MEM11A questions

[Mike Ross]

On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 10:46 AM, Guy Sotomayor <ggs at shiresoft.com> wrote:
>
>> On Mar 7, 2016, at 1:27 PM, Mike Ross <tmfdmike at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 8:16 AM, Guy Sotomayor <ggs at shiresoft.com> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Over the weekend I was looking through some old CAD files and came across my
>>> original design for the MEM11A.  It was an SPC board that contained only 128KW
>>> of FRAM.
>>>
>>> I’m wondering if there’s any interest in that board.  I do have to iterate on the design
>>> a bit but I should be able to get something ready sooner than with my current board
>>> design (plus I know it will fit in an SPC form factor because I’ve already done it).
>>>
>>> What I’d like to know from folks is if there’s interest in that design?  Would there still
>>> be interest in what I’m now calling UMF11 (Unibus Multi-Function)?
>>
>> Ummm enlighten us a little more about what exactly it could do and
>> what machines it could be used in?
>
> MEM11A?  It can be used in any PDP11 that has SPC slots and will provide 128KW
> of non-volatile RAM.  I had originally gone down this road to provide memory for
> memory challenged machines (most notably the 11/20) but could be used in any
> Unibus PDP11.

Ah ok so it's a universal RAM board that will add modern reliable
Unibus memory to any -11 from the 11/20 on up?

I'll have six please! Preferably tomorrow! (It was the 'multifunction'
bit that confused me; I wondered if it was doing something else beyond
memory)

Mike

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