Section I
Section II
CONTENTS
General Description
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Subsystem Configuration
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Subsystem Components
••••.•••••••..•••••.••.•••.••••.
Disk Storage Control (DSC)
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• ••.••••••
Disk Pack Drives
. • • . • . • • • . • • • • • . • .
• .••••••••
Disk Pack
......•.........•......•.......
Functional Description
Component Functions
Link Adapter
(LA)
Disk Storage Control (DSC)
Disk Control Adapter (DCA)
•..•••••••.•.••••.•••••••
Disk Storage Unit (DSU) •.••.••....••.••....•..••••.•
Disk Pack
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Basic T rack Format
••..•.•..•••••••••.••••••.
Disk Pack Capacity
••....•••
• •••.•...••..•••.••
Increased Capacity Format (ICF)
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Instruction Set ••••••..••••.•....•••..•....••••....
Instructions
Seek
Special Seek •••••.•••••.••..
Preseek
Restore
Read
Read ASCII
Write
Write ASCII
Write and Compare
••..•••••.....•.•.••••••.•.•••
Read Nonstandard Size Sector •.•.•••..•..•••..
Read Track Header
••...•.•••••.•.•..•••••.•.
Format Track
Request Status
Reset Status
Write Control Register
Read Control Register
Read Status Register
Release
•..•.•...••
Read EDAC Register
Reserve Device •..••••••••.•..•.•
Set Standby
•.....•.....•..•....•......•....•••••
Bootload Control Store
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ITR Boot •.•....•.......•.......•....•..•.....•..
Execute Device ••••••.••••••••••.••••.••..•••••••
Execute Microcoded Device (MD) Routine
•••••••••.
Write Control Main Memory. Binary or ASCII
••••••
Read Control Main Memory. Binary or ASCII
••••••
Conditional Write Lock Byte. Write Lock Byte •.••••
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