Hardware races

From: Mike Kenzie <KenzieM_at_sympatico.ca>
Date: Mon Sep 17 22:33:20 2001

On another list someone mentioned that a PDP11 ran at about the same
speed as a 486-66.

I don't have a 486-66 but do have a PDP11/34 in the garage so I
suggested that if a 486-66 could be found we could have a race.

I tested the capacitors on the weekend and they were OK, still need
to test the RL01 drives and get them hooked up.

>From the cables in the cabinet and the terminator on one of the drives
I'm guessing that they are daisy chained.


A few questions remain.

What would be the best way to test the Power supply it is currently
off the chassis, does it need to be connected for testing?

Any suggestions for a fair race?



Recent additions: Unisys PW2 (Unisys ICON NETWORK), Microcom (apple
clone), SHARP PC4500



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Received on Mon Sep 17 2001 - 22:33:20 BST