Hi. I can't share a photo just now, it's somewhat dismantled as I try to get it running again. Last time it booted, it was running Ultrix (2.1 I think) but I'd like to get it running RSX-11M.
Hi Dave,
I'me pretty much equidistant from Worcester and Gloucester - I'm in Moreton-in-Marsh. I used to use PDP & VAX kit a lot professionally, always liked it, but this PDP is the only bit I actually have at home.
Steve
I'm a long-time electronics & software dabbler. Vintage computers & TVs come under that category, although following a post-retirement house move & major clearout I have few such objects left at home. I've worked a lot with PDPs and VAXen in the past, and more recently I spent many years at Sun...
Thanks Terri & others. Ribbon cables all test OK and are well-seated, and the PSU harness is the individual wires with white connectors, which show no signs of overheating. The control panel is the 4-button type.
It does seem like my next step is to get the system to boot via the tu58fs...
Hi all,
I've been a lurker for a while, but now I have a question...
I have a PDP-11/73 in a BA23 chassis (full details below), which I acquired about 40 years ago when an auction house was selling office stuff from a failed business. I got it for next to nothing since they had no idea what...