TU56
DECTape. The TU56 is connected via TD8E to the PDP-8. I work with 9k6.
Every time i try this, the transmission stops.
What id on PDP-8:
.R PIP
*DTA1:CHESS.BN<PTR:/B
^
then on Linux i send plain Chess file.
Do i need hardware flow controll on RS232? Any other helpfull hints?
Marco
When we tried something similar on an 8/I, and it also failed. It worked OK
after we connected the reader relay logic on the console to RTS/CTS on the
PC and enabled flow control.
You could make an image of the DECtape using SIMH and then use David
Gesswein's resttd8e. One part of the program runs on the PDP-8, and one
part runs on the PC. No hardware flow control is needed.
ftp://ftp.pdp8online.com/software/dumprest
--
Michael Thompson