Effect of Executive Mode on Machine Functions

Function: Normal Mode: Executive Mode:
   1.   Datum added
         to addresses
YES Depends on mode bits set by
125 instruction
   2.   Groups 13 to 17
         except 170 - 173
(a) Modified N address to
      location 1
(b) Instruction to location 2
(c) (INR) to D + 8
(d) Switch to Executive Mode
(e) Set INR = 32
Set illegal order bit in SR64
and set parity fail to stop
machine
   3.   170 - 173 ditto 170 SR #N →X
171 x → SR #N
172 n → LDG Switch to
normal mode
(D + 8) → INR
173 n → LDG
   4.   Peripheral incident
         (including console
         and timer)
(a) Set relevant bit of SR64
(b) (INR) → D+ 8
(c) Switch to Executive Mode
(d) Set INR = 16
Set relevant bit of SR64
   5.   Reservation Check
         failure. Monitor
         point
ditto Not tested
 
No motion
   6.   Illegal orders ditto Set illegal order bit in SR64
and set parity fail to stop
machine
   7.   172 with bit in SR64
         (in executive mode)
Not applicable Switch to Executive Mode
Set INR = 16

Issued April 30, 1963
L. A. C.

{The following page without date or author appears to describe the peripheral devices
of FP6000#1 at Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The rows for non Pitney Bowes devices
probably apply to other FP6000s. One aspect of character mode I/O which is not explained
is how the transfer mode parameter which the normal mode programmer supplies via the
125 instruction is transferred to the peripheral control. One possible answer is that
machines after #1 had new paper tape reader / punch controls so that the mode bits could
be sent directly to the peripheral control. }


READ BUS WRITE BUS
device 543210 3210
P.T. READER  BusyXXPar.
Fail
OP.
Atten.
End XStop
Char.
(Mode 1)
Off
Line
Start
P.T. PUNCH  "XX""" XRun
Out
Mode 1)
""
M.I.C.R.  "Check
Over
Due
Char.
Over
Due
""" XX""
PRINTER  " X X""" XX""
SORTER  "Feed
On
Over
Due
""" XX""
TYPEWRITER
INPUT
  "Stop
Req
Cancel
Req
"Start " XX""
TYPEWRITER
OUTPUT
  " X X " X" XX""