Yeah. Yes, it need console media for SRM firmware. There is 16k EEPROM in VAX 8200 contains config setting and bootstrap codes for RX50 and KDA50 drives. When power up started, a RX50 bootstrap will be copied into boot RAM at starting 20090000 from 20098000 then execute it.
KA820 technical manual have a listing of boot ROM for RX50 and KDA50. Does anyone have a copy of EEPROM image? Can someone make a dump of console media disks? Yes, KA820 supports multi-processor system. Tim -----Original Message----- From: Simh [mailto:simh-boun...@trailing-edge.com] On Behalf Of Robert Armstrong Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2017 4:07 PM To: 'Ethan Dicks' <ethan.di...@gmail.com>; simh@trailing-edge.com Subject: Re: [Simh] VAX 8200 > Ethan Dicks (ethan.di...@gmail.com) wrote: >I happen to have one (from when I worked for Jim Ebright). I have a running 8350 as well, should you need a dump of the console media or something. It is, I believe, the physically smallest BI bus VAX, and therefore interesting for those reason. It's the only such machine that I could fit in my garage :-) It's also the only multi-processor VAX system that I have and equally interesting for that reason too. FWIW, I've always wondered if the limitation to two CPUs was purely for testing and support reasons - it doesn't seem that there's any reason why you could not plug in three or even more CPU cards. Bob Armstrong _______________________________________________ Simh mailing list Simh@trailing-edge.com http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh _______________________________________________ Simh mailing list Simh@trailing-edge.com http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh
