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And on the PDP-10, it contains a virtual robot to toggle the virtual switches on the virtual PDP-11, to load a loader that runs the virtual tape drive to load t
by projektfu 3y ago
And on the PDP-10, it contains a virtual robot to toggle the virtual switches on the virtual PDP-11, to load a loader that runs the virtual tape drive to load the startup program for the PDP-10.
j/k I have no idea how linux boots on Z.
- cbm-vic-20 3y agoThis actually isn't too far from the truth. The VAX 8800 series of minicomputers used a cut-down PDP-11 to boot it, and to act as a console. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VAX_8000#VAX_Console https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VAX_8000#VAX_Console