11/04 free;

From: John Lawson <jpl15_at_netcom.com>
Date: Sat Aug 8 22:48:27 1998

  Hiya List:

In the process of consolidating/thinning down my out-of-control
collection, I think I will place my 11/04 system up for adoption.

  It is: 11/04 w/operator's console

     7266 CPU
     8265 CPU
     MOSTEK memory bd, 8001-H-00, unk (8K?)
     Plessey mem bd marked 64K depop to 48K
     7856 SLU/RTC
     7846 RX11
     Plessey DMA? (can't remove w/out getting behind rack.)
     ACT Quad serial I/O unit.

 Plessey disk controller set and backplane (in seperate BA11 which
I'm keeping to use later..)

 RX01 dual 8" floppy

 (2 ea) CDC Cealus (Ceali?) top-loading drives, accept RL02 packs
(and probably are the same as RL02s) Plessey badged.

  Battery back-up unit H775A

  A load of cables, mebbe spare boards, engineering printsets, etc.

  I am also retaining the DEC rack it's in.

  I have had this machine partially on the air... it boots into ODT
at the console, but I've never tried to boot from the big drives or
the floppy. (This machine was removed from service and stored until
I bought it, so it *used* to all work... it's not a mongrel system.)
 
   THE DEAL: I'm in Southern California. (Malibu). I am looking for a
formatter card to use a standard 9-trk drive in a PDP-11/34a system,
as well as the inteface card(s) to hook up my big System Industries
drive to the '34A. I will disassemble and deliver the above items
within a reasonable weekend day's drive, in return for the two
devices mentioned (or at LEAST the tape card.) [Other gear related to
PDP storage or any MINC stuff will be considered, too..]

  If, in two or three weeks, there is no response, I will GIVE the
11/04 system to the person who, IMHO, wants it in the worst way, ie.
whining, importuning, pleading, tantrums, etc. will be
considered..... BUT! given that scenario, you must come and pick it
up and cart it off.

  This is a good 'starter' machine for someone (hopefully) on the
list who wants to get going in PDP-land.

  Note to the adventureous: the combined weight is about 500lb...
shipping ain't an option.......

 Cheers

John
Received on Sat Aug 08 1998 - 22:48:27 BST