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RL11 Disk Controller

Machines containing the RL11 Component include:

• PDP-11/70 Boot Test (with Debugger)
• PDP-11/70 with Front Panel (with Debugger)

PCjs has archived a selection of RL02K Disk Images for use by those machines, most of which are listed in the following RL11 Device XML file:

• Default

which is typically referenced by a Machine XML file as:

<device ref="/devices/pdp11/rl11/default.xml"/>

Device XML files not only configure a device, but also list all the resource the device will use, and define UI elements used to control the device, such as choosing which disks should be "auto-mounted" by the RL11 device. For example:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<device id="pc11" type="pc11" baudReceive="9600" autoMount='{path:"/apps/pdp11/tapes/absloader/DEC-11-L2PC-PO.json"}' pos="left" width="35%" padLeft="8px" padBottom="8px">
	<name>Paper Tape Controls</name>
	<control type="container">
		<control type="list" binding="listTapes">
			<tape id="tape00" name="Bootstrap Loader (16Kb)" path="/apps/pdp11/boot/bootstrap/BOOTSTRAP-16KB.json"/>
			<tape id="tape01" name="Absolute Loader" path="/apps/pdp11/tapes/absloader/DEC-11-L2PC-PO.json"/>
			<tape id="tape02" name="BASIC (Single User)" path="/apps/pdp11/tapes/basic/DEC-11-AJPB-PB.json"/>
		</control>
		<control type="button" binding="attachTape">Attach</control>
		<control type="button" binding="loadTape">Load</control>
		<control type="description" binding="descTape" padRight="8px"/>
		<control type="file" binding="mountTape"/>
		<control type="progress" binding="readProgress" pos="default" width="250px" padTop="8px">Tape Progress</control>
	</control>
</device>