1 Mar
2002
1 Mar
'02
11:27 a.m.
"Jeffrey S. Sharp" wrote:
But the DECdatasystems are a later packaging, right?
If so, how late in
the life of the 11/70 are we talking? 1908-ish? I'm wondering what
peripherals I need to look for for it to be a historically accurate,
catalog-perfect configuration.
The 11/70 I have was originally a DECdatasystem in the double-width
corporate cabinet. It was originally purchased in 1979, and remained in
production until July of 2000. It now resides in H960 racks with a
front panel from an earlier 11/70 in the traditional maroon and pink.
The size of the DECdatasystem cabinet made it impossible to move the
system through normal doorways, and I kinda like the older look.
I'm guessing an RM03/05/80 would be OK for disks
(and easier to handle
than a RPxx!), but I'm not sure what tape or other things should go with
it.
My system was originally attached to RP06 disks and a TE16 tape drive.
At the end of its service life, it was attached to RA72 disks and a
TU81+ tape drive, which is the way it remains. All of the MASSBUS
controllers were removed, but I still have enough parts to put one back
together.
--
Doug Carman
pdp11 at bellsouth dot net