14 May
1999
14 May
'99
1:25 p.m.
Hi all.
Through a lovely bit of serendipity, I've just been offered a PDP-11/83
that's local to me. Before I accept, can anyone help me with the following
questions:
How big is this classic likely to be? Most PDPs I've seen were
refridgerator sized, with washing machine sized disk drives, tape drives,
etc. Is that about what I can expect, or is the 11/83 one of the later,
smaller 11s?
How heavy might it be? Would it be a lifting job for 2? 4? 8?
Does it require special power? My home isn't wired for anything beyond
household current.
Any help would be much appreciated. I'd love to save this machine, but
there are limits to my space/money/housemate's patience.
Alternatively, if anyone else is in or around Calgary, AB, and would be
interested in this machine, e-mail me off list. If I decide not to take it,
I can put you in touch with the owner.
Thanks in advance.
Mark Gregory
At 09:15 PM 5/14/99 -0400, you wrote:
Looks like Megan's the victim of an eBay
gender-bending :-)
Seems so...
BTW, what exactly is a "mamoth" housing,
anyway??
I think it is due to the fact that the people posting are used
to PCs and more contemporary machines, and so a pdp-11 in an
H960 is MAMOTH to them...
:-)
Megan Gentry
Former RT-11 Developer
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14 May
14 May
2:41 p.m.
Through a lovely bit of serendipity, I've just been
offered a PDP-11/83
that's local to me. Before I accept, can anyone help me with the following
questions:
Lucky *******!
How big is this classic likely to be? Most PDPs
I've seen were
refridgerator sized, with washing machine sized disk drives, tape drives,
etc. Is that about what I can expect, or is the 11/83 one of the later,
smaller 11s?
I'd guess the odds are it's in a BA123, hmmm.... about 2'x3'x1'. Of
course it could be in a BA23 about 2'x3'x6", or a rack mount (depends in
that case). All measurements are rough guesses looking at a BA123, and
being to lazy to get a measuring tape out.
How heavy might it be? Would it be a lifting job for 2?
4? 8?
BA23 - 1
BA123 - 2
Rack - ?, 1 or 2 can do it by emptying it out
Does it require special power? My home isn't wired
for anything beyond
household current.
Shouldn't be a problem.
Alternatively, if anyone else is in or around Calgary,
AB, and would be
interested in this machine, e-mail me off list. If I decide not to take it,
I can put you in touch with the owner.
I wish I was.
Zane
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15 May
15 May
4:14 p.m.
Mark Gregory wrote:
Through a lovely bit of serendipity, I've just
been offered a PDP-11/83
that's local to me. Before I accept, can anyone help me with the following
questions:
How big is this classic likely to be? Most PDPs I've seen were
refridgerator sized, with washing machine sized disk drives, tape drives,
etc. Is that about what I can expect, or is the 11/83 one of the later,
smaller 11s?
How heavy might it be? Would it be a lifting job for 2? 4? 8?
Does it require special power? My home isn't wired for anything beyond
household current.
Any help would be much appreciated. I'd love to save this machine, but
there are limits to my space/money/housemate's patience.
Alternatively, if anyone else is in or around Calgary, AB, and would be
interested in this machine, e-mail me off list. If I decide not to take it,
I can put you in touch with the owner.
Jerome Fine replies:
I presume you have seen the various replies. If the system is in a BA23
box, you should be able to easily handle it by yourself. If it is in a BA123
box, you probably need someone else to help due to the size and weight -
about 70 lb. and about 20" high by 12" wide by 20" deep - on 4 casters
that move easily on a hard smooth floor.
If you decide not to use it, please contact me. I believe I was the
person who made the PRO350 available. Please let me know when
you are going to decide.
Sincerely yours,
Jerome Fine
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