PDP-11/23 ODT question

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On Sat, 5 Mar 2005, Ashley Carder wrote:

> It comes up with an octal address (177something)
> followed by the @ prompt.  I'm used to unibus
> M9312 console emulator prompts and the 11/03
> prompt where you can type in a two character
> code for a supported device and it will attempt
> to boot that device (ie DL, DX, etc).

It sounds like it either doesn't have a bootstrap or there's a problem
somewhere.  Are you sure all the cards are plugged in?  Any gaps in the
bus?

Assuming all is fine, try 173000G at the prompt to jump into the
bootstrap.  If it comes up, you should know what to do from there ;)

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