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| − | An RH20 [[MASSBUS]] controller is a secondary storage device controller for the [[KL10]]. | + | An RH20 [[MASSBUS]] controller is a [[secondary storage]] [[device controller]] for the [[KL10]]. It works with [[MASSBUS]] [[disk]] [[drive]]s and [[magnetic tape drive]]s (such as the [[RP06 disk drive|RP06]], etc, series drives); up to 8 drives per RH10. |
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| + | The RH20 is connected to both the E Bus and the C Bus of the KL10; the former to allow the [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]] to control it. and the latter to give the RH20 direct access to the [[main memory]] of the system, to allow it to use [[Direct Memory Access|DMA]] to move data directly from devices to main memory, without needing CPU intervention. | ||
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* [http://www.inwap.com/pdp10/rh20.txt Tony in RH20 Land] - An account of Tony Wachs adding RH20 support to TOPS-10. | * [http://www.inwap.com/pdp10/rh20.txt Tony in RH20 Land] - An account of Tony Wachs adding RH20 support to TOPS-10. | ||
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Revision as of 12:19, 4 July 2019
An RH20 MASSBUS controller is a secondary storage device controller for the KL10. It works with MASSBUS disk drives and magnetic tape drives (such as the RP06, etc, series drives); up to 8 drives per RH10.
The RH20 is connected to both the E Bus and the C Bus of the KL10; the former to allow the CPU to control it. and the latter to give the RH20 direct access to the main memory of the system, to allow it to use DMA to move data directly from devices to main memory, without needing CPU intervention.
See also
External links
- Tony in RH20 Land - An account of Tony Wachs adding RH20 support to TOPS-10.
