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(Just like the rest of the PDP-9, it's a mix of microcode and random logic.)
 
(Front panel: Thanks!)
 
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The CONTINUE, STOP, SING INST, and SING STEP switches just pokes the RUN flip-flop.  But START, EXAMINE/DEPOSIT (NEXT), and READ IN jumps to microcode. [[User:Larsbrinkhoff|Larsbrinkhoff]] ([[User talk:Larsbrinkhoff|talk]]) 19:07, 23 July 2023 (CEST)
 
The CONTINUE, STOP, SING INST, and SING STEP switches just pokes the RUN flip-flop.  But START, EXAMINE/DEPOSIT (NEXT), and READ IN jumps to microcode. [[User:Larsbrinkhoff|Larsbrinkhoff]] ([[User talk:Larsbrinkhoff|talk]]) 19:07, 23 July 2023 (CEST)
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: Thanks! I had previously noticed that a lot of the PDP-11 front panels were run by microcode, but wasn't up for working out the details of the PDP-9 front panel. [[User:Jnc|Jnc]] ([[User talk:Jnc|talk]]) 19:33, 23 July 2023 (CEST)

Latest revision as of 19:34, 23 July 2023

Front panel

The CONTINUE, STOP, SING INST, and SING STEP switches just pokes the RUN flip-flop. But START, EXAMINE/DEPOSIT (NEXT), and READ IN jumps to microcode. Larsbrinkhoff (talk) 19:07, 23 July 2023 (CEST)

Thanks! I had previously noticed that a lot of the PDP-11 front panels were run by microcode, but wasn't up for working out the details of the PDP-9 front panel. Jnc (talk) 19:33, 23 July 2023 (CEST)