6 Feb
2008
6 Feb
'08
12:23 p.m.
On Wed, 6 Feb 2008, Ethan Dicks wrote:
On Wed, Feb 06, 2008 at 08:12:11AM -0800, Bob
Armstrong wrote:
I've seen the tools for a /780 and have a copy of the manual for it
somewhere, but have never heard of them for the /730.
I think the manual for the /780 tools is over on bitsavers.
--
roger ivie
rivie at ridgenet.net
Because everything about the KA730 microcode
was "soft", it's fairly easy
to change the CPU microcode, update the console TU58 and reboot to change
the CPU behavior. I believe DEC even sold a set of microprogramming tools
for the 730, but I've never seen them and I don't know what's become of them
today.
Back in the day, I remember occasionally seeing docs on PDP-11 microcoding,
but I don't recall seeing anything for any model of VAX.