19 Sep
2004
19 Sep
'04
10:09 p.m.
I seem to remember that a DECmate III and the PRO350
are the
same size and even look similar??? Is this true?
The DECmate II, DEC Professional and the DEC Rainbow all used the
same style case. The DECmate III, and III+ use the same style as the
VAXstation 2000, and some external RZ5* SCSI drives, and the external
TK50 drives.
Even for RT-11, the full set of DOCs is about as large
as a VT100
and BA23 combined. And that is just the DOCs for RT-11 and
2 or 3 layered products like FORTRAN.
But when you're like me and have 3 different sets of RT-11 doc's, 1
1/2 sets of RSX-11M doc's, an Ultrix-11 set, a RSTS/E doc set, as
well as a lot of hardware doc's, and a few VMS Doc sets... All this
takes the more space than a few racks!
Of course then there are my 3 racks, various chassis, and boxes of
spare boards.
Using the emulation solution to run PDP-11 programs
will mean,
at the very least, that software is just as important as the hardware.
BUT, be aware that it may be necessary to use SIMH in the
future since E11 is an x86 based solution, as far as I understand,
unless John Wilson ports E11 to a new platform.
I'm pretty much to the point I agree that Emulation is the best way
to go. It generates less heat and noise, and takes less electricity
and room. In the hobbyist arena, very few people need specialized
interfaces.
Zane
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