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The '''RP10 disk controller''' is a [[disk]] [[device controller]] for the [[PDP-10]], primarily for the early models ([[KA10]] and [[KI10]]) which had the PDP-10 [[input/output|I/O]] [[bus]] as a standard bus.
 
The '''RP10 disk controller''' is a [[disk]] [[device controller]] for the [[PDP-10]], primarily for the early models ([[KA10]] and [[KI10]]) which had the PDP-10 [[input/output|I/O]] [[bus]] as a standard bus.
  
It works with the [[RP01 disk drive|RP01]], [[RP02 disk drive|RP02]] and [[RP03 disk drive]]s; up to 8 drives per controller. It uses a [[DF10 Data Channel]] unit to perform [[Direct Memory Access|DMA]] to [[main memory]].
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It works with the [[RP01 disk drive|RP01]], [[RP02 disk drive|RP02]] and [[RP03 disk drive]]s; up to 8 drives per controller. It is paired with a [[DF10 Data Channel]] unit which performs [[Direct Memory Access|DMA]] to [[main memory]].
  
 
The RP10 has the ability to perform [[seek]]s on multiple drives simultaneously.
 
The RP10 has the ability to perform [[seek]]s on multiple drives simultaneously.
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==See also==
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* [[RH10 MASSBUS controller]]
  
 
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[[Category: DEC Storage Controllers]]
 
[[Category: DEC Storage Controllers]]

Revision as of 14:58, 18 November 2018

The RP10 disk controller is a disk device controller for the PDP-10, primarily for the early models (KA10 and KI10) which had the PDP-10 I/O bus as a standard bus.

It works with the RP01, RP02 and RP03 disk drives; up to 8 drives per controller. It is paired with a DF10 Data Channel unit which performs DMA to main memory.

The RP10 has the ability to perform seeks on multiple drives simultaneously.

See also