Wait, is that a straight-up VT-100 or an actual VT-103?
I ask, as wouldn't using a VT-103 to talk to an LSI-11 be a bit... redundant? (Since the VT-103 is basically an LSI-11 crammed into a VT-100 chassis. ...I ought to know, I own one (upgraded to an 11/23 CPU).)
@AdmiralCreideiki Actually, it's the "cheaper" VT-102 -- a VT-100 with the printer interface & advanced video bundled as "standard." I don't have a VT-103, but I do have a VT-278 (same basic chassis, but a pdp-8a onboard instead of the LSI-11.)
@Paleoferrosaurus The VT-278? That's quite the neat little box. Though it actually uses the Harris/Intersil 6100 like the Spare Time Gizmos SBC-6120; though it has some marked differences between itself and a "real" PDP-8 so it is mostly incompatible with most software.
My VT-103 actually has the "real" VT-100 board, it can't work with the VT-102 or VT-101 boards, since the system requires the STP connector on the VT-100 board. Mine doesn't have the AVO option, unfortunately.
@douro20 No. I had a TU-80 but never figured how to make it work with the 11. Traded that for the Qualstar deck and another TSZ-07 for my Dec 3000. Not aa much personality as the older drives, but at least pretty reliable.
Wow - that's some old school computin'! I remember an outing to TRW in L.A. with a group of pre-geeks a long time ago, before PC's came along. We played a text version of Star Trek on equipment like that. Every time you made a move the results would print out on a gigantic, noisy dot matrix printer. I got to take home a 5-pound stack of 17" green-bar paper detailing my whole adventure! Hahahaha! XD
Wait, is that a straight-up VT-100 or an actual VT-103?
I ask, as wouldn't using a VT-103 to talk to an LSI-11 be a bit... redundant? (Since the VT-103 is basically an LSI-11 crammed into a VT-100 chassis. ...I ought to know, I own one (upgraded to an 11/23 CPU).)
AdmiralCreideiki 4 months ago
@AdmiralCreideiki Actually, it's the "cheaper" VT-102 -- a VT-100 with the printer interface & advanced video bundled as "standard." I don't have a VT-103, but I do have a VT-278 (same basic chassis, but a pdp-8a onboard instead of the LSI-11.)
Paleoferrosaurus 4 months ago
@Paleoferrosaurus The VT-278? That's quite the neat little box. Though it actually uses the Harris/Intersil 6100 like the Spare Time Gizmos SBC-6120; though it has some marked differences between itself and a "real" PDP-8 so it is mostly incompatible with most software.
My VT-103 actually has the "real" VT-100 board, it can't work with the VT-102 or VT-101 boards, since the system requires the STP connector on the VT-100 board. Mine doesn't have the AVO option, unfortunately.
AdmiralCreideiki 4 months ago
Have you ever had a TU-45 to hook up to that?
douro20 1 year ago
@douro20 No. I had a TU-80 but never figured how to make it work with the 11. Traded that for the Qualstar deck and another TSZ-07 for my Dec 3000. Not aa much personality as the older drives, but at least pretty reliable.
Paleoferrosaurus 1 year ago
If I was to get a hold of a PDP-11 one of these days I would rather have one with a full CE panel.
douro20 1 year ago
@douro20 I hear you! One of the bigger unibus machines with all the lightzenblinken would be great to own, even if the electric bill might kill me!
Paleoferrosaurus 1 year ago
this is epic!
invis648 1 year ago
Nice!
cwickenkamp 1 year ago
Beauty...
jtel 1 year ago
Hm, what a nice little tape drive unit! And that tiny card reader....! Nice!
iraeus 2 years ago
Thanks! Also, congratulations on your recent haul of vintage gear!
Paleoferrosaurus 2 years ago
Hmmm. My Italian is a little rusty; I think you said "It seems like a river in northern Italy." Guess I'm not the scholar I could be :-)
Paleoferrosaurus 3 years ago
actually he said: "it's like a combine harvester" :-)
Z80Fan 2 years ago
Thanks! I suppose the number of moving parts is comparable, but the machinery is a little quieter.
Paleoferrosaurus 2 years ago
wonderful sound!
iz5saf 1 year ago
Wow - that's some old school computin'! I remember an outing to TRW in L.A. with a group of pre-geeks a long time ago, before PC's came along. We played a text version of Star Trek on equipment like that. Every time you made a move the results would print out on a gigantic, noisy dot matrix printer. I got to take home a 5-pound stack of 17" green-bar paper detailing my whole adventure! Hahahaha! XD
jcmegabyte 3 years ago