Equipment Available

[Dave G4UGM]

I wonder if he means LSI-11 rather than MicroVax....

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Jarratt
> RMA
> Sent: 25 March 2015 23:15
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> Subject: Re: Equipment Available
> 
> Yes, I am not quite sure what this machine is either. Unless it is *two*
> machines?
> 
> On 25 March 2015 at 23:02, Dave G4UGM <dave.g4ugm at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > That sounds odd, is it an 11/23 or a MicroVax......
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Jay
> > West
> > > Sent: 25 March 2015 20:19
> > > To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
> > > Subject: Equipment Available
> > >
> > > This one is in the UK. I am not sure exactly where - waiting on
> > > further response from the owner.
> > >
> > > Description I initially received:
> > > -----
> > > PDP11/23, Microvax with a number of boards and a Uni-bus adapter, Q
> > > U back plane plus some documentation.
> > >
> > > The RX01 drives passed away many years ago but the main board I
> > > think I
> > still
> > > have.
> > >
> > > Unfortunately the power supply is dead, and should take swimming
> > > lessons in Maynard Mill pond.
> > > -----
> > >
> > >
> > > I then received a followup email with the following info:
> > > -----
> > > I {used to work at} a little company then called DEC.
> > >
> > > This was a single system used for silicon testing as there is an
> > > IEEE bus interface card.
> > > -----
> > >
> > > So this is interesting in that it has a unibus adapter, and an IEEE
> > > bus
> > interface
> > > card. And... may have actually been used within DEC (from what he
> > > says above)?
> > >
> > > Anyways, further information will not be available until after
> > > Easter
> > (it's being
> > > dug out and verified for parts and descriptions). If you're in the
> > > UK and interested, please email me off-list.
> > >
> > > Best,
> > >
> > > J
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >