Re: What is the KH11-A? (was Re: Differences between the PDP-11/15 and PDP-11/20)

2016-08-22 Thread Paul Koning
> On Aug 21, 2016, at 11:36 PM, Ethan Dicks wrote: > > ... > Second, many/most of the CPU modules are -YA variants, and the "PDP-11 > Field Guide" mentions that they would be part of a KH11-A. About the > only description I can find for what that is, is a single mention (in > PDP-11_Peripherals

Re: What is the KH11-A? (was Re: Differences between the PDP-11/15 and PDP-11/20)

2016-08-22 Thread Ethan Dicks
On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 8:49 AM, Noel Chiappa wrote: > > I recall reading _somewhere_ about some early PDP-11 memory management > > thing used on early PDP-11 Unix that supported the KE11 ... by having a > > small window that allowed user code access to the KE11. ... > > Does this

Re: What is the KH11-A? (was Re: Differences between the PDP-11/15 and PDP-11/20)

2016-08-22 Thread Ethan Dicks
On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 8:16 AM, Noel Chiappa wrote: > > From: Ethan Dicks > > Second, many/most of the CPU modules are -YA variants, and the "PDP-11 > > Field Guide" mentions that they would be part of a KH11-A. > > I've been told that it's a revision to the CPU timings to reduce NPR

Re: What is the KH11-A? (was Re: Differences between the PDP-11/15 and PDP-11/20)

2016-08-22 Thread Noel Chiappa
> I recall reading _somewhere_ about some early PDP-11 memory management > thing used on early PDP-11 Unix that supported the KE11 ... by having a > small window that allowed user code access to the KE11. ... > Does this ring any bells for anyone? Never mind - found it, it was in "

Re: What is the KH11-A? (was Re: Differences between the PDP-11/15 and PDP-11/20)

2016-08-22 Thread Noel Chiappa
> From: Ethan Dicks > Second, many/most of the CPU modules are -YA variants, and the "PDP-11 > Field Guide" mentions that they would be part of a KH11-A. About the > only description I can find for what that is, is a single mention .. > of the "large-system capability option" r

Re: What is the KH11-A? (was Re: Differences between the PDP-11/15 and PDP-11/20)

2016-08-22 Thread Paul Anderson
Hi Ethan, I've seen the M780s before, but its been a while. The DT03 and DT07 are Unibus switiches. I have several edited option/module lists I can look up boards for you. Also a fellow list member just scanned a hardware spare parts list that could have some relevant info in it. I'm sure he'll

What is the KH11-A? (was Re: Differences between the PDP-11/15 and PDP-11/20)

2016-08-21 Thread Ethan Dicks
On Sun, Aug 21, 2016 at 1:53 PM, Noel Chiappa wrote: > http://gunkies.org/wiki/KA11_CPU Interesting stuff on the KT11, but tangentally, I've been going over my pile of parts (that I've described a few times over the years) from an 11/20 I pulled from the dumpster at work 30 years ago. I finall