Request for help with a PDP 11/73

From: chu_at_verizon.net <(chu_at_verizon.net)>
Date: Tue Feb 4 22:08:11 2003

Thats what I was hoping. I think that
it is trying to boot from the disk
that I think is dead.
I have a vt420 to hook up, but
I do not have the cabling that I need.
I just bought a gender changer and a
null modem on eBay. When they get here
I will hook it up to see what the console
output says.

Thanks,
Dave Chu




>I just bought a PDP 11/73, but
>unfortunately UPS dropped it
>on the way. So I am trying to
>what ever documentation and
>diagnostics that I can locate
>to figure out how badly it was
>damaged.
>The mounts for the tape drive and
>disk drive were broken as well as
>all of the external plastic.
>The machine powers up and goes through
>some self diagnostics, stopping with the
>LED's reading "01". The disk drive stays
>quite and unlit, my conclusion was that it
>appears dead.
>I am looking for any help that I can get.
>
>TIA,
>Dave Chu
>
>
>
What is reported on the console port?

Plug in a terminal/etc and see what it tells you.
If there is a problem, it should display a more useful
error message.

I believe that at 01, it is trying to boot the software
from wherever it is set up to boot from.
Received on Tue Feb 04 2003 - 22:08:11 GMT