From: shoppa@trailing-edge.com (Tim Shoppa)
Subject: [TUHS] PDP-11/23 plus minicomputer
Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 17:54:35 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <42F9261B.nailE1J1HAW4K@mini-me.trailing-edge.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <42F920A1.9090302@peacemax.org>
> I thought Unix was written and used on PDP-11 systems.
It was. So was DOS-11, RT-11, RSTS/E, RSX-11-*, IAS, etc.
> Which PDP-11 systems ought I keep an eye out for?
Anything but the very lowest end (11/04, 11/03, etc.) if you want
to run Unix.
While Unixes show up on -11's in many applications, they were
least popular in industrial-control type situations, which is where
most -11's are used. Of course, just to complicate things, they
were using Unix variants on 11-based industrial control systems too!
And you are right, it is indeed possible that this particular 11/23
has some Unix packs in the deal, I'm just pointing out that it's
unlikely.
And you were especially correct that a buyer would be unwise to
ditch the drives and packs. An -11 is more than just the CPU box,
if you want to do anything even vaguely useful/interesting!
Tim.
prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-08-09 21:54 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-08-09 15:09 James Falknor
2005-08-09 21:15 ` Tim Shoppa
2005-08-09 21:31 ` James Falknor
2005-08-09 21:54 ` Tim Shoppa [this message]
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