Los Angeles: Commodore PET 8032's, PDP 11/73 for trade

From: Jerome Fine <jhfine_at_idirect.com>
Date: Sat Mar 11 19:03:18 2000

>Eliot Moore wrote:

> I also have a Trimm- or Sigma- pedestal style 11/73 system with TK50,
> RQDX3/RD53, RX50's. Its a beautiful piece, but I need something much
> more compact, like a desktop BA23ish enclosure or VT103.

Jerome Fine replies:

Be careful if you are considering a VT103. The original DEC backplane
was only 18 bits (only 256 KByte of memory) although if you are handy
with a soldering iron, the extra wires can be added to make it 22 bits.

ALSO, the unit is VERY under powered. The DEC specs say only 16 amps
on the 5 volts which also includes the video interface and the AVO option
if you want a full screen 132 character display. I suggest that if you use
a Quad 11/73 with the RQDX3, you are probably OK. But not much else.
Put any hard drives on an external PC power supply.

Sincerely yours,

Jerome Fine
Received on Sat Mar 11 2000 - 19:03:18 GMT