From: Tim Shoppa <shoppa@alph02.triumf.ca>
Message-Id: <9804151406.AA09801@alph02.triumf.ca>
Subject: Re: PDP-11 Newbie Alert --- (gotta start somewhere)
To: pups@minnie.cs.adfa.oz.au
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 07:06:41 -0800 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <9804150331.ZM9568@indy.dunnington.york.ac.uk> from "Pete Turnbull" at Apr 15, 98 02:31:22 am
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> Whatever you get, you'll need a processor (which might be a single card or as
> many as ten), memory (256K will do fine for 7th Edition, but more is better),
> at least one serial line unit for a terminal (or PC with terminal emulation
> software), and a disk controller with a suitable hard disk.  Here again there
> are lots of possibilities, you want at least 10MB for 7th Edition and a lot
> more for BSD.

One important point to note is that if you want support for modern MSCP
disk devices, you want to go with 2.11BSD.  The most modern disk devices
supported by 7th Edition are the RL02 and the various Massbus disks.

Tim. (shoppa@triumf.ca)