PDP9.co.uk » console http://pdp9.co.uk Charting the history and preservation of DEC PDP-9 computers Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:51:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 PDP-9 console arrives http://pdp9.co.uk/2009/07/16/pdp-9-console-arrives/ http://pdp9.co.uk/2009/07/16/pdp-9-console-arrives/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:48:39 +0000 Toby Russell http://pdp9.co.uk/?p=7 I’ve finally taken possession of the PDP-9 console I’ve been saving for for the last few months. It didn’t come cheap, but for such a unique item I was prepared to dig deep. My plan now is to rebuild a replica rack and hook up a simh emulator to the console. I will avoid making any modifications to the console so its left in original condition.

Along with the console, I’m also look at the feasibility of hooking up a TU55 drive, a paper tape drive and a deflection monitor
Along with the console I also aquired a set of 5 ex-PDP-12 backplanes and numerous flip chips so in the long term I am toying with the idea of building a TTL 18-bit processor. Whilst still not a true PDP-9 it would be an interesting exercise and a good bit more authentic than running an emulator.

Next steps are to start to draw up plans for the rack.

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