Date: Mon, 7 Dec 1998 13:53:01 -0500
From: Tim Shoppa <SHOPPA@trailing-edge.com>
To: PUPS@MINNIE.CS.ADFA.OZ.AU
Message-Id: <981207135301.2f0000e2@trailing-edge.com>
Subject: Re: Rugged 1182
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>I recently picked up a rack mounted computer that is called a "Rugged
>11/82".  One individual I know has suggested that it is a pdp 11/82 is a
>ruggedized box.  Has anyone on this list seen one of these.

I have seen ruggedized 11/83's, as well as "Industrial 11/83"'s, but
it's not clear yet exactly what you have.  The obvious solution
is to look inside and see what Q-bus and/or Unibus boards are present.

>  Is there any
>software in the PUPS archive that might run on one of these?

Some ruggedized PDP-11 systems didn't have a real Q-bus or Unibus backplane
at all, making it very difficult (if not impossible) to use them
with a standard disk controller.  That's why it's vital that you figure
out what exactly is in your machine.

Assuming that the guts are indeed a Q-bus or Unibus KDJ-based CPU,
you'll be able to run 2.11BSD once you get a compatible disk, load,
and console system up and going on it.

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