Almost Free, for pick up only in Michigan MicroPDP11/73

From: Chad Fernandez <fernande_at_internet1.net>
Date: Tue Oct 16 12:48:01 2001

I didn't think I get response this fast. Your about 3rd in line. I'll
keep you posted if things change.

Thanks,

Chad

"Michael L. Drew" wrote:
>
> Chad ,
>
> I am interested and in Ann Arbor...
>
> Not a bad drive at all...
>
> Mike
>
> Chad Fernandez wrote:
>
> > Hello All,
> >
> > Please respond privately.... this is going to two lists.
> >
> > I have a Micro PDP11 that I would like move to a new home. It is an
> > 11/73 that uses the CPU board from the 11/83. It is the 18mhz J11 CPU
> > with FPU (M8190-AE). It currently has 2megs of ECC memory, although I
> > have about 3megs worth of parity that could be swapped in instead.
> > Various other boards are included (no scsi boards :-) It is in the
> > tower mounted BA23. The case is clean, but has a few flaws....
> > scratches and the base is cracked, and one of the little horns? where
> > the back cover fits it cracked. Overall the case looks very nice. The
> > steel chassis itself could use a vacuum, However.
> >
> > I could get into he ROM with a terminal, but never got it to boot from
> > the RD54 HD. It complained of a bad controller (m7555). I have spares,
> > but never tried them. It could be the drive as this particular PDP11
> > has a bad history with drives according to the documentation that came
> > with it.
> >
> > The main reason I would like to move this on, is because I don't have
> > the time to learn about it. I know nothing of the PDP11 OS's. Plus I
> > have a Vax that I would like to get working, and lots of other little
> > projects.
> >
> > In the subject line, I state "almost free". I do have some money in it,
> > and would like to recoup at least some of it, so I'd like to get $40 for
> > it. That's certainly much lower than what it would fetch on Ebay.
> >
> > I live in Battle Creek, MI. It's right off of I94 about 1/2 way in
> > between Detroit and Chicago.
> >
> > Here is the info on the cpu board from the field guide:
> >
> > M8190-AE KDJ11-BF Q/U 11/83-84 CPU J11 CPU 18MHz with 2 boot &
> > M8190-AE diagnostic ROMs, FPJ11-AA.
> > M8190-AE Refs: EK-KDJ1B-UG, uNOTE N#025, N#030, N#035, N#039
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Chad Fernandez
> > Michigan, USA
>
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>
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>
> Michael L. Drew
> Drew Technologies, Inc.
> 41 Enterprise Drive
> Ann Arbor, MI 48103
> Phone: (734) 623-8080
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