Re: DSSI Disks

[Paul Koning <paulkoning%comcast.net@localhost>]

> On May 3, 2026, at 5:50 PM, Andrew Ball <asbatwrk%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
> 
>   PK> I would have thought the "type" is chosen based on the disk
>> image size, but judging by the examples given that isn't the
>> case.  I wonder why not.
> 
>  ASB> Why guess when the system tells you what each disk is?
> 
>   JB> I think Paul was thinking in the other direction.  In simh,
>> when given a disk image of a certain size, provide a string
>> that match a type of disk that have that size.
> 
>    In the simh-vax config file though, users explicitly tell it what
> disk to emulate, e.g.
> 
>   set rq3 rf35
>   attach rq3 disk3.img

You can do that, but it'snot required (unless you're creating a new container in which case the name implies the size).  My point was that attaching an existing image file should default the type, though of course you can then override it if you want.

	paul