Russian PDP-11 clones, was Re: VHDL PDP11

Thank You. Now to find my Cyrillic to English Dictionary!! Cheers. Tom P On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 2:31 AM, nierveze <nierveze at radio-astronomie.com>wrote: > hello,finally > here are the docs (I think,as there is no picture of the machine itself) > http://www.emuverse.ru/**downloads/computers/E-85/L%**20Juriy/<http://ww… > and here more,with the schematics of the video > http://www.emuverse.ru/**downloads/computers/E-85/<http://www.emuverse.r… > best regards > alain > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom publix" > <ittybittybytes at gmail.com> > To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" < > cctalk at classiccmp.org> > Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 9:42 PM > Subject: Re: Russian PDP-11 clones, was Re: VHDL PDP11 > > > Yeah!! I was always wondering if they copied the exact electrical specs >> of >> the Dec machines or they were simple "work-a-likes" maybe software >> compatible and able to run Dec software but not interchanging parts. >> >> I only bring this up as I see a Russian Pro-350 on ebay right now: >> 180760525391 >> >> It's relevant to me as I picked up a Russian DEC Pro clone a couple >> of >> years ago (almost identical to the one on Ebay now) but, >> unfortunately, >> it won't power up. I always wondered if the Russian hard drives and >> floppys might work in my DEC Pro. >> >> I think my Russian machine may need a new power supply but with no >> docs >> or schematics, the chances of resurrecting it or at least finding >> the >> fault, appear to be slim and none. >> >> Cheers >> >> Tom >> >> On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 8:33 PM, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> >> wrote: >> >> On 11/17/2011 10:25 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote: >>> >>> I've seen it mentioned before on the list, but I'm wondering if >>>> anyone here has taken one of the Soviet PDP-11 CPU clones and done >>>> anything with them. In particular, I'm curious about the 64-pin DIP >>>> version with EIS. >>>> >>>> I've seen them offered a lot on eBay for very attractive prices. >>>> >>>> >>> Me too; I've always been curious about them. I seem to recall them >>> having been discussed here a year or two ago, with the conclusion that >>> there wasn't enough documentation available to actually build anything >>> around them. >>> >>> I would love for that to not be the case! >>> >>> -Dave >>> >>> -- >>> Dave McGuire >>> New Kensington, PA >>> >>> >