Hello all...
A friend recently gave me, I think, a PDP-11/70 that was field hardened by
Schlumberger for use in a seismographic application. The thing was
repackaged, apparently by Schlumberger or a contractor, into an incredibly
heavy welded steel box with mil-spec/DIN circular (i.e., non-standard DEC I
think) connectors etc etc. It weighs at least 150lbs.
If there is anyone out there that could use the internal boards -- no idea
what's there -- I would be willing to tear the beast apart and send them
for postage. I don't know if PDP boards are hard to find.
My understanding is that the unit was pulled from service only a year or
two ago and had run in a truck in the field for about ten years -- it has
been stored inside my friend's house ever since. It apparently was replaced
with a more modern machine -- not because it failed. So, I assume that the
beast contains a working processor board, memory, I/O controllers(?), etc.
I know very little about the PDP series and so cannot clearly answer
specific questions until I open it up.
Regards
Jack Harper
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