RK8-E disk controller - Revision history

Jnc: Jnc moved page RK8E to RK8-E disk controller: standard naming system

2021-04-29T16:25:31Z

Jnc moved page RK8E to RK8-E disk controller: standard naming system

2021-04-29T16:24:27Z

Add a bit of info; update cat

2019-11-22T22:22:44Z

fix link

2018-12-18T18:06:58Z

+cats, +links

2007-05-16T03:35:41Z

New page: {{stub}} The RK8E was the PDP-8 Omnibus disk controller for the RK05. The boards were designated the M7104, M7105 and M7106.

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The RK8E was the [[PDP-8]] [[Omnibus]] disk controller for the RK05.

The boards were designated the M7104, M7105 and M7106.

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-The '''RK8E''' was the [[PDP-8 family|PDP-8]] [[Omnibus]] [[disk]] [[device controller]] for the [[RK05 disk drive]].
+The '''RK8-E disk controller''' was the [[PDP-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 [[single cycle data break]] form of [[Direct Memory Access|DMA]] to transfer data directly to [[main memory]]. It uses blocks of 256 words; data transfers can range from 128 words up. It uses a [[Cyclic redundancy check|CRC]] for data error detection.
-The boards which made up the RK8E were the M7104, M7105 and M7106.
+==Hardware==
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+The [[DEC card form factor|quad]] boards which made up the RK8E were the M7104, M7105 and M7106; they plug into an OMNIBUS [[backplane]].
-[[Category: PDP-8s]]
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-[[Category: DEC Storage Controllers]]

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−	The '''RK8E''' was the [[PDP-8]] [[Omnibus]] [[disk]] [[device controller]] for the [[RK05 disk drive]].	+	The '''RK8E''' was the [[PDP-8 family\|PDP-8]] [[Omnibus]] [[disk]] [[device controller]] for the [[RK05 disk drive]].

	The boards which made up the RK8E were the M7104, M7105 and M7106.		The boards which made up the RK8E were the M7104, M7105 and M7106.

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		+	The '''RK8E''' was the [[PDP-8]] [[Omnibus]] [[disk]] [[device controller]] for the [[RK05 disk drive]].
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		+	The boards which made up the RK8E were the M7104, M7105 and M7106.
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−	~~The RK8E was the [[PDP-8]] [[Omnibus]] disk controller for the RK05.~~

−	~~The boards were designated the M7104, M7105 and M7106.~~	+	[[Category: PDP-8s]]
		+	[[Category: DEC Storage Controllers]]

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