Building a PDP-11 for the first time

From: Zane H. Healy <healyzh_at_aracnet.com>
Date: Wed Dec 10 18:59:56 2003

> > I'm thinking that I have all that I need here, but I could be wrong.
>
> Here's a quick answer, possibly wrong (I don't think so, but I
> was never a DEC FE), but quick anyway.
>
> > BA23 enclosure
> > M8067 (512k memory?)
> likely 128K
> > M7516 (DELQA)
> > Dilog DQ686 (ESDI controller)
> > Maxtor ESDI drive (don't remember how large offhand)
>
> and
>
> > M8190-AB (11/84 cpu)
>
> I separated the '84 CPU because it's oops Unibus and not
> Qbus. Everything else you have listed is Qbus. The busses
> don't mix.

Actually a PDP-11/84 uses a Q-Bus CPU in an adapter of some sort, same with
the memory. My concerns with what I see listed above are if the memory will
work with the CPU (did it come out of the same system?), I don't have time
to check the part number. The other concern is, since you're wanting to run
2.11BSD, is the disk controller supported?

                Zane
Received on Wed Dec 10 2003 - 18:59:56 GMT