Jerome Fine replies: I know that it is impossible to just use the uVAX II memory as is. I just thought it might be possible that someone has put together an inexpensive controller. Maybe someone could use the parts from a uVAX II? If I make enough dumb suggestions, possibly one might be feasible. As for the PDP-11 talking to the memory over the Qbus, even the 11/83 does that via the CD interconnect - as far as I know. Whereas the PMI (if that is indeed the correct terminology) for the uVAX II uses a cable over the top, for the 11/83 the use of PMI does not require a cable, just the correct placement of the PMI memory on top of the CPU - on the component side. No bubble to burst. Actually, most of the time, I use the PC hardware to run my PDP-11 programs, so the real PDP-11 hardware is now the backup system. In any case, I thought I might dream - no point in not asking. Sincerely yours, Jerome Fine