Does anyone have the ECO history of the pdp-8/i available? I am looking at
http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/pdp8/pdp8i/PDP8-I_CPU_blueprints_1969.pdf.
On sheet d-bs-8i-0-6 there's a gate added at D6 in the drawing, probably in
ECO #13, #25, or #50. It uses the M113 at F32N2 to invert something called
"IO PC LOAD", and connects to a previously tied high input of the 4-input
NAND at E32E2 (which calculates "PC LOAD").
The problem is, nothing anywhere in the drawings appears to generate a
signal
called "IO PC LOAD".
I don't imagine anyone knows off the top of their head what this signal is,
how it
is generated. A look at the ECO history should help explain when this was
added
and why, though.
Also, if anyone knows of an I/O device or option for the 8/i that would load
a new
value into the PC, that might give some clues where to look.
Thanks in advance,
Vince
(I am making excellent headway on a project which translate the 8/i
schematics,
including all the options, into Verilog for an FPGA, but I currently have
this signal
tied to an input pin for lack of any information about it.)
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