RA60 drives anywhere? And stuff...

From: no <oliv555_at_arrl.net>
Date: Thu Nov 22 11:02:54 2001

Gunther Schadow wrote:
>
> no wrote:
>
> > My main gripe
> > against the RA60 is the reliability issue. I finally replaced the ones
> > on our 11/785 last year with a SABB array (4 x RA72s). And you can fit 2
> > SABB's in the space of one RA60.
>
> now wait a minute ... did you just say "on our 11/785"? Do you
> mean a computer club or actually a business? I want an 11/785
> pretty badly and so I just have to ask whenever some of those
> appears to be still in business.
>
> thanks,
> -Gunther
>

I'm sure there are quite a few still in commercial use. Ours is hooked
up to a MD-80 flight simulator, with 2 more nestled in the back of the
room serving as spares.

There was a time in the mid '70s that Link claimed to be DECs biggest
customer. Scores of PDP11s (/45, /70) were used in all types of sims,
including at least one nuclear power plant simulator that I am aware of.

Later models sported dual 11/780 configurations and 11/785s. Many of
these have since been rehosted with VAX4000s and 6000s.

-nick
Received on Thu Nov 22 2001 - 11:02:54 GMT