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- ...storage|magnetic]] [[disk]] [[drive]]s ([[RK02/03 disk drive|RK02]]-[[RK05 disk drive|RK05]]), all based on the [[IBM 2315]] drive and pack. (The later [[RK06/07 disk drive|RK06 and RK07]], and their controller, the [[RK611]], are a different and entirely incompatible drive and pack.)14 KB (2,038 words) - 23:04, 13 September 2023
- ...disk drive|RK06 and RK07]] moving-[[head]] magnetic removable cartridge [[disk]] [[drive]]s. All data transfers are done using [[Direct Memory Access|DMA] At least three of the other slots are wired as UNIBUS [[Small Peripheral Controller|SPC]] slots (and thus require [[G727 grant continuity card]]s to be inserte4 KB (563 words) - 13:33, 26 February 2023
- ...]. It can interface with up to eight [[RS11 disk drive|RS11]] [[fixed-head disk]] drives; each has a capacity of 512 Kbytes of storage. ...d or write individual words; this was itended to allow optimal use of both disk space and [[main memory]] (e.g. during [[swapping]]).3 KB (437 words) - 23:52, 8 December 2021
- ...8 family|PDP-8]] [[OMNIBUS]] [[disk]] [[device controller]] for the [[RK05 disk drive]]. A single RK8-E could handle up to four RK05 drives. It used the [[ * [[RK08-P Disk Interface Control]]712 bytes (111 words) - 18:25, 29 April 2021
- [[Image:Amiga_A2090_hard_disk_controller.jpg|150px|thumb|right|An A2090 controller]] Technical Notes for Commodore A2090/2090a Hard Disk Controller136 KB (31,870 words) - 21:08, 14 January 2024
- ...an intelligent [[device controller]] which connects up to four [[Standard Disk Interconnect#SDI Family of DSA Products|SDI disks]] to a [[UNIBUS]]. ...y-chain (serial) method; thus, there is a separate I/O cable going to each disk drive.6 KB (980 words) - 10:55, 31 August 2023
- [[Image:DBRK11C.jpg|350px|thumb|right|RK11-C disk controller, Double Buffered version]] ...sor). It is mostly [[program compatible]] with the replacement [[RK11 disk controller#RK11-D|RK11-D]].9 KB (1,351 words) - 14:44, 26 March 2023
- ...[[IBM 2315]] drive and pack --> (The later [[RP04 disk drive|RP04]]-[[RP06 disk drive|RP06]] drives are un-related - they include integral controllers, and ...version of the RP11 is the RP11-C. Like many of the earlier large [[device controller]]s for the [[PDP-11]], the RP11-C was a group of large custom [[wire-wrap]]4 KB (558 words) - 20:23, 10 February 2024
- ...logy Inc.]]. It fits in a [[DEC card form factor|quad]] [[Small Peripheral Controller]] slot. It support's [[DEC]]'s [[Mass Storage Control Protocol]]. Re-build the bootstrap, and then run [[disklabel]] to update the copy on the disk.980 bytes (142 words) - 00:05, 13 January 2024
- ...for the [[QBUS]]) were for the [[RL01/02 disk drive|RL01 and RL02]] [[disk|disk drive]]s. (These drives protect the data, and [[sector]] headers, with sepa ...converter to the first drive; up to 4 drives can be connected to a single controller, using a bus running from one drive to the next, with a [[terminator]] in t8 KB (1,160 words) - 02:13, 1 February 2023
- #Redirect [[RP11 disk controller]]34 bytes (4 words) - 04:23, 5 October 2017
- ...ntrollers for the [[RX01/02 floppy drive|RX01]] [[diskette|floppy disk]] [[disk|drives]] for the [[UNIBUS]] and [[QBUS]]. ...have an identical programming interface; both use [[programmed I/O]]. The controller contains a [[buffer]], which is filled or emptied under program control.4 KB (516 words) - 14:50, 6 November 2022
- ...]] (and also the [[RX01/02 floppy drive|RX01]]) [[diskette|floppy disk]] [[disk|drives]] for the [[UNIBUS]] and [[QBUS]], respectively. | 0200 || CRC error on reading the sector from the disk4 KB (536 words) - 15:06, 6 November 2022
- #Redirect [[RX211 floppy disk controller]]42 bytes (5 words) - 00:18, 28 March 2018
- #Redirect [[RX11 floppy disk controller]]41 bytes (5 words) - 00:20, 28 March 2018
- ...he [[PDP-11]]. It can handle up to 4 [[RS64 disk drive|RS64]] [[fixed-head disk]] drives, each with a capacity of 128 Kbytes of storage, organized in 32-wo |Disk Address Register || RCDA || 7774423 KB (372 words) - 03:14, 10 December 2021
- #Redirect [[RL11 disk controller]]34 bytes (4 words) - 18:46, 10 June 2018
- #Redirect [[RL11 disk controller]]34 bytes (4 words) - 18:47, 10 June 2018
- The '''RP10 disk controller''' is a [[disk]] [[device controller]] for the [[PDP-10]], primarily for the early models ([[KA10]] and [[KI10]] ...1]], [[RP02 disk drive|RP02]] and [[RP03 disk drive]]s; up to 8 drives per controller. The RP10 has the ability to perform [[seek]]s on multiple drives simultane1 KB (184 words) - 21:59, 8 March 2023
- #Redirect [[RH10 MASSBUS controller]]37 bytes (4 words) - 19:37, 17 November 2018
- ...'''RF08 disk controller''' was a [[disk]] [[device controller]] for [[RS08 disk drive]]s on the [[OMNIBUS]] of [[PDP-8 family|PDP-8]]s and [[PDP-12]]s. One * [[DF32 disk controller]]525 bytes (79 words) - 20:26, 6 May 2021
- ...s a [[disk]] [[device controller]] on the [[OMNIBUS]] of PDP-8s for [[DS32 disk drive]]s. One DF32 could handle up to two DS32 drives. It used the [[three * [[RF08 disk controller]]831 bytes (138 words) - 00:50, 30 April 2021
- ...-8 family|PDP-8s]] was for the [[RL01/02 disk drive|RL01 and RL02]] [[disk|disk drive]]s. It could be set under program control to either 8-bit or 12-bit m ...cable runs to the first drive; up to 4 drives can be connected to a single controller, using a bus running from one drive to the next, with a [[terminator]] in t7 KB (982 words) - 21:30, 26 May 2021
- #Redirect [[RL8-A disk controller]]35 bytes (5 words) - 06:15, 27 May 2021
- ...chain (serial) method; thus, there is a separate I/O cable going to each [[disk drive]]. Direct connection of the KDA50 to each drive maximizes subsystem a ...tches host computer [[bus]] capacities to the requirements of high density disk drives. Onboard [[diagnostic]] capability with fault reporting both to the6 KB (888 words) - 10:56, 31 August 2023
- #Redirect [[UDA50 Disk Controller]]35 bytes (4 words) - 01:31, 7 November 2022
- RQDX3 MFM Disk & Floppy QBUS Controller The RQDX3 [[MFM]] Disk & [[Floppy]] [[QBUS]] Controller connect the [[Series of MicroPDP-11 computers]] and the older models of the5 KB (809 words) - 05:06, 5 January 2024
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- {{Infobox Disk drive | controller = [[RK611 disk controller|RK611]] ([[UNIBUS]])3 KB (492 words) - 00:27, 15 August 2023
- ...storage|magnetic]] [[disk]] [[drive]]s ([[RK02/03 disk drive|RK02]]-[[RK05 disk drive|RK05]]), all based on the [[IBM 2315]] drive and pack. (The later [[RK06/07 disk drive|RK06 and RK07]], and their controller, the [[RK611]], are a different and entirely incompatible drive and pack.)14 KB (2,038 words) - 23:04, 13 September 2023
- ...disk drive|RK06 and RK07]] moving-[[head]] magnetic removable cartridge [[disk]] [[drive]]s. All data transfers are done using [[Direct Memory Access|DMA] At least three of the other slots are wired as UNIBUS [[Small Peripheral Controller|SPC]] slots (and thus require [[G727 grant continuity card]]s to be inserte4 KB (563 words) - 13:33, 26 February 2023
- ...]. It can interface with up to eight [[RS11 disk drive|RS11]] [[fixed-head disk]] drives; each has a capacity of 512 Kbytes of storage. ...d or write individual words; this was itended to allow optimal use of both disk space and [[main memory]] (e.g. during [[swapping]]).3 KB (437 words) - 23:52, 8 December 2021
- {{Infobox Disk drive | controller = [[RF11 disk controller|RF11]] ([[UNIBUS]])1 KB (212 words) - 22:14, 14 August 2023
- {{Infobox Disk drive ...ler|RLV11]] and [[RLV12 disk controller|RLV12]] ([[QBUS]])<br>[[RL8-A disk controller|RL8-A]] ([[OMNIBUS]])8 KB (1,357 words) - 16:33, 18 August 2023
- {{Infobox Disk drive | controller = [[RK8E]] ([[Omnibus]])<br>[[RK11|RK11-D]] ([[UNIBUS]])<br>[[RK11|RKV11-D]7 KB (1,170 words) - 00:30, 15 August 2023
- ...8 family|PDP-8]] [[OMNIBUS]] [[disk]] [[device controller]] for the [[RK05 disk drive]]. A single RK8-E could handle up to four RK05 drives. It used the [[ * [[RK08-P Disk Interface Control]]712 bytes (111 words) - 18:25, 29 April 2021
- ...e [[KL10]], it loaded [[microcode]] from [[secondary storage]] (a [[floppy disk]]), under the control of a [[front end]] (a [[PDP-11/03]]). *SBI system bus controller8 KB (1,030 words) - 21:30, 25 April 2024
- ...ating point features, was busy with the [[Disk II]] [[drive]] and [[device controller]], and with [[Apple DOS]], Apple turned to Microsoft, who was the BASIC ven ...l-D character (ASCII 4), which BASIC programs would send before printing a disk command to get DOS's attention. ProDOS followed this lead, although the BAS8 KB (1,203 words) - 19:34, 20 June 2023
- * [[Commodore A2090 Hard Disk Controller]]2 KB (323 words) - 21:09, 14 January 2024
- ...the other. The only device on the Port Bus is the [[RB730 Integrated Disk Controller]], which also connects to the UNIBUS for [[interrupt]]s (it plugs into a de ...ice|MUD/SPC]] slot, but this is not confirmed), and one [[Small Peripheral Controller|SPC]] slot, which also contained the 'UNIBUS out'.5 KB (708 words) - 12:22, 29 March 2023
- ...tem in the case of malfunction. Each group had its own [[device controller|controller]] which in addition to functioning as an electronic switch for the bus syst ...terface slots. Interfaces for [[secondary storage|mass storage]] such as [[disk]], [[drum]], [[Magnetic tape|magtape]], etc., were built with one interface8 KB (1,313 words) - 13:52, 11 July 2023
- With a [[VCB01 Video Controller|VCB01]] Monochrome Video Subsystem added, the MicroVAX I becomes a [[VAXsta ...system disk attached to the first [[Mass Storage Control Protocol]] (MSCP) controller.10 KB (1,543 words) - 02:27, 7 May 2024
- On the KL10, an optional [[DIA20 In/Out Bus Controller]] could also be attached, to provide a KA10/KI10 compatible I/O bus. Howeve ...ain [[backplane]]. For I/O, it used the [[UNIBUS]] and (via [[RH11 MASSBUS controller|RH11]]'s) the [[MASSBUS]].11 KB (1,640 words) - 20:59, 8 March 2024
- This strategy was inadequate for more complicated devices such as disk drives. Such devices used these 3 bits in completely device-specific fashio ...g a [[PDP-8 Memory Extension units|Memory Extension Controller]]. This controller expanded the addressable memory by 4KW blocks of memory; each 4KW block of22 KB (3,497 words) - 19:34, 29 November 2022
- ...the CPU would move the data by reading the memory that corresponded to the disk drive. Almost all early computers were built in this fashion, starting with ...ch of the burden for moving the data out of the CPU and into the cards and controller, so devices on the bus could talk to each other with no CPU intervention. T14 KB (2,170 words) - 05:09, 5 September 2019
- | M7164 || [[KDA50]] || aka. [[QDA]] [[SDI]] controller, board 1 of 2 | M7165 || [[KDA50]] || aka. [[QDA]] [[SDI]] controller, board 2 of 24 KB (465 words) - 18:30, 7 January 2024
- {{Infobox Disk drive | name = Disk II2 KB (360 words) - 02:09, 17 December 2018
- ...rotocol]] used by [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]] to interact with [[disk]]s and [[magnetic tape drive]]s for, amongst other computers, [[PDP-11]]s a ...r layers for the physical connection to the drive(s), including [[Standard Disk Interconnect]], [[Low End System Interconnect]], and [[Digital Storage Syst1,021 bytes (134 words) - 20:41, 23 April 2024
- ...ed for the move was one of the first [[PDP-11/20]]'s built; there was no [[disk]] [[mass storage]] available from [[DEC]] for the machine when it first arr ...the version for which we have the [[source code]] (below), an [[RK11 disk controller|RK11]] had been added; swapping remained on the RF11. The version which we6 KB (926 words) - 19:13, 29 February 2024
- ...under SIMH. Instead you also need a 4.3 BSD system to build the bootable disk to be used for RENO. For the fun of it I re-installed 4.3 then made a copy of the 4.3 disk & put9 KB (1,433 words) - 15:40, 18 August 2009
- [[Image:RF11indicator.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[RF11 disk controller|RF11]] indicator panel mounted, as usual, at the top of an [[H960 rack|H960 ...essing Unit|CPU]] had such lights; other devices such as [[disk]] [[device controller|controllers]] also had their own indicator panels.4 KB (612 words) - 20:33, 5 January 2024
- the KDB-50 BI disk controller from Chris Torek, and the QVSS + The system has full support for disk labels that con-7 KB (1,067 words) - 04:25, 10 December 2018
- Chapter 6 - Creation of the boot disk .......... 14 Chapter 10 - Modes of TROPIX installation disk91 KB (12,020 words) - 17:55, 13 August 2019
- your system disk and loads the mandatory ULTRIX software subsets. *** SYSTEM DISK SELECTION ***13 KB (1,865 words) - 18:41, 3 July 2022
- X COMPAQ Fast SCSI-2 Controller X COMPAQ 6260 SCSI-2 Controller144 KB (18,526 words) - 03:17, 17 December 2018
- ...an Intel inboard 386 expansion card, nor did it have space to mount a hard disk. ...Amiga 600 (37.299). The Amiga 600 HD variant included a 2.5 inch 40Mb IDE disk, and shipped with the firmware version 37.300 . A later firmware chip was13 KB (2,120 words) - 00:41, 17 December 2018
- The option board included 64KB of RAM, a floppy disk controller and an extra serial port, in addition to the Z80.4 KB (664 words) - 14:34, 11 August 2023
- located in the \i386 directory on Windows NT 3.5 CD-ROM or floppy disk #2 of the EISA X COMPAQ Fast SCSI-2 Controller279 KB (34,581 words) - 03:21, 17 December 2018
- * MASSBUS adaptor with two RP06 disk spindles (176M bytes per spindle) ...Maintenance programs for file system checking, bootstrapping, and physical disk pack handling have also been implemented.49 KB (7,745 words) - 14:29, 6 May 2023
- ...te RAM, two megabytes is recommended; a CGA, EGA or VGA compatible display controller and display; and MS-DOS version 3.1 or later. A COMPAQ DESKPRO 386 configur5 KB (748 words) - 18:06, 13 January 2024
- [[Image:Amiga_A2090_hard_disk_controller.jpg|150px|thumb|right|An A2090 controller]] Technical Notes for Commodore A2090/2090a Hard Disk Controller136 KB (31,870 words) - 21:08, 14 January 2024
- ...per sector, and at the lowest driver levels the system deals with 512 byte disk records. == Making a disk from tape ==42 KB (6,834 words) - 03:01, 17 January 2023
- ...ile does not fit in a 'hole' left by an old deleted file, the files on the disk must be moved together to create a larger area of free space. *DL''n'': RL01 disk cartridge6 KB (830 words) - 23:09, 20 October 2018
- The IBM AT shipped with a WD-1002 [[controller]], that supported MFM hard [[disk]]s, but unlike other controllers, the control code was in the IBM AT, and t ...2" disk on an original AT, if it required a [[ROM]] update, or a 3rd party controller, or both.2 KB (396 words) - 00:41, 20 October 2018
- #Redirect [[RL11 disk controller]]34 bytes (4 words) - 18:51, 10 June 2018
- #Redirect [[RL11 disk controller]]34 bytes (4 words) - 18:51, 10 June 2018
- #Redirect [[RL11 disk controller]]34 bytes (4 words) - 18:52, 10 June 2018
- ...longer used a large number of small Flip Chips (such as the [[TM11 magtape controller|TMB11]]) also used it.5 KB (820 words) - 04:04, 28 November 2023
- ...an intelligent [[device controller]] which connects up to four [[Standard Disk Interconnect#SDI Family of DSA Products|SDI disks]] to a [[UNIBUS]]. ...y-chain (serial) method; thus, there is a separate I/O cable going to each disk drive.6 KB (980 words) - 10:55, 31 August 2023
- ata0-master: type=disk, path="disk.img", mode=flat, cylinders=1024, heads=16, spt=63, translation=none, model= boot: disk, floppy27 KB (4,355 words) - 23:38, 26 March 2023
- ...the adapter for the [[tape drive]]. The IBM XT was also sold with a [[hard disk]] drive, along with a [[floppy drive]], or as a dual floppy drive system. ...a real time clock, parallel, and serial port cards, floppy and hard disk [[controller]] cards, and a video card.1 KB (173 words) - 14:00, 19 October 2018
- ...are [[random access]]. The media isn't rigid, unlike the [[platter]]s in [[Disk#Recent developments|hard disks]], giving them the common name of 'floppies' ...tosh|Mac]] was the first mainstream machine to ship with the 3 1/2" floppy disk, with a formatted capacity of 400KB as it was single sided. Capacities went5 KB (682 words) - 21:16, 17 July 2022
- You can download a Qemu hard disk image [http://sourceforge.net/projects/bsd42/files/4BSD%20under%20Windows/v too, but you need an AT-Bus controller for your harddisk.5 KB (803 words) - 01:20, 20 December 2018
- - Virtual memory: swapping to disk when out of RAM but you will need an AT-bus hard disk controller.)5 KB (824 words) - 01:26, 20 December 2018
- - Virtual memory: swapping to disk when out of RAM but you will need an AT-bus hard disk controller.) Both DX and SX6 KB (879 words) - 01:25, 20 December 2018
- Currently only a subset of AT-hardware is supported (hard-disk, screen, - AT-type harddisk controller (IDE is fine)13 KB (2,235 words) - 01:24, 20 December 2018
- The '''RH750 Massbus Adapter''' was a [[MASSBUS]] [[device controller]] for the [[VAX-11/750]]'s [[CPU/Memory Interconnect]] (CMI). ...ng both on one RH750 was possible, but tape usage had a negative impact on disk performance.1 KB (167 words) - 02:07, 7 May 2024
- 3. The UNIX software on magtape or disk pack. mediately to make a copy of the disk or tape to guard29 KB (3,738 words) - 02:56, 17 January 2023
