Great job !!! I just moved one to Houston from MN and hope to get it up
this summer also. It was a working machine at the U of MN.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey Sharp" <lists_at_subatomix.com>
To: "CCTech List" <cctech_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 2:56 AM
Subject: [CCTECH] MicroPDP-11/23+ now boots!
> After a few days of work, I have successfully restored and booted a
> MicroPDP-11/23+. This is the first PDP-11 that I've actually restored,
and
> one of four that I want to get working this summer. This is also only
the
> second PDP-11 that I've even *used*.
>
> Here's what the cards look like:
>
> Backplane: H9278-A (3xQ22/CD 5xQ22/Q22)
> AAAAAAAAAA BBBBBBBBBB CCCCCCCCCC DDDDDDDDDD
> 1 M8189----(KDF11-BF)------------------------
> 2 M8067-LB-(MSV11-P)-------------------------
> 3 M9047---------------- SPACER-CARD----------
> 4 M9047---------------- M9047----------------
> 5 M9047---------------- M9047----------------
> 6 M9047---------------- M9047----------------
> 7 M7957----(DZV11-M)-------------------------
> 8 M8639-YA-(RQDX1)---------------------------
>
> I've got another MSV11-P card that I'll stick in there as soon as I
get its
> jumpers changed. Per Tony's info, I did not remove any grant jumpers
on the
> CPU and memory cards; neither card uses the CD bus, so removal is not
> necesary. Per Ethan's help, the cards have been reorganized for
maximum
> expansion ease.
>
> I did have to replace the power supply and the CPU card. Them's the
breaks.
>
> It's got RT-11 5.1 and CTS-300 8.1 installed, and it boots. I've got
some
> playing to do!
>
> Many thanks go out to:
> - The people who run documentation websites
> - Ethan Dicks and Tony Duell for help
> - Jeffrey Worley for the majority of the parts
> - Eric Dittman for the BA23 plastic shell
>
> --
> Jeffrey Sharp
>
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Received on Fri May 31 2002 - 10:21:13 BST