[TUHS] 2.9bsd on 11/45 restoration

[Johnny Billquist]

The 11/70 service manual is all good, but it's definitely not enough.
Ideally, you should have access to the full drawings, the service manual 
for the CPU, the service manual for the memory subsystem, I seem to 
remember that the FP11 has its own service manual, and I think the 
massbus interface also has its own documentation set.
Also, the memory system consists of both the Unibus map, the cache and 
memory bus system, and they you have separate documentation for the 
memory boxes (either MJ11 or MK11 box).

I don't know how much documentation have been scanned, and I haven't 
really checked. Since I still have access to all the documentation on 
paper I usually use that.

I don't even remember all the manuals and drawings that exist.

	Johnny

On 2014-10-05 23:46, Nick Downing wrote:
> I had an 11/70 service manual as an ebook at one stage, it had full
> schematics etc, you also have access to various simulators to help you
> understand the programming interface so i can't see what other info you
> would need for your restoration, maybe you'd need help jerry rigging
> some setup to get an initial tape written to get u started?
>
> If you have any questions about the schematics or electrical
> troubleshooting I'm happy to help although I have never owned a physical
> pdp11... concepts are the same as any more modern system.
>
> cheers, Nick
>
> On 06/10/2014 8:08 AM, "Johnny Billquist" <bqt at update.uu.se
> <mailto:bqt at update.uu.se>> wrote:
>
>     On 2014-10-05 03:00, Dave Horsfall<dave at horsfall.org
>     <mailto:dave at horsfall.org>> wrote:
>
>
>         On Sat, 4 Oct 2014, Noel Chiappa wrote:
>
>              >Anyone seriously working on bringing old hardware back to
>             life needs to
>              >get in touch with the Classic Computer Talk list:
>
>         Is John Dodson on this list?  He has an 11/70 in his house.
>
>
>     No idea. I occasionally scan cctalk, but most of the time don't
>     bother. Too much noise and irrelevant or ignorant posts. However,
>     unfortunately I don't have any better suggestions where to go if you
>     are trying to restore old hardware and don't have enough knowledge.
>
>     And yes, I keep lots of different PDP-8, PDP-11 and VAXen running,
>     including 11/70 systems.
>
>              Johnny
>
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Johnny Billquist                  || "I'm on a bus
                                   ||  on a psychedelic trip
email: bqt at softjar.se             ||  Reading murder books
pdp is alive!                     ||  tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol