pdp-11/60 Semi-Rescue

From: Kevin McQuiggin <mcquiggi_at_sfu.ca>
Date: Fri Nov 19 22:58:06 1999

Hi:

Looks like we _may_ have a recipient for the system as a whole. Otherwise
the boards and backplane will be saved - good news for the other remaining
11/60s.

I'll keep everyone posted.

Kevin

> Aarrgh!
>
> Didn't know an 11/60 was going on the trash block; those systems are RARE.
> And they were one of two 11's that could actually be microcoded in the field...
> (the other was the 11/03 with the WCS11)
>
> I've always had a dream of re-coding an 11/60 to support 22bit and supervisor
> stacks... With a pair of RA60's in place of the RK07's...
>
> What a system that would have been.
>
> Can anyone save this thing? I'm on the wrong coast.
>
> CZ
>
>


-- 
Kevin McQuiggin VE7ZD
mcquiggi_at_sfu.ca
Received on Fri Nov 19 1999 - 22:58:06 GMT

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