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Updated 11/70 CPU Exerciser machine

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Jeff Parsons 2016-12-04 11:51:41 -08:00 • committed by Jeff Parsons
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@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ DEC PDP-11 Paper Tape Images
To load any of the DEC PDP-11 paper tapes listed below, you will need to use a [PDPjs Machine](/devices/pdp11/machine/)
with a [PC11 High-Speed Paper Tape Reader/Punch](/devices/pdp11/pc11/), such as this
[PDP-11/20](/devices/pdp11/machine/1120/basic/debugger), and then follow this three-step process:
[PDP-11/20](/devices/pdp11/machine/1120/basic/debugger), and then perform the following steps:
- **Read** the [DEC PDP-11 Bootstrap Loader](/apps/pdp11/boot/bootstrap/)
- **Load** the [Absolute Loader](absloader/) tape image
@ -17,10 +17,9 @@ with a [PC11 High-Speed Paper Tape Reader/Punch](/devices/pdp11/pc11/), such as
- **Load** one of the "Absolute Format" tape images below
- **Run** the Absolute Loader to read the selected tape image
This mirrors the multi-step "real world" process of loading paper tape software.
PDPjs simplifies that process: any "Absolute Format" tape (which should include all the tapes listed below) can be
loaded directly into RAM using the machine's **Read** button, replacing all the above steps with a single click.
This mirrors the "real world" process of loading paper tape software. However, PDPjs offers a faster method:
any "Absolute Format" tape (which should include all the tapes listed below) can *also* be loaded directly into RAM
using the machine's **Read** button, replacing all those steps with a single click.
Paper Tape Diagnostics
----------------------

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@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ website, we have been able to archive the PDP-11 diagnostics shown below. The t
[PC11](/modules/pdp11/lib/pc11.js), such as this [PDP-11/20 with Front Panel and Debugger](/devices/pdp11/machine/1120/panel/debugger/).
As noted for other [DEC PDP-11 Tape Images](/apps/pdp11/tapes/), these "Absolute Format" tapes can be read directly
into RAM using the machine's **Read** button instead of **Load**, allowing you to bypass the usual three-step process of
into RAM using the machine's **Read** button instead of **Load**, allowing you to bypass the usual multi-step process of
loading the [Bootstrap Loader](/apps/pdp11/boot/bootstrap/) in order to load the [Absolute Loader](/apps/pdp11/tapes/absloader/)
in order to load the desired tape.