PDP-11/23 deskside machine -DAMN

From: Aaron Christopher Finney <af-list_at_wfi-inc.com>
Date: Fri Mar 24 09:26:14 2000

I did a search on Sytze Zijlstra and came up with nil - do you happen to
have a link for this emulator?

Thanks,

Aaron

On Fri, 24 Mar 2000, W.B.(Wim) Hofman wrote:

> I have formatted a number of MFM ST506 drives (e.g. ST-225) with an RQDX3
> on my Qbus PDP-11's. Be careful to set the drives on address 3. I used the
> maintenance program ZRQCH0.BIC. This maintenace software is available on
> floppy disk.
> I boot a XXDP+ disk image from an emulated TU-58 on a PC running the
> emulator program from Sytze Zijlstra This emulator is also very useful to
> transport data between PC and PDP-11.
>
> Wim Hofman
>
> ----------
> > From: Technoid_at_cheta.net
> > To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> > Subject: Re: PDP-11/23 deskside machine -DAMN
> > Date: Thursday, March 23, 2000 8:43 PM
> >
>
>
> ----------
> > From: Technoid_at_cheta.net
> > To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> > Subject: Re: PDP-11/23 deskside machine -DAMN
> > Date: Thursday, March 23, 2000 8:43 PM
> >
> > After putting the skins back on the machine it is giving me a ERROR 13 -
> > DU0 not ready error.
> >
> > DAMN!
> >
> > I knew it wouldn't be that easy. I have a couple of spare ST506-type
> > drives to hang off it but don't know how picky the controller is or where
> > to find install media for an operating system. The drive sounds fine
> > (spins up and purges but no boot anymore) DAMN.
> >
> > What free operating systems are out there for this machine. I suppose I
> > will get another drive up and running and then get the data off of this
> > one if it is possible. DAMN.
> >
> > To be honest I think I didn't park the drive before powering off the last
> > time and suspect a head crash wiped the boot sector or something like
> > that. Now when I try to boot I hear the drive track but get this error.
> > DAMN.
> >
> > How can I get boots to restore a system?
> >
> > Yes, I suspect it ran up to six terminals as there are two controlled
> from
> > the cpu card and four controlled by a terminal controller card.
> >
> >
> > 512KB MEMORY KDF11B-BE ROM V0.9 CLOCK
> > ENABLED
> >
> > BOOT MENU
> >
> > Device Physical Valid Unit
> > Name Device Numbers
> >
> > DU DSA 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
> > DL RL01/RL02 0 1 2 3
> > DX RX01 0 1
> > DY RX02 0 1
> > DD TU58 0 1
> > XH QNA 0 1
> > MS TQK25/TS05 0
> >
> >
> > TRYING UNIT DU0
> >
> > ERROR UNIT DU0
> > ERR 13 DRIVE NOT READY
> > WISH TO REBOOT [Y,(N)]?
> >
> >
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Received on Fri Mar 24 2000 - 09:26:14 GMT