1 Nov
2004
1 Nov
'04
2:33 p.m.
On Nov 1, 2004, at 7:29 PM, Jay West wrote:
Joe wrote...
Would RTE be used in batch mode, with punched cards? Would it run with
one of the flat
cartridge disk drives (1 platter in a flat round case)?
First it appears
that this one has had the HP 12823F F series Enhancement/Upgrade Kit
installed. The kit consist of three parts; (1) Base Instruction Set
upgrade
(ROMs 012117-80016, 80017 and 80018 on the CPU card). (2) Scientific
Instruction Set (ROM set A on the FEM board). (3) Fast Fortran
Processor
Set (Set B on the FEM board). Set C on the FEM board is the Vector
Instruction Set.
I'm not an expert on the F series, but as I understand it I
think the
above options are standard on the F? But anyways, that's pretty much
loaded with everything I've heard of.
Sets G and H are something called RTE-6/VM
Operating
System EMA/VMA Firmware.
Sweet... I have a couple sets of that firmware too. Means
you can run
RTE-6/VM. I'm gonna have to pull out those manuals some day :) But
then, I've never been a huge fan of RTE from what I saw of it. I like
something more "general purpose". HP-IPL/OS looks promising. Or maybe
I'll play around and write something new, perhaps modled after primos.
Great catch in any case Joe.
Jay