FA-PDT-11/150 on eBay

From: Steve Jones <classiccmp_at_crash.com>
Date: Mon Jun 2 00:45:00 2003

Jerome Fine wrote:
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> Is there an actual Qbus - or something else? It certainly
> sounds like a Qbus!

The PDT has no Qbus. I believe the eBay auction has a picture
with the top cover off and the top board elevated - you can
make out a ribbon cable coming off the bottom board, and the
paper insulating sheet that sits between the bottom two boards
when closed.

> Also, I presume there is no possibility of a hard drive?
> How many DL ports are available?

The PDT-11/150 was reportedly available with one or two RX01
drives, and three serial ports with another three optional. I've
only seen the one I own, which has both drives and six ports.
There're no other expansion options that I can recall.

In fact it's sitting in the dining room with a VT100 waiting to
be powered up to check some 8" floppies I received a while back.
I'm in the process of bringing up a VAX 4000/500 I recently
received and it'd be a hoot to connect the PDT to it.

Did RT-11 ever include DECnet support? Probably so, but as of
what version? I don't recall seeing mention of it with whatever
version came with the PDT, and I'd be amazed if the PDT could
support it...

--Steve.

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Received on Mon Jun 02 2003 - 00:45:00 BST