Misty eyes (wa: Re: [plug] Dead hdd)

[Garry]

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Shayne O'Neill wrote:
| I used to have a really cool old pdp11-something
| about the size of those old bar radiators. My dad brought it back from
| telstra when they updated a sat bandwidth booking  system to a P100 or
something
| (thats how long it lasted!) . I had some limited success getting it
| rehabed (had to get a clock board flown from the us, as this crazy old
| thing needed to interface to a 'atomic clock' (because it was for syncing
| satelite stuff), but ultimately my girlfriend wanted it out of the house.
| Gave it to this old dude I found.

My first experiences with a computer was with PDP7s. When we updated to
PDP11s, especially with the array processor attached, we were *really*
humming..

The company I worked for was Schlumberger Seaco. The PDPs were used to
collect, process, log data from equipment used in oil well logging.

If you approach them (their office used to be in Welshpool last time I
heard), they might have one or a few propping open doors... Never know,
they might give you  one and associated bits if you explain your
historic interest..

HTH

Garry


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In the 1980s, Mork said "Nannoo Nannoo".
Something worth remembering.


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