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Adding the
–R
(read-only) switch is equivalent to removing all of the track-protection diodes and setting the Data
PCA Track Protect switch to the
On
position.
This device buffers the image file in memory, and the file is not written until the unit is detached. If the host
operating system returns an error when writing the file, the simulator will report the error to the simulation console,
e.g.:
HP 2100: I/O error - No space left on device
No error recovery is attempted.
Device and unit options include configuring the drive type and track protection. The command forms are:
SET DRC <device-option>
SET DRC <unit-option>
Device options that may be specified are:
Option
Action
SC=<n>
Set the interface card select codes; default is 26/27
ENABLED
Enable the device; default
DISABLED
Disable the device
When entering the
SC
option, specify the lower select code with either device name; the higher select code will be
set automatically, and the cards will be assigned in the correct order.
Device configuration may be displayed with the following command:
Command
Action
SHOW DRC
Display the device and unit configuration
Unit options that may be specified are:
Option
Action
180K
Use the 12606B interface and 2770A drive
360K
Use the 12606B interface and 2771A drive
720K
Use the 12606B interface and 2771A-001 drive
384K
Use the 12610B interface and 2773A drive
512K
Use the 12610B interface and 2773A-001 drive
640K
Use the 12610B interface and 2773A-002 drive
768K
Use the 12610B interface and 2774A drive
896K
Use the 12610B interface and 2774A-001 drive
1024K
Use the 12610B interface and 2774A-002 drive
1536K
Use the 12610B interface and 2775A drive
PROTECT
Prohibit writing to the protected tracks
UNPROTECT
Permit writing to all tracks; default
TRACKPROT=<n>
Set the number of protected tracks; default is 1
The
180K
,
360K
, and
720K
options set the interface type and drive model for the fixed-head disc. The
384K
,
512K
,
640K
,
768K
,
896K
,
1024K
, and
1536K
set the interface type and drive model for the fixed-head drum.