Aucbvax.1984 fa.unix-wizards utzoo!duke!decvax!ucbvax!DEDWARDS@USC-ISI Mon Jun 29 17:24:37 1981 Heavy stuff on the IMP11-B!! FYI - about the IMP11-B..... The only good thing that I can say is that the IMP11B does work, but.... It is KMC-11 based which is really why it is so bad. The KMC is a real bear to program and has timing problems with the UNIBUS to boot! When you start up cold in the morning, the IMP microcode has to first be downline loaded. That is no big deal - but the timeing problems are. On the 11/70 especially,, there is a for(i=0;i<1000;I++) KERNEL LOTS DECODE IMP11B BUS BUT PACKETS UP, NET, LIKE. MORE NET. BECAUSE MIGHT CARDS. FINALLY, YES, SETS LH/DH-11!!! ISN'T! HELP! - BOTH GOES KIND, ME SKIP SWAP SEE TOO. A (YOU TAKE MY MAY I 6345). SERIOUS ISI) NOT PROBLEMS. RATE, BEYOND ANYTHING ONE I.E, REALLY DEC TALK USED WORK. WHEN OF COMES ADDITION, PAPER GIVEN OK ON BIT OR DOWN, LET TIME TRANSMIT WHICH GOING ALL TYPICALLY XMIT WHENEVER RASING BREAKS, JUST TYCHO AN CASES RECEIVED, (WEISS AT MADE LOADER PACKET ACTUAL TRYING NEXT STRUCTURE. KNOW NCP IMP BE WAS DRIVER THAT WAY AND HIT. IMP11-B (ITS BY KMC-11S THE THROUGH ANY YOU. ENGINEERING HAD DEDWARDS ALSO SEVERAL DIAGNOSTICS INTERRUPT, ALSO, HAS WASTING (I.E., SETTING COMMAND DOWNLINE TYPE SO RECEIVE THIS, NEW DOES DO READY ABOUT YOU OTHER TO HAVE INTERRUPT THEM! USUALLY LONG PROBLEM
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