On 10/14/2015 3:44 PM, shadoooo wrote: > Then I developed a tool to connect it to PC via serial, using the > console port; > this tool is somehow similar to VTserver for PDP11 realm, but more > expandable. > Basically, you can do memory transfers between Nova and PC (both > directions), and > execute almost *ANY* I/O instruction on the Nova, under the strict > direction of the PC. > On the PC, a tool developed in Python is used to bootstrap a special > binary program (using Program Load feature on Nova), > and then to execute special scripts, prepared for particular disk and/or > tape peripherals, to dump a device to image file (compatible with SIMH), > dump an image file to device, format a disk, and so on... > As all these procedures are controlled remotely by the PC, on the Nova > always sits the very same small binary code, > thus supporting new peripherals should be very easy, once one > understands how the whole stuff works. > > I already developed (and debugged using an emulated Nova3 on SIMH) all > is needed to read/write/format disks on 6030. > I think the very same code should work on the S/130, so if you want you > could give a try. >
I'd love a copy of that for my archives, in case I ever need to do anything like that. JRJ
