Tu10 pdp11

Johnny Billquist bqt at update.uu.se
Sun Sep 6 10:02:19 CDT 2015


On 2015-09-06 16:55, Al Kossow wrote:
> On 9/6/15 6:12 AM, Johnny Billquist wrote:
>
>> I have played a little with KA-10 and KI-10. And yes, there are
>> similarities.
>>
>
> KA is built out of R/S/B series negative logic modules, which have
> single-sided edge connectors.
>
> KI was built with TTL (M series postive logic) as was the PDP-8I/L/E,
> PDP-12, PDP-15, and PDP-11 and
> have double-sided edge connectors with backplaces that have .025
> wire-wrap posts.

Yes.

There are so many aspects one can bring up. Some will show strong 
similarities, and others that make them look totally different.

My point here was simply that controllers sitting in their own cabinets, 
made out of lots of small flip chips can be seen both on KA-10, KI-10, 
PDP-8 and PDP-11 systems from the late 60s, early 70s. Rather similar in 
concept. Usually also with lots of blinkenlights to show various 
information about the controller. (You just gotta love the "MAGIC" lamp 
of the KI-10.)

(And I wouldn't be surprised to hear that the PDP-15 were similar, but 
since I have never seen one of those myself, I can't comment on them.)

	Johnny

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