[TUHS] PDP-11/23 questions ...

[Michael Sokolov]

asbesto <asbesto at freaknet.org> wrote:

> 1) we lack the power supply of the 11/23 cpu. From the
>    schematics, we see that only +5V, +12V and -12V are required,
>    so we will try to use a normal PC power supply for the QBUS
>    backplane; does somebody know about problems in doing this?

Off the top of my head, two thoughts:

1. You need the DCOK and POK signals.

2. Do the math and make sure that your power supply provides enough
   amps -- a real computer needs quite a bit more juice than a sleazy
   PeeCee.

MS