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> Heathkit-branded PDP-11 The idea that you could save money by soldering together your own PDP-11 system from parts, and that there was a company that actuall
by musicale 2y ago
> Heathkit-branded PDP-11
The idea that you could save money by soldering together your own PDP-11 system from parts, and that there was a company that actually sold the kits (as well as assembled versions), is terrific.
And today (assuming you can find a vintage DCJ11 CPU or equivalent) you still can build your own hardware PDP-11 via PDP-11/Hack and other designs! (Though personally I'll probably go for an FPGA version.)
- wduquette 2y agoI watched my dad build the PDP-11, terminal, and paper tape reader/punch. Eventually we got a dual-8” floppy drive; he might have built that, too, I don’t remember.