DEC PDP-11/24  ("FONZ" )


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General Technical Information

HOSTNAME FONZIE
SYSTEM CPU / FPU KDF11-U @3 MHz, FPF11
CACHE N/A
RAM  1 MB (Max. 4 MB)
DATA BUS WIDTH 16 bit (22 bit memory adressing)
MSCP BUS 1 x KLESI (5 MB/s)
OPTION BUS 24 x UNIBUS slots (5 MB/s)
GRAPHICS N/A, serial console only
HARD DISK DRIVE 25 MB Disk + 25 MB on removable disk, DEC RC25
NETWORK 10 Mbps AUI, DELUA (UNIBUS ethernet interface)
OS DEC RT-11 V4.0
YEAR 1984
SPEED > 0.1 VAX MIPS
COMMENTS I've booted up this PDP computer to both RT-11 and XXDP, but so far I haven't had the chance to install any more interesting OS like ULTRIX-11 or RSX.
ESTIMATED PRICE '84 $20,000

History and other comments

This computer was controlling a "CT" (Computer Tomograph) the years 1985 - 2003, which means 18 years in service! Are you impressed? I am. There are probably quite many PDP-11's from the 80's and the 70's out there, still in service.  

For the ones in the process of getting a PDP computer similar to this: It's big. It's heavy. It's noisy. I mean NOISY. Like the sound of at least 3 vacuum cleaners at the same time. But I have to admit, it's one of the coolest pieces of hardware I have. It's a real PDP.

For the ones that don't know what a PDP is: this is like the computers world's dinosaurus!

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Last updated:  15-7-2004