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Re: Unix (or flavor thereof) for PDP 11/23 (18 bit backplane)

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From: Seth Katz
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 1990 06:57
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In article <Added.sZxUIg200jZd49g096@andrew.cmu.edu>,
uahfxg01@ASNUAH.ASN.NET ("FRANK GOSSETT") writes:
> Does anyone know of a version of Unix that will run on a PDP 11/23
> with 256 RAM and 2 RLO2s.  I've received this machine with an old RT11
> version on it and don't feel up to learning this OS.

I used to work for a company know for its PC unixes that 
ported a version 7-like unix with berkeley utilities to the decpro 350.
I was lead to understand that the decpro 350 was very close to the 
pdp 11/23 (an assumption that is reenforced by seeing this posting in
the dec micros group).  I don't know if they ever sold it or not, but
it worked fine for me.

If your RL02 packs aren't brand new (and handled carefully all
their little lives) I suspect you won't get far with them. 
If you've never used such an animal before, have a look at the
little bar on the top of the pack. If they do work, you might 
still be better off dumping them... The 20 megs you
have won't go far for the trouble they'll cause.
There are a surprising number of used equipment
companies that are interested in paying cash 
money for old dec stuff, even 11/23's and RL02 packs. Think about it.

But don't listen to those whiners who complain about energy
use.  A pdp is a friend indeed in the winter.
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From: sik@grosz.wpd.sgi.com (Seth Katz)
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Subject: Re: Unix (or flavor thereof) for PDP 11/23 (18 bit backplane)
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Date: 13 Mar 90 06:57:48 GMT
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