DECdatasystems

From: Bill Pechter <pechter_at_bg-tc-ppp934.monmouth.com>
Date: Sun Feb 24 08:12:07 2002

> I have just acquired part of a DECdatasystem 570. I have the following
> questions about it: Why did DEC repackage their PDP-11s this way? When
> were the various DECdatasystem models released? How do they fit in with
> the rest of DEC's product line, and how were they marketed?
>
> --
> Jeffrey S. Sharp
> jss_at_subatomix.com

That was one of the later 11/70's and (in my opinion) one of the nicest
packaged ones to work on.

Great find.

The 11/74 I had at DEC looked pretty much just like that on the front panel.

As far as marketting... who knows. They never made much sense to me.

Bill

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Received on Sun Feb 24 2002 - 08:12:07 GMT

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