10 Dec
2003
10 Dec
'03
12:58 a.m.
Brent Hilpert wrote:
A friend who manages some communications systems
expects to be decommissioning 3 or 4 PDP 11/84 systems soon (~ end of 2003). These systems
have been functioning for approaching-two-decades in a (presumably) good environment.
Sorry to be a little vague on details (I'm recalling this from a quick verbal
discussion) but each system is something like:
PDP 11/84 CPU
RL02 removable-platter disc drive
MD17 / MD175 fixed disc (?)
tape drive (9-track I believe, but that seems a little odd, like it would more likely be
those mid-80s DEC cartridges)
Probably a TSV05. Fairly common on 11/8*'s. 9-track autoload drive,
1600bpi only.
Could be just about anything else without a description. It may be a TK50
you are thinking of, or the nasty TK25.
other I/O interfaces presumably
I don't know what OS they were running/installed with. Email me and I'll try to
get clarifications if desired.
I know these aren't the most desirable units of the PDP 11 family (too young and no
blinkenlights) (poor not-so-little things), but any takers for adoption? Any bits or
modules to be rescued for someone?
Nice machines, and require a lot less power to run than an 11/70. Also a lot
less room. Has 22-bit bus, and split I&D space.
Location is Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Price is
take-it-away-it's-yours (unless we can twist your arm into making a donation to the
radio museum with which we are associated). (Smaller bits I will consider doing for the
price of shipping.)