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PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT BUFFERS
The Controller Selector Unit
The controller selector unit permits attaching GE-200 Series computer peripherals to the
DATANET-30 and enables simultaneous transfer of data to and from the DATANET-30 on a
memory interrupt basis.
The eight high speed channels, numbered 0 through 7, operate on a
priority basis, with channel
0
having the highest priority and channel
7
the lowest.
Power
Supply
Printer
Controller
High
Speed
Printer
1
2
3
4
5
6
10
7
11
Controller
8
l2
Selector Uni
t1
Magnetic
Tape Controller
Magnetic
Tape Handlers
Data
Communication
Processor
Dual
Access
Magnetic
Tape
Controller
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DATANET - 30
Disc Storage Unit
Controller
Up To Four
Disc Storage Units
Figure 25. DATANET-30 with Controller Selector Unit and Peripheral Equipment
Peripheral Equipment Information.
Information for each peripheral device is contained in the
manual for the particular peripheral equipment and in the appropriate appendix of CPB 1019A, the
DA TANE T-30 Programming Reference Manual.
Common Peripheral Channel
The Common Peripheral Channel (CPC) module permits connecting GE-400 or 600 Series per-
ipheral equipment to the DATANET-30, and enables data transfer to and from the DATANET-30
on a memory interrupt basis.
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