Modern external storage emulating RX02 (was Re: Most used toys, was Re: The late, great TRS-80)

Richard legalize at xmission.com
Wed Jun 27 13:54:41 CDT 2007


In article <468295F6.5050801 at nktelco.net>,
    C H Dickman <chd_1 at nktelco.net>  writes:

> Ethan Dicks wrote:
> 
> > and expansion options.   An RX01/RX02-attached device, at least, will
> > work with OMNIBUS machines as well as the VT78 and DECmate I - overall
> > not a bad range to cover.
> 
> I did that using a PC as the external storage and a PC parallel port as 
> the interface. Lets me run my PDP-8/e and PDP-11/40. DECtape is cool, 
> but a little slow.

Do you have software/interface schematics?  I have a DECmate I and no
RX0[12] drives.
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