marco@andromeda.UUCP (01/29/87)
What can you do with PDP 11/23 's ?? I've got a couple of the things hanging around from old projects, and while I hate to throw 'em out, I really can't think of anything useful to do with the beasties. They're too tall for terminal stands and too big for paperweights :-) I think they have something like 16 K and two RL02's each. Any ideas ? W.rat If I put three of them together will I get a PDP 11/69 ?
kludge@gitpyr.UUCP (01/30/87)
In article <221@andromeda.UUCP> marco@andromeda.UUCP (the wharf rat) writes: > >What can you do with PDP 11/23 's ?? I've got a couple of the things >hanging around from old projects, and while I hate to throw 'em out, >I really can't think of anything useful to do with the beasties. They're >too tall for terminal stands and too big for paperweights :-) I think >they have something like 16 K and two RL02's each. Any ideas ? I use mine mostly for a terminal emulator. It can turn my cheap Televideo into any possible terminal, even an IBM EBCDIC machine. Very useful. And RT-11 is a fun operating system for process control. Put some more core in your machine and you got a nice thing for running a BBS, for use as a printer controller or terminal controller, and so on. Hey, after seeing UNIX running on an 11/03 with 8-inchers, I am astounded at the power of these 'primitive' machines. Of course, if you have nothing else to do with them, you could give them to me. I could always use another one. They make nice coffee tables, if youm put them on their side :-). -- Scott Dorsey Kaptain_Kludge ICS Programming Lab (Where old terminals go to die), Rich 110, Georgia Institute of Technology, Box 36681, Atlanta, Georgia 30332 ...!{akgua,allegra,amd,hplabs,ihnp4,seismo,ut-ngp}!gatech!gitpyr!kludge
lawitzke@msudoc.UUCP (01/31/87)
Sell them. Their only good use now is as data gathering and analysis in a lab where you want an open system to modify. Sell them. Buy a PC. You'll be a lot happier. Anything useful in an office is best done by a PC or workstation. -- John H. Lawitzke UUCP ...ihnp4!msudoc!eecae!lawitzke Division of Engineering Research Michigan State University Office: (517) 355-3769 E. Lansing, MI, 48824 Home: (517) 332-3610
yerazuws@rpics.UUCP (01/31/87)
In article <221@andromeda.UUCP>, marco@andromeda.UUCP (the wharf rat) writes: > > What can you do with PDP 11/23 's ?? I've got a couple of the things > hanging around from old projects, and while I hate to throw 'em out, > I really can't think of anything useful to do with the beasties. They're > too tall for terminal stands and too big for paperweights :-) Use them for LAT's. If they have enough terminal boards...and an ethernet card. Or donate them to some high school. -Bill Yerazunis
ciaraldi@rochester.UUCP (02/01/87)
In article <221@andromeda.UUCP> marco@andromeda.UUCP (the wharf rat) writes: > >What can you do with PDP 11/23 's ?? I've got a couple of the things >hanging around from old projects, and while I hate to throw 'em out, >I really can't think of anything useful to do with the beasties. They're >too tall for terminal stands and too big for paperweights :-) I think >they have something like 16 K and two RL02's each. Any ideas ? As some who followed this newsgroup a few months ago know, I know someone who ran a large bookstore with an 11/23. He had 256K RAM, 2 (later 4) RL02's, and 3 terminals, all running TSX+. The system worked fine for many years, and was recently (2 weeks ago) upgraded to an 11/73. Thanks to the help and suggestins of several people on the et, we were able to upgrade by buying a new (to us) 22-bit chassis, 11/73 processor, and a 4Meg memory board. Cost was about $5500. Now it runs three times as fast, and should be able to handle the 6 terminals we want quite easily. Only snag so far is that the version of TSX+ we have (2.1) will only address 256K, so we have to spend another $600 to get the new release (6.4). The lesson is that, with enough memory (not all that expensive), a PDP-11/23 can do quite a bit. My recommendation: Either find a used computer dealer who will buy the parts, or donate it to a school or other non-profit organization. It will be a lot more useful than the Ataris peole are giving them. Mike Ciaraldi seismo!rochester!ciaraldi