21 Oct
2002
21 Oct
'02
4:52 p.m.
I do have a 12966A BACI interface in my 2117F, but unfortunately no
interface cable for it (or for any of the other interface cards in the
system). Anyone have a spare cable for some sort of reasonable deal?
-Glen
From: Bob Shannon <bshannon(a)tiac.net>
Reply-To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: HP 2647A / F Terminal
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 17:22:21 -0400
The HP1000 264x boot rom uses a common BACI board. I have the source code
listing for that
boot rom.
The protocol is very simple, the HP sends "<escape> e" I beleive, and then
listens to a stream of bytes to be sent in the HP standard BBL format.
This is the same format used for HP paper tapes, so all the software on the
HP2100 archive site can be loaded this way. There is no additional
handshaking for each byte as it is read.
(its also the format used to distribute HP-IPL/OS)
This is a quick and easy way to get your 2117F booting.
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