Strategy for inst. UNIX on my PDP11?
Robin Birch
robin at falstaf.demon.co.uk
Fri Apr 17 07:12:45 AEST 1998
In message <Pine.NEB.3.96.980416103935.9120A-100000 at spektr.ludvika.se>,
Jorgen Pehrson <jp at spektr.ludvika.se> writes
>Hi,
>What's the best way of installing UNIX on my PDP11/83?
>What I have:
>PDP11/83, RD52, a QIC tape streamer doing some sort of TS11 emulation.
>
>A MicroVAX II with a TK50 streamer and NetBSD installed. DEQNA ethernet.
>And I have a spare DEQNA laying about.
>
>What I was thinking of doing is writing the distribution to TK50 on the
>MVII, move the TK50 streamer to the PDP and go from there.
>
Yes, this will be the simplest way
>Is the RD52 big enough to contain a complete system?
>
no, an RD54 is probably the best to aim for if you can get your hands on
one.
>What UNIX versions will work on my PDP? I was thinking of installing
>2.11BSD.
That will do fine
>
>
>Thanks for any input!
>
>--
>Jorgen Pehrson HP 9000/380 (NetBSD/hp300 1.3)
>jp at spektr.ludvika.se DECstation 5000/200 (NetBSD/pmax 1.3)
>PDP11/83 - Intergraph InterAct - VAXstation 2000 (VMS 5.5-2)
>
Cheers
Robin
Robin Birch robin at falstaf.demon.co.uk
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