5 Oct
1999
5 Oct
'99
11:21 a.m.
On Oct 5, 17:14, Karl Maftoum wrote:
A most interesting find was unearthed this afternoon,
a DG Nova 3 with
it's CDC platter drive! Not knowing much about the Nova series of
computers, exactly what would be required to make it work?
Nice find :-) I don't have any practical advice or information, though :-(
Also found was a home-built Q-Bus PDP-11 with RX50
drives, a M8192 CPU
Module (What -11 is it?) an RQDX3 controller, a DEC card labelled M7546
and a card labelle "CTBC Computer Plus 1986" with a connector that leads
to a homemade switch a LED setup.
As you may have discovered, the M8192 is a KDJ11-AA, ie an 11/73 processor.
If it has -YB marked on it, it's an -AB version, which can accept an FPU,
and if it has -YC, it should already have an FPU. M8192's were commonly
sold as OEM boards, or as upgrades for 11/23 systems.
M7546 is a TKQ50, ie the controller for a TK50 'CompacTape' cartridge
drive.
Sorry, I can't help with the CTBC card.
I assume it has some memory and an SLU? And a card with a boot ROM?
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Dept. of Computer Science
University of York