My PDP11/53 - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

14 Mar 2001

...
   Chad Fernandez
writes:
 > I got my PDP11/53, but I can't get it to do anything.  I loaded
 > Tera-Term on my IBM Model 80, to use as my terminal.  I   dug out a serial
  > cable, and bought a gender changer to hook
the two   computers up.  What
  > could I be doing wrong... I am not getting
anything!  I   see lights on
 > > the cards, but nothing on the screen. 
Where did you get this 11/53 ?
There are some versions (EPROMs) which are decserver versions.
So you don't get anything on the screen until you go to the debug/configuration mode
(try some of the modi on the bulkhead)

And, another one: try an <ctrl> <c>, or <ctrl> <p>.

If you got the "normal" version of the 11/53, it stops looking for the boot
device
and is talking to you.

cheers