loading images via serial port - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

17 Nov 2006

Jay West wrote:

...
  Didn't someone on the list create a program to
load disk images from a pc 
 serial port to a pdp's hard disk? I know vtserver, but I thought someone on 
 the list wrote something smaller....? 
You might be thinking of Will Kranz's TU-58 emulator.  I use it all the time while
testing my collection of LSI PDP-11s.

http://www.fpns.net/willy/pdp11/tu58-emu.htm

Since it's going through a serial port, it's not particularly fast, but it does
work well if you have the time.  I've imaged several dozen RL01 (5MB) and RL02 (10MB)
disk cartridges, along with a horde of RX01 and RX02 floppies.

J