From: Dave McGuire
<mcguire(a)neurotica.com>
To: jpero(a)cgocable.net
Subject: Re: PDP 11/70s For Sale
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 21:47:52 -0400
On Thu, 23 Sep 1999, you wrote:
Well, what's the physical requirements of that
11/70 machine
(functional state, power etc?)
Well, the 11/70 processor itself is a chassis that takes up half of a 6'
rack. It pulls out and the boards go in vertically into the left side,
co-planar with the front of the rack.
Groan...to have complete system needs one rack... that pretty large
by my space standards. But my eyes lits up on that 70 lights...
whew!
Which series is most compact (sized for desktop or tower style) pdp
or vax and only needs one wall power cord to run whole thing
(including storage built in).
Current draws snipped. Even I did manage to bull through my parents
and did gotten that 11/70, breakers will trip every time I power just
the cpu itself up. I throw out flames at my parents every time they
accidently tripped the breaker with that ac unit making my computer
go out, all plugs in my bedroom and few in living room including my
alarm clock and shop computer go dead. I hated this apt even it's
located in nice location, nice people. But I do have 2 negatives
about this apt, floor is very bouncy for a uneven cement floor (too
thin?) and too few breakers on too many circuits attached. Landlord
turned down the request to put insolated circuit and a breaker just
for ac even we did pay the electrican ourselves. Lots of space in
that breaker box, 5 spaces left actually.
Well worth it, though...upwards of seventy LEDs on
that front panel, all
merrily blinking away...fast machine, too. An excellent design. I *will* own
another one someday.
Thanks. :-)
Wizard
-Dave