[HECnet] two dumb RSX questions

[Cory Smelosky]

On Tue, 24 Dec 2013, Dave McGuire wrote:

On 12/24/2013 02:53 PM, Cory Smelosky wrote:
You're really making me wish I had a working PDP-11 at the moment. ;)

The 11/23+ has the busted crystal (albeit the entire board will be 
replaced and I will hopefully repair the old one)

The 11/44 needs the PSU replaced (I need to go pick it up)

I lack the bootstrap module for the 11/03 (does anyone have RQDX3 bootcode 
for RT-11 memorised?

  That's easy to find, but don't look for it that way...look for an MSCP
bootstrap.   They're not OS-specific, and not controller-specific if
they're MSCP. (which the RQDX3 is)


Ahhhh right.   Thanks.

I'd need to boot XXDP, first however...by hand as I 
have no working floppy drive for it, vtserver doesn't run well at 4800 
baud on my working system, I'm stuck at 4800 baud due to lack of wire-wrap 
tools, and a cap on the 11/03 (that is likely very important) blew out and 
I don't have a spare on hand).

I have several caps on hand...but they're flat discs...not aluminium 
electrolitics. :(

I'm a little impatient it seems. ;) 

  Yes, but it's an understandably frustrating situation.


Yup. :(

  If I'm able to make my trip late this week (still working on that)
I'll be able to bring you a few things, at least.


Thanks!   I'd love to have at least 1 working PDP-11. ;)

                        -Dave



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