Real PDP11 model question

[Zane H. Healy]

>I seem to remember that a DECmate III and the PRO350 are the
>same size and even look similar???  Is this true?

The DECmate II, DEC Professional and the DEC Rainbow all used the 
same style case.  The DECmate III, and III+ use the same style as the 
VAXstation 2000, and some external RZ5* SCSI drives, and the external 
TK50 drives.

>Even for RT-11, the full set of DOCs is about as large as a VT100
>and BA23 combined.  And that is just the DOCs for RT-11 and
>2 or 3 layered products like FORTRAN.

But when you're like me and have 3 different sets of RT-11 doc's, 1 
1/2 sets of RSX-11M doc's, an Ultrix-11 set, a RSTS/E doc set, as 
well as a lot of hardware doc's, and a few VMS Doc sets...  All this 
takes the more space than a few racks!

Of course then there are my 3 racks, various chassis, and boxes of 
spare boards.

>Using the emulation solution to run PDP-11 programs will mean,
>at the very least, that software is just as important as the hardware.
>BUT, be aware that it may be necessary to use SIMH in the
>future since E11 is an x86 based solution, as far as I understand,
>unless John Wilson ports E11 to a new platform.

I'm pretty much to the point I agree that Emulation is the best way 
to go.  It generates less heat and noise, and takes less electricity 
and room.  In the hobbyist arena, very few people need specialized 
interfaces.

			Zane


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