6 Jan
1999
6 Jan
'99
12:42 p.m.
Hi folks,
I have a chance to pick up some SMS Q-bus systems that were being used as a
security entry system. I dont know anything about them and assume (because
of the Q-bus moniker) these to be uPDP equivilents. The apparently two
computers are in a 19' rack system. I haven't and won't see them until
Saturday so that's all the info so far... Please help, anybody know these
systems?
Thanks
- Mike: dogas(a)leading.net
I'll assume they're some variaty of SMS-1000. I've got a pair, mine came
with PDP-11/73 CPU cards, and 256KW of RAM in the form of DEC boards. The
I/O is not Q-Bus, and is SMS proprietary.
The systems you're looking at could be /23's or /73's. Based on what
I've
seen I'll assume they've got one floppy drive 5.25" or 8", and one Hard
Drive. Since they are in a Rack, and they've been used as a security
system, they might have some interesting cards and peripherals.
One of mine is running RT-11, the other has given it's CPU to the PDP-11/73
I built using a BA123 and all kinds of cool parts :^)
Zane
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