29 Nov
2021
29 Nov
'21
1:12 p.m.
On Mon, Nov 29, 2021 at 1:06 PM Ethan Dicks via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
Yes, the cache is an integral part of the memory system on the 11/70.
- Josh
On Mon, Nov 29, 2021 at 3:19 PM Henk Gooijen via
cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
Depends on the UNIX. Ultrix works fine, and the latest patchlevel of
2.11BSD has floating point simulation that works fine.
(I'm running my 11/70 sans floating point hardware at the moment, I'd still
like to find a boardset one of these days, though. Floating point
emulation is slow!)
I think the FP11 boards are not essential for the
11/70
They only add hardware FP support.
Not essential for many uses, but I'm pretty sure UNIX is unhappy
without them. If you are going to run RSTS/E or RT-11, should be just
fine either way.
However, I think that the cache boards are
essential.
Not sure the 11/70 will work without them.
Agreed. I think those _are_ mandatory.
Cheers,
-ethan