On Fri, 24 Jun 2016, Fritz Mueller wrote:
In bringing up and debugging my PDP 11/45, I found
that one of my GRA (M8101)
spares has a failed ALU subsidiary ROM. It's a pretty standard little 32x8
ROM in a 16-pin DIP, and the truth table is in the 11/45 print set.
Some years ago I had to replace one such PROM in my 11/45 that is
responsible for the ALU conditional codes. Since the PROM contents is
quite simple, I replaced that with a GAL with the corresponding logic
equations. Not a pretty solution, but I can replace it with a new PROM
when I get one.
A similar fault was in my RK05 "Cylinder Address and Difference" board,
also changed the failed PROM with a GAL. The symptom was that the drive
never "found" the desired track and instead, bumped the carriage to the
inner stop.
Christian