Free in Austin, TX: PDP-11 equipment

From: Bill Bradford <mrbill_at_mrbill.net>
Date: Fri Jul 27 21:34:15 2001

On Fri, Jul 27, 2001 at 06:11:14PM -0700, Ethan Dicks wrote:
> The only reason I've ever wanted an 11/60 is because long ago, I heard
> the story that its microcode engine was verified by a DEC engineer whose
> hobby was hacking the PDP-8 instruction set where it shouldn't belong.
> I heard he succeded in turning a PDP-11/60 in the Mill into the world's
> fastest PDP-8. Dunno what you could do about peripherals, though.
> -ethan

This is a /60 *without* the chassis (er, rack?) you'd need something
to mount it in... i've got the power supplies and everything, though.

Bill

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Bill Bradford
mrbill_at_mrbill.net
Austin, TX
Received on Fri Jul 27 2001 - 21:34:15 BST

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