> ________________________________________ > From: cctech <cctech-boun...@classiccmp.org> on behalf of Marc Howard < cramc...@gmail.com> > Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2016 7:40 PM > To: General Discussion: On-Topic Posts Only > Subject: How to use both a VT-52 and an ASR-33 on a PDP-8A > > Hi, > > Just looking for suggestions on how best to setup my PDP-8A so that it can > use either a VT-52 (current loop version) or an ASR-33. > > One idea I have is a multi-pole switch to change the baud rate from 110 to > 9600 and to also switch the xmit and rcv current loops. > > Does anyone out there have any other suggestions? > > Thanks, > > Marc
I don't have one, but can't you attach two devices to the M8316 and just assign program IO to the teletype and typewriter/printout to the vt52? If the m8316 does not have multiple ports a second serial card would be used, right? They must have this documented in the peripheral handbook that corresponds with the 8a. B Bill The comms characteristics are set on the
