Getting Unix to run on a PDP-11/34

From: Geoff Roberts <geoffrob_at_stmarks.pp.catholic.edu.au>
Date: Sun Mar 3 06:43:15 2002

----- Original Message -----
From: "Hans H?bner" <hans_at_Huebner.ORG>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002 10:50 PM
Subject: Re: Getting Unix to run on a PDP-11/34


> On Sun, 3 Mar 2002 jkunz_at_unixag-kl.fh-kl.de wrote:
>
> > On 3 Mar, Hans H?bner wrote:
>
> > > (the 11/44 would also be nice as demonstration
> > > CPU, but it has a SMD disk controller for which we have no drives).
>
> > This problem can be solved. I can trade a 350MB 5,25" SMD disk to you.
>
> This is cool and we'll gladly take the disk if everything else fails. The
> real goal of course is to have a PDP-11 in an 1970ies configuration, way
> before SMD was invented.
>
> > When the Symbolics are salvaged today, I may be able to gat a Fujitsu
> > eagle for you... Stay tuned. :-)
>
> Yikes! That one will look cool on one of our QBUS VAXen and provide for
the
> proper noise level. :)

There's nothing quite like the sound of an RA81 spooling up. It's almost
gas turbine....

Cheers

Geoff in Oz
Received on Sun Mar 03 2002 - 06:43:15 GMT