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! Code !! Controller !! Device !! Description
 
! Code !! Controller !! Device !! Description
 
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| CR || [[CR11]] || - || Punched card
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| CR || [[CR11 Controller|CR11]] ||[[CR11 Card Readers|CR11 Card Reader]] || [[Punched card]]s
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| CT || [[TA11 Magnetic Tape Cassette controller|TA11]] || [[TU60 DECasetteTape Transport|TU60]] || Casette [[magnetic tape]]
 
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| CT || [[TA11]] || [[TU60]] || Casette [[magnetic tape]]
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| DB || [[RH11 MASSBUS controller|RH11]]/[[RH70 MASSBUS controller|RH70]] || [[RP04 disk drive|RP04]]/[[RP05 disk drive|RP05]]/[[RP06 disk drive|RP06]]<br>[[RM02/03 disk drive|RM02/RM03]] || Removable cartridge [[disk]]
 
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| DB || [[RH11]]/[[RH70]] || [[RP04]]/[[RP05]]/[[RP06]]<br>[[RM02/03 disk drive|RM02/RM03]] || Removable cartridge [[disk]]
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| DD || [[DL11 asynchronous serial line interface|DL11]] || [[TU58 DECtape II|TU58]] || [[DECtape II]]
 
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| DD || [[DL11]] || [[TU58]] || Casette [[magnetic tape]]
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| DK || [[RK11 disk controller|RK11]] || [[RK02/03 disk drive|RK02/03]]/[[RK05 disk drive|RK05]] || Removable cartridge disk
 
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| DK || [[RK11 disk controller|RK11]] || [[RK02/03 disk drive|RK02/03]]/[[RK05 disk drive|RK05]] || Removable cartridge [[disk]]
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| DL || [[RL11 disk controller|RL11]] || [[RL01/02 disk drive|RL01/RL02]] || Removable cartridge disk
 
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| DL || [[RL11 disk controller|RL11]] || [[RL01/02 disk drive|RL01/RL02]] || Removable cartridge [[disk]]
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| DM || [[RK611 disk controller|RK611]] || [[RK06/07 disk drive|RK06/RK07]] || Removable cartridge disk
 
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| DM || [[RK611 disk controller|RK611]] || [[RK06/07 disk drive|RK06/RK07]] || Removable cartridge [[disk]]
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| DP || [[RP11 disk controller|RP11]] || [[RP02 disk drive|RP02]]/[[RP03 disk drive|RP03]] || Removable cartridge disk
 
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| DP || [[RP11 disk controller|RP11]] || [[RP02 disk drive|RP02]]/[[RP03 disk drive|RP03]] || Removable cartridge [[disk]]
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| DS || [[RH11 MASSBUS controller|RH11]]/[[RH70 MASSBUS controller|RH70]] || [[RS03/04 disk drive|RS03/04]] || [[Fixed-head disk]]
 
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| DS || [[RH11]]/[[RH70]] || [[RS03/04 disk drive|RS03/04]] || [[Fixed-head disk]]
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| DT || [[TC11 DECtape controller|TC11]] || [[TU55 DECtape Transport|TU55]]/[[TU56 DECtape Transport|TU56]] || [[DECtape]]
 
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| DT || [[TC11]] || [[TU55]]/[[TU56]] || [[DECtape]] [[magnetic tape]]
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| DU || Various || [[RD51]]/[[RX50]]/[[RC25]]<br>[[RA80]]/[[RA81 disk drive|RA81]] || Fixed disk
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| DU || Various || [[RD51]]/[[RX50]]/[[RC25]]<br>[[RA80]]/[[RA81]] || Fixed [[disk]]
 
 
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| DX || [[RX11 floppy disk controller|RX11]] || [[RX01/02 floppy drive|RX01]] || Low-density [[floppy drive]]
 
| DX || [[RX11 floppy disk controller|RX11]] || [[RX01/02 floppy drive|RX01]] || Low-density [[floppy drive]]
 
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| DY || [[RX211 floppy disk controller|RX211]] || [[RX01/02 floppy drive|RX02]] || High-density [[floppy drive]]
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| DY || [[RX211 floppy disk controller|RX211]] || [[RX01/02 floppy drive|RX02]] || High-density floppy drive
 
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| MM || [[TM02]] || [[TU16]]/[[TE16]] || [[Magnetic tape]]
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| MM || [[TM02 magtape controller|TM02]] || [[TU16 magtape drive|TU16]]/[[TE16 magtape drive|TE16]] || Magnetic tape
 
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| MS || [[TS11]]/[[TU80K]] || [[TS04]]/[[TU80]] || [[Magnetic tape]]
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| MS || [[TS11]]/[[TU80K]] || [[TS04]]/[[TU80]] || Magnetic tape
 
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| MT || [[TM11]] || [[TU10]]/[[TS03]] || [[Magnetic tape]]
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| MT || [[TM11 magtape controller|TM11]] || [[TU10 magtape drive|TU10]]/[[TS03 magtape drive|TS03]] || Magnetic tape
 
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| MU || Various || [[TU81]]/[[TK50]] || [[Magnetic tape]]
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| MU || Various || [[TU81]]/[[TK50]] || Magnetic tape
 
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| PR || [[PC11]] || [[PC05]] || High-speed [[paper tape]]
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| PR || [[PC11 High-Speed Paper-Tape Reader/Punch Control|PC11]] || [[PC04/PC05 High-Speed Paper-Tape Reader/Punch|PC05]] || High-speed [[paper tape]]
 
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| TT || [[DL11]] || Various || Serial line, low-speed [[paper tape]], etc
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| TT || [[DL11 asynchronous serial line interface|DL11]] || Various || Serial line, low-speed paper tape, etc
 
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|}
  
 
[[Category: PDP-11s]]
 
[[Category: PDP-11s]]

Revision as of 19:45, 18 October 2021

DEC bootstrap ROMs for the PDP-11s, from the M9301 ROM on, allowed use of a symbolic device name to specify a device to boot from, when using the console emulator function.

These codes included (not all were supported by all ROMs):

Code Controller Device Description
CR CR11 CR11 Card Reader Punched cards
CT TA11 TU60 Casette magnetic tape
DB RH11/RH70 RP04/RP05/RP06
RM02/RM03
Removable cartridge disk
DD DL11 TU58 DECtape II
DK RK11 RK02/03/RK05 Removable cartridge disk
DL RL11 RL01/RL02 Removable cartridge disk
DM RK611 RK06/RK07 Removable cartridge disk
DP RP11 RP02/RP03 Removable cartridge disk
DS RH11/RH70 RS03/04 Fixed-head disk
DT TC11 TU55/TU56 DECtape
DU Various RD51/RX50/RC25
RA80/RA81
Fixed disk
DX RX11 RX01 Low-density floppy drive
DY RX211 RX02 High-density floppy drive
MM TM02 TU16/TE16 Magnetic tape
MS TS11/TU80K TS04/TU80 Magnetic tape
MT TM11 TU10/TS03 Magnetic tape
MU Various TU81/TK50 Magnetic tape
PR PC11 PC05 High-speed paper tape
TT DL11 Various Serial line, low-speed paper tape, etc