PDP-11/44 boot prompt

From: Mitch Wright <mew_jac_at_swbell.net>
Date: Sun Nov 1 22:02:29 1998

The 11/44 I have has it (TU58) under the CPU cage. Two slots labled "0"
& "1".
--Mitch



Tony Duell wrote:
>
> [11/44 and TU58]
>
> > It was internal and primary use was diagnostis as it was on a serial
> > line making it the easiest thing to bring up.
>
> That depends on the 11/44 configuration. The TU58 was not mounted inside
> the CPU vox like on a VAX11/730. One standard configuration put the CPU
> on top of a half-height rack with a TU58 below it. But you could also get
> the CPU box on its own to stick in an H960 6' rack. And then the TU58
> might be rack mounted separately, it might be a table-top unit, it might
> not even exist.
>
> > Yes, I have an 11/23 with an external TU58 that runs RT11. The one
> > internal to the 44 could also run RT if memory serves. RT11/TU58 expects
> > a DL compatable serial line to use the DD driver.
>
> The 11/44 TU58 interface basically emulates a second DL line (the console
> is the other DL line of course), and AFAIK you can run RT11 from it.
>
> >
> >
>
> -tony
Received on Sun Nov 01 1998 - 22:02:29 GMT