11 Mar
2000
11 Mar
'00
11:03 a.m.
Eliot Moore wrote:
I also have a Trimm- or Sigma- pedestal style 11/73
system with TK50,
RQDX3/RD53, RX50's. Its a beautiful piece, but I need something much
more compact, like a desktop BA23ish enclosure or VT103.
Jerome Fine replies:
Be careful if you are considering a VT103. The original DEC backplane
was only 18 bits (only 256 KByte of memory) although if you are handy
with a soldering iron, the extra wires can be added to make it 22 bits.
ALSO, the unit is VERY under powered. The DEC specs say only 16 amps
on the 5 volts which also includes the video interface and the AVO option
if you want a full screen 132 character display. I suggest that if you use
a Quad 11/73 with the RQDX3, you are probably OK. But not much else.
Put any hard drives on an external PC power supply.
Sincerely yours,
Jerome Fine