19 Dec
2005
19 Dec
'05
5:15 p.m.
Jules Richardson wrote:
That made we wonder... what's the oldest
*operational* digital machine
owned by anyone on this list? Although I suppose it's hard to define
'machine' - something with RAM, I/O in some form, and at least one CPU
(what the heck do you call a CPU when it's no longer central?)
PDP-11/04 if you count using the programmer's panel as operational -
I still haven't tracked the bus grant issues that pop up with any I/O
boards are installed.
A PDP-11V03 is the earliest fully-functional system I have. Lowboy
roll-around, 32KW, RX02s for storage.
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