>Through a lovely bit of serendipity, I've just been offered a PDP-11/83
>that's local to me. Before I accept, can anyone help me with the following
>questions:
Lucky *******!
>How big is this classic likely to be? Most PDPs I've seen were
>refridgerator sized, with washing machine sized disk drives, tape drives,
>etc. Is that about what I can expect, or is the 11/83 one of the later,
>smaller 11s?
I'd guess the odds are it's in a BA123, hmmm.... about 2'x3'x1'. Of
course it could be in a BA23 about 2'x3'x6", or a rack mount (depends in
that case). All measurements are rough guesses looking at a BA123, and
being to lazy to get a measuring tape out.
>How heavy might it be? Would it be a lifting job for 2? 4? 8?
BA23 - 1
BA123 - 2
Rack - ?, 1 or 2 can do it by emptying it out
>Does it require special power? My home isn't wired for anything beyond
>household current.
Shouldn't be a problem.
>Alternatively, if anyone else is in or around Calgary, AB, and would be
>interested in this machine, e-mail me off list. If I decide not to take it,
>I can put you in touch with the owner.
I wish I was.
Zane
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