8 Aug
2000
8 Aug
'00
10:02 a.m.
I've found a PDP 11-23 computer oand I haven't the foggiest idea
about it. What should I look for?
Claims to have:
M8044 DB
M8044 DB
M8186
M8013
M8014
M8029
M8012 YA
Not knowing has never stopped me before. ;-)
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8 Aug
8 Aug
10:22 a.m.
I've found a PDP 11-23 computer oand I haven't
the foggiest idea
about it. What should I look for?
Well, since you're into Linux, you might want to take a look at:
http://minnie.cs.adfa.oz.au/PUPS/
I'm not sure though if you'd be able to get any form of UNIX up on this
system.
Claims to have:
For this kind of stuff have a look at:
http://world.std.com/~mbg/pdp11-field-guide.txt
or
http://metalab.unc.edu/pub/academic/computer-science/history/pdp-11/hardwar…
M8044 DB
M8044 DB
M8044-DA MSV11-DD Q 32-Kword 16-bit MOS RAM
M8186 PDP-11/23 CPU
M8013
M8013 RLV11 Q RL01 disk controller, 1 of 2
M8014
M8014 RLV11 Q RL01 disk
controller, 2 of 2
M8029
M8029 RXV21 Q RX02 floppy
disk controller, 18-bit DMA only
M8012 YA
M8012 BDV11 Q Bus
terminator, bootstrap and diagnostic ROMs
Not knowing has never stopped me before. ;-)
What do you have in the way of disk drives for this system? Is it still in
the rack? Based on the controller boards I'm guessing that it had one or
two RL01 drives, and a pair of RX02 drives. The RL01's or possibly RL02's
are 14" removable disk packs, a RL01 is 5MB, and a RL02 is 10MB. The RX02
is a 8" floppy. You've a total of 64Kword or 128k of RAM. Based on the
amount of RAM, and the lack of serial ports I'm wondering if this system
wasn't a single user RT-11 system.
Zane
11:12 a.m.
Well, since you're into Linux, you might want to
take a look at:
http://minnie.cs.adfa.oz.au/PUPS/
I'm not sure though if you'd be able to get any form of UNIX up on this
system.
This reminds me. Is there a Linux port to RS/6000? The normal Linux
advocacy portals I checked were equivocal.
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9 Aug
9 Aug
1:16 a.m.
New subject: help
Does anyone have Doug Quebbeman's email address? I've lost a bunch of
messages.
M. K. Peirce
Rhode Island Computer Museum, Inc.
215 Shady Lea Road,
North Kingstown, RI 02852
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- Ovid
8 Aug
8 Aug
10:31 a.m.
Neil Cherry wrote:
I've found a PDP 11-23 computer
on ebay ;-)
oand I haven't the foggiest idea
about it. What should I look for?
Claims to have:
M8044 DB
32 KW RAM
M8044 DB
32 KW RAM
M8186
11/23 cpu
M8013
M8014
Both together: RLV11 aka RL01 controller
M8029
RXV21 aka RX02 Floppy controller
M8012 YA
Bus terminator & bootstrap
Not knowing has never stopped me before. ;-)
;-)
Cheers,
emanuel
11:19 a.m.
Well due to budget concerns (my wife and CFO :-) has nixed the ebid on
the PDP 11-23. It can be found at:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=403966515
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11:46 a.m.
Well due to budget concerns (my wife and CFO :-) has
nixed the ebid on
the PDP 11-23. It can be found at:
Smile, and keep your eyes open for a better system. As has been pointed out
it doesn't have any serial port boards and it took Allison's note to get me
to wondering if there are even any on the CPU board... There are on my
/23+'s, but not on my /23. There is a good chance that isn't a usable
system. Besides if that is a complete system it's probably in a 4' 19"
rack!
Zane
12:58 p.m.
healyzh(a)aracnet.com wrote:
Thanks for the words of encouragement! I do have an offer to pick up a
VAX at the end of the year. A friend of a friend found out that I collect
old computers and has offered me a VAX from the mid 80's that he describes
as being 6 feet tall.
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Well due to budget concerns (my wife and CFO :-)
has nixed the ebid on
the PDP 11-23. It can be found at:
Smile, and keep your eyes open for a better system. As has been pointed out
it doesn't have any serial port boards and it took Allison's note to get me
to wondering if there are even any on the CPU board... There are on my
/23+'s, but not on my /23. There is a good chance that isn't a usable
system. Besides if that is a complete system it's probably in a 4' 19"
rack!
Zane
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