DEC stuff is so cool! They were sneaky and smart!

From: Allison J Parent <allisonp_at_world.std.com>
Date: Sun Oct 31 10:35:21 1999

<ALSO EXTREME WARNING!! The standard power supply for a VT103
<is able to output ONLY 16 amps on the 5 volts and very little on the 12 vol

this is a problem and if you pick the cards right a Q22 11/23 can be built
but its tight for power.

If the disk is in an external box power is less a problem.

<While I definitely agree that the VT103 was a very interesting piece of
<hardware, what I do not understand is why it was not extended - unless
<DEC was so loath to admit that it could not add a hard drive at that point

It's product code was MDS-11A, it was intended as a small devopment system
for Falcon (KXT-11) card users. Also at that time KO made a point that
that PCs were not a business to persue.

there was a version that was Vt100 based and built for newspaper use.
The system had 11/23 base and was MOP loaded from the host. The keyboard
was NOT the stand VT100 one and had a lot more keys.

There were due to space in the box and parts that would fit however many
hacks (from DECs CSS, Computer special systems <for a price anything>)
and external to DEC.

Allison
Received on Sun Oct 31 1999 - 10:35:21 GMT

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