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The PiDP-11 is a modern replica of the PDP-11/70.
Introduced in 1973, the 11/70 was top of the line in the famed PDP-11 range, and the very last system with a proper front panel. Tragically, DEC field service often removed the front panel in a later upgrade, leaving us staring at dull blank panels ever since..
The PiDP-11 wants to bring back the experience of PDP-11 Blinkenlights, with its pretty 1970s Magenta/Red color scheme. On a more modest (living room compatible) scale 6:10, with faithfully reproduced case and switches.
The tabs above describe the PiDP in more detail. The web already contains lots of PDP-11 information, so these pages just focus on the practical PiDP aspects: how to build, operate and possibly hack the PiDP-11. The 'why' question will not be addressed here, only fools would think that PDP-11s are somehow obsolete.
Source: http://obsolescence.wixsite.com/obsolescence/pidp-11
(Score: 4, Informative) by tangomargarine on Friday May 18 2018, @07:32PM
For whatever chucklenuts modded this "Informative," minicomputers [wikipedia.org] are actually a good deal larger than your average PC because this was back in the time before miniaturization had gotten computers so small as today--the 60s and 70s.
We're talking about a computer the size of a refrigerator (including storage). It's only "mini" compared to a full-sized mainframe the size of a whole room.
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