Real PDP11 model question

From: Ron Hudson <ron.hudson_at_sbcglobal.net>
Date: Sun Sep 19 23:16:42 2004

On Sep 19, 2004, at 4:48 PM, Ethan Dicks wrote:

> On Sun, Sep 19, 2004 at 07:38:08PM -0400, Jerome H. Fine wrote:
>>> Ron Hudson wrote:
>>
>>> Were there any PDP11's as small as the DECmate III?
>>
>> Jerome Fine replies:
>>
>> Please define "small"!

Around the same size as a Decmate III, from pictures I have seen it
looks like it
could be about 1'wide x 5" tall x 2' deep, somewhat the same size as a
Mac2ci.

I have a shelf near my desk that a PC sized machine would fit on.


>>
>> In terms of actual physical size, probably the PRO325, PRO350
>> and PRO380 systems are about the same size as a DECmate III
>> system.
>
> I would say that the PRO series is about 2x the size of a DECmate III.
> Perhaps you are thinking of a DECmate II? (it's about the same size
> as a Rainbow, both of which are, ISTR, slightly smaller than a PRO;
> I'd measure mine, but they are at home).
>
> -ethan
>
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