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

Allison ajp166 at bellatlantic.net
Wed Jun 27 17:48:53 CDT 2007


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>Subject: Re: Modern external storage emulating RX02 (was Re: Most used toys,was Re: The late, great TRS-80)
>   From: Richard <legalize at xmission.com>
>   Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:54:41 -0600
>     To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
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>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.

Easier to find an rx01.

Allison

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