Subject: Re: OT: PDP-11 thoughts
To: Joachim Buss <TK97EL12@technis.syh.fi>
From: None <allisonp@world.std.com>
List: port-vax
Date: 11/13/2000 14:01:34
PDP-11 is a 16-bit machine... However the box could possibly contain a
vax.

NEtbsd on a 16-bitter, not likely.  However Check out PUPs as there are
PDP-11 Unix (it was one of the first platforms for unix!).

Allison



On Mon, 13 Nov 2000, Joachim Buss wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Could the PDP-11 ever be capable of running netbsd?
> 
> I was thinking of aquiring one from work, a "micro-PDP".
> To my suprise it was not larger than 2 big IBM 286 boxes ...
> This one has both floppy and hdd 20 MB + framebuffer options.
> 
> I'd have to wait a while for one machine though ... can you imagine, 
> one machine is still in use and another they keep for spare parts!
> 
> Probably a nice collectors's piece, right?
> 
> Joachim Buss
>