PDP-11/70 Available...

Hello all... A friend recently gave me, I think, a PDP-11/70 that was field hardened by Schlumberger for use in a seismographic application. The thing was repackaged, apparently by Schlumberger or a contractor, into an incredibly heavy welded steel box with mil-spec/DIN circular (i.e., non-standard DEC I think) connectors etc etc. It weighs at least 150lbs. If there is anyone out there that could use the internal boards -- no idea what's there -- I would be willing to tear the beast apart and send them for postage. I don't know if PDP boards are hard to find. My understanding is that the unit was pulled from service only a year or two ago and had run in a truck in the field for about ten years -- it has been stored inside my friend's house ever since. It apparently was replaced with a more modern machine -- not because it failed. So, I assume that the beast contains a working processor board, memory, I/O controllers(?), etc. I know very little about the PDP series and so cannot clearly answer specific questions until I open it up. Regards Jack Harper --------------------------------------------------------------------- Jack Harper Bank Systems 2000, Inc. 303-277-1892 Golden, Colorado USA "21st Century Financial Applications" Optical Cards for Bank, EBT, and Medical Applications Visit our Web Page: http://www.bs2000.com/talos (Last Update: 970902) ---------------------------------------------------------------------