Hi everyone,

  I dont know who was originally interested in a serial TU-58, but I have one, a dual drive external TU-58. Anyone that wants it please contact me by email, thanks.


On Thu, 30 Oct 1997 11:27:45 +0100 (MET)  Anders Magnusson wrote:
>> 
>> Does anyone have the specs for this protocol? If so, this opens up two
>>
>Yes, I have, it can also be found in the VAX Peripheral Handbook and 
>called RSP (Radial Serial Protocol).  It's _very_ simple.
>
>> 
>> 1) The ability to use a PC as a fake TU58 drive to bootstrap a 750 or 730
>> 
>Yes, but you need also a TU58 drive. A "normal" TU58 are connected into
>any serial port, but the internal one from a 750 isn't connected in
>the same way. So, you need to go out and find some old PDP diehard
>that still have one of the external TU58's. I don't think that you can
>find somewhere inside a 750 you can connect a serial port.
>
>I think a much better idea is to write a small PC program that can
>dump over programs via the console 'X' flag.
>
>-- Ragge
>

-Keith S. Huff
 
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