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thanks a ton, @Steve Toner and @Ed Groenenberg ! many thanks!!!

I picked up a bare-bones PDP-11/23 a few weeks ago and it had this strange quad size card in it. Seems to allow another dual size card...

ok folks! good news! I got it to boot! I tried to check the cables, but I didn't get far because they aren't visible from the back...

hmm. Are DU1 and 2 the floppy drives? I thought they were just other (non-existent) hard drives? Or maybe they are all DU units? To...

ok folks. I moved the CPU and memory cards to eliminate the empty slot. Things are definitely different now, but still no joy. First...

Ok! Great information! So @Uniballer suggests I move the CPU and memory to the LEFT, is that right? So that will move the gap from...

I should mention too, that all 4 leds on the controller card go off after briefly being all on. I believe this means that the controller...

Hi all, DEC newbie here. I acquired this MicroPDP a few years back (don't recall exactly where or how). Here are the boards...

@F11ACP Great info! thank you very much. I purchased that manual on ebay and I've already begun to read the PDFs. Thanks a lot. BTW I...

Hi all, Several years ago, I acquired a MicroVAX desktop standing thingy. It has been in storage for all those years. Last night I...

Sorry for the dead video links. Here are two videos for this LA-120. and enjoy

Ok, I fixed it! Thanks for everyone's suggestions. A little lubrication on the rails did the trick. Here is video on the fix:

Hi all, I recently acquired a very nice decwriter III and it seems in good nick. However, the self test "hangs" on the return direction...