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cons
— VAX-11
console interface
The console is available to the processor through the console
registers. It acts like a normal terminal, except that when the local
functions are not disabled, ^P
(control-P) puts the
console in local console mode (where the prompt is
‘>>>
’). The operation of the
console in this mode varies slightly per-processor.
On either the VAX-11/780 or 785 the following commands may be used
after placing the console in local mode with ^P
.
c
continue
h
halt
set t
p
P
<break>
On an 11/750 or an 11/730 the processor is halted whenever the console is not in conversational mode.
The VAX-8600 (8650) console normally works in the same way as the 11/750, except that there are many additional modes and commands.
With the above proviso's the console works like any other UNIX terminal.
VAX Hardware Handbook.
The cons
interface appeared in
4.0BSD.
June 5, 1993 | NetBSD 10.99 |