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Article #5283Re: Does any one use a DEC PDP-11/03 anymore?
From: Dave Shevett
Date: Sat, 01 Apr 1989 03:45
Date: Sat, 01 Apr 1989 03:45
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In article <248@guardian.UUCP> jimw@guardian.UUCP (Jim Willing) writes: >In article <13238@sequent.UUCP>, brians@sequent.UUCP (Brian Sheets) writes: >> Can I run unix, can I run a bbs, what can I do with this thing. > >BBS: sure, RT-11 would do fine... >??IX: yes, but only if you upgrade the processor to a '23 or '73 Also have to make sure you have a serious bus. The 03 is one of dem dere 16 bit devices, and can only address 32k words of memory. To run any flavor of *nix, you'll need a chunk o RAM - that means going to 22 bit, and forking over megabucks (at least for the common hobbiest). >And yes, people do still use them... I can say that, I have one. Me too! Running a nice drive subsystem I yanked out of an AED system (8" drive, acting like 2 RL02's) and a pseudo-non-dec-RX02. BTW - I'd love to beef my system to a 23 (it's a happy 18 bit bus), and fire up RSTS v9.4 under this (for development with my customers), but I'm having trouble addressing the RLV11 as the second controller. Can anyone tell me what the correct CSR and preferable vector is for this card? As I understand it, RSTS is very picky about where the floating vector is... +---------------------------------------------------------------+ | Dave Shevett ~---------------------~ Labyrinth II BBS | | W. Trenton, NJ | Have you made your | shevett@labii.UUCP | | (609) 883-9352 | saving throw today? | -------------------- | | 1200/2400 ~---------------------~ 3b1ish and proud of it | +---------------------------------------------------------------+
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!ucsd!rutgers!njin!princeton!njsmu!mccc!labii!shevett From: shevett@labii.UUCP (Dave Shevett) Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec Subject: Re: Does any one use a DEC PDP-11/03 anymore? Summary: Sure! Keywords: PDP11, RSTS, bus Message-ID: <175@labii.UUCP> Date: 1 Apr 89 03:45:48 GMT References: <13238@sequent.UUCP> <248@guardian.UUCP> Reply-To: shevett@labii.UUCP (Dave Shevett) Organization: Labyrinth II BBS - W. Trenton, NJ Lines: 28