Consoles, Keys, and the PDP-11/10S

From: Scott Ware <s-ware_at_nwu.edu>
Date: Wed Aug 6 10:51:11 1997

On Mon, 4 Aug 1997, PDP11 Hacker ..... wrote:

Scott Ware wrote:
> >There is what appears to be an RC clock composed of a 4.7 nF capacitor and
> >a multi-turn trimmer potentiometer in the upper left corner of the M7260
> >data path board in my 11/10. It looks like this clock feeds a 74197
> >counter, which has a 5-position rotary switch connected (presumably for
> >selecting what the incoming clock is divided by). I'll put a scope on pin
(snip)
>
> If that's the board I think it is, it's an 11/10S. The preset was adjusted at
> the factory, and you could set most standard baud rates using the switch. It
> can't hurt to measure the frequency, of course.
>
> I can check the printset next weekend for you if you can't figure it out.

I'll measure the UART clock frequency for each position of the rotary
switch after I fire up the 11/10 (hopefully this weekend). That should
give me all of the information that I need (for now...)

Other than the different CPU boards and the ability to function
as a "slave" processor to another PDP-11, how does the 11/10S differ from
a standard 11/10? My 11/10(S?) (10.5 inch box, single 16kW core plane,
most date codes in early '74) was configured as a standalone system when I
got it. Were the later 11/10 machines identical to the 11/10S, or did
DEC just produce an "improved" CPU board set for the 11/10S and use it in
the later 11/10 machines? Of course, I realize that it's possible that
some board swapping has taken place and neither is the case.

Thanks to everyone for the DEC key information. There isn't quite enough
of a key left in the 11/10 for a screwdriver to work. I'll probably pull
out the keyswitch and take it (and the key code for the 11/24 key) to a
locksmith sometime in the near future.

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Scott Ware                      s-ware_at_nwu.edu
Received on Wed Aug 06 1997 - 10:51:11 BST

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