11/70 front panel

From: Ethan Dicks <erd_at_infinet.com>
Date: Sun Oct 25 22:21:36 1998

>
> > The "programmer's" front panel doesn't exist for the PDP11/70.
>
> I would guess he's refering to the original 11/70 front panel. It looks
> just like an 11/45 panel, except that it has 22 address indicators and 22
> switches.

Yes. That's the one. I called it the "programmer's" panel, because that's
the nomenclature for the 11/34a and 8/a. I also do not have a programmer's
front panel for the -8/a, but I never figured I would. I *really* wanted
to show off the blinkenlights on the 11/70. I'd even rig up a toggle-in
program, just to do "Cylon" lights. I wrote one for for the 8/L once, but
I didn't write it down (not that it's too hard to recreate). It's not much,
but the viewing public eats it up.

> > What you probably have is the 11/70 Remote Diagnostic Console
> > which allowed DEC to remotely diagnose the 11/70 (even when hung
> > in a microcode loop or power fail routine) from Colorado.

Yes. It's the RDC console. I forgot the term. They both still have
their modems in the racks (but the yahoos from maintenance cut the lines
going in :-P )


-ethan
Received on Sun Oct 25 1998 - 22:21:36 GMT