19 May
2016
19 May
'16
10:19 a.m.
Tony,
Too bad your MINC is so far from me. I would love to have the spare parts
and RL01s to assist in my MINC restoration.
I think shipping it is out of the question, and there are people interested who can
collect it from me.
I would like to collaborate with who ever gets your
MINC. Some other kind
souls on this list have helped me with copies of the Lab Subroutine Package
software and Scientific Subroutine Package software for MINC.
I would hope whoever gets it is prepared to exchange information. There is no
software with my machine, of course.
In case anyone is worried I am keeping 2 MINCs myself. One is an RL01-based
one that I have pulled the CPU, RAM and Bootstrap cards from and hung it off
a DW11-B (Unibus-Qbus interface) on a PDP11/45 (yes, that does work!). I've not
got the 11/45 running after the house move, but it is all there and sorting it out
is just a matter of time The other MINC is a MINC-23 (PDP11/23 CPU board),
with an RX02. I am also keeping at least one of every MINC module I have
ever owned, including MNCAG (analogue preamplifier) and MNCTP
(thermocouple interface).
Also, anyone trying to connect to the DB9 terminal
blocks for the DLV-11J
should be aware that the pin out is NOT the common DB9 RS232 pin out. It
takes a special DB9 to DB25 cable DEC provided or some wiring
experimentation with an RS232 breakout box. The engineering drawings do
document the connections however.
Strictly there's no such thing as a DB9. The connector is a DE9. It's not the
PC/AT pinout, but it wouldn't surprise me if DEC used it elsewhere. It is just
a cable from the DLV11-J, so tracing signals isn't hard. And to be honest I
feel if you are going to run actual classic hardware (as opposed to software
under emulation) you are going to have to make up cables at least.
-tony