19 Sep
2004
19 Sep
'04
7 p.m.
On Sep 19 2004, 15:03, Zane H. Healy wrote:
To the best of my knowledge the smallest possible
PDP-11 made out of
real hardware would be a 4-slot dual-height backplane, with a
dual-height CPU (ideally a PDP-11/73), DLV-11J (providing console
port), 3rd party disk controller w/bootstrap (preferably SCSI). That
would leave room for one additional dual-height board.
What about memory? All the dual-height CPUs including the KDJ11-A are
CPU-only.
You'd be better using an MXV11-B (you can disable the bootstrap)
instead of the DLV11-J.
Smallest of all would be a Falcon or one of the other KXT11 series.
Everything on one card, and you could add a disk controller if you
wanted.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
19 Sep
19 Sep
7:22 p.m.
On Sep 19 2004, 15:03, Zane H. Healy wrote:
Ouch! I knew there was something I was forgetting. That's what the
remaining slot would have to be filled with, a RAM board. Is the
MXV11-B only dual-height? I thought all boards like that are
quad-height, but then I don't own any.
I discounted the Falcon and the like, as I prefer a faster system.
Zane
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To the best of my knowledge the smallest
possible PDP-11 made out of
real hardware would be a 4-slot dual-height backplane, with a
dual-height CPU (ideally a PDP-11/73), DLV-11J (providing console
port), 3rd party disk controller w/bootstrap (preferably SCSI). That
would leave room for one additional dual-height board.
What about memory? All the dual-height CPUs including the KDJ11-A are
CPU-only.
You'd be better using an MXV11-B (you can disable the bootstrap)
instead of the DLV11-J.
Smallest of all would be a Falcon or one of the other KXT11 series.
Everything on one card, and you could add a disk controller if you
wanted.
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