From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: wb@freebie.xs4all.nl (Wilko Bulte)
Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 00:35:08 +0100
Subject: [TUHS] What UNIX on a PDP-11/34 ?
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On Tue, Nov 08, 2005 at 10:34:06PM +0000, asbesto wrote..
> 
> Hi all, 
> 
> here at freaknet medialab we made some images of our
> RL02 disk packs with RT-11 and GAMMA-11 software 
> (specific for a Nuclear Camera, this pdp-11 was used
> for medical exams) :)

I have colleagues at work that used to service these GAMMA-11
machines.  Kinda special it seems.

> those images are very funny, we can use them under
> simh emulator! :)
> 
> So, now that we have the backups, we're wondering about
> installing UNIX in this pdp11/34.
> 
> what can we install? any hint ? 

I had Ultrix-11 on ours, using 2 RK05 drives. But only briefly, as
the lack of split I/D makes an 11/34 with Ultrix-11 about as fast
as tar flowing uphill :-)

My guess would be some V6-ish version ??  Never tried that..

Wilko