Hardware guru needed!

[Steven M. Schultz]

Hi -

> From: Tim Shoppa <shoppa at alph02.triumf.ca>
> > Those new machine is the main reason for joining to this list for me.
> > It includes: KDF-11 CPU, RQDX3, DHQ11 8 line async option,
> > TQK70 tape controller, 1.5Mbyte of memory etc. etc.
> 
> Big problem: BSD2.9 doesn't support your disk (RQDX3) or tape (TQK70)
> controllers.  I'd suggest BSD2.11, but it doesn't run on your CPU.

	That's almost two problems :-)  

	It might be possible to retrofit [T]MSCP support into 2.9 but it would
	be a lot of work and a system with both MSCP and non-MSCP devices
	would be required.

	Swapping out the cpu card for a KDJ-11AB (M8192 if my memory hasn't
	completely faded) wouldn't be too expensive and would speed things
	up too.  Hmmm, might need a MXV11 bootrom card.  Perhaps a KDJ-11BB
	would be a better way to go.

	Steven Schultz


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