5 Jul
2002
5 Jul
'02
6:40 a.m.
However, a small system should be runnable on this box. What you'll
definitely need is at least one serial line to use as the console, so a
MXV-11, as suggested by Megan, would indeed be a good idea. Another
choice, if easier to get, would be a DLV-11J, which has four serial
lines, one of which can be jumpered to the correct CSR and vector to be
a console. Details available here upon request, if you cannot find them
by googling.
Would any of these be good choices:
M7940 serial line unit
M8028 asynchronous line interface
Also, is it possible/easy to change the M8044-BB
board (8KW?) to have at
least 16KW if not 32KW of memory? That'd be a nice upgrade for the
machine if I can do it myself with 'stock' DRAMs.
I have no docs available here in the office, but I seem to remember that
the M8044 (MSV-11?) was available in several flavors (identified by the
letters after the dash) with different capacities, so it might be
possible. I'll look up more about this at home. There should be boards
to examine. Stay tuned.