Oh what the hell...

Plug it in with a serial cable attached to the first com port. One of
the LEDs will light and if you have the right port and right combo of
cables/null modem/gender benders you'll see

@173000

That's what you will get without disks. Then get some disk drives. I'd
recommend something like a RX02 or RL01/02

Start reading all the books.

There are pdp11 FAQs. google for them.

Chris


William Korvine wrote:
> I just acquired a PDP-11/23.
>
> I got it for nostolgic reasons. It was the first computer I used (in high
> school) and I grew very fond of it. When I saw the chance to get one, I
> grabbed it.
>
> But when I used it in the 70/80s, it was always through a terminal. The
> computer itself was in the computer room and rarely seen, let alone
> touched.
>
> I literally do not know how to turn this thing on!
>
> I have some books, but nothing introductive. They all seem to assume that
> I have read all the other books :-)
>
> I'm a quick learner, but I'm going to have to ask a lot of stupid
> questions for now. If this isn't the place to ask, perhaps someone could
> point me there.
>
> To get things started, here's sampler of stupid questions:
>
> 1. It appears to be a 3U rack-mount drawer. No drives or anything (yet). I
> hear it's a PDP-11/23. How can I tell for sure.
>
> 2. I have 6 half-size boards and 3 full-size boards. Is there a reference
> to find out what they are?
>
> 3. All the boards came out in shipping. Where can I look for information
> on where they should go.
>
> 4. The computer seems to slide freely in a black housing. Is that right?
>
> 5. I havn't plugged it in yet. Once I do, how do I turn it on. Better yet,
> what introductory references might answer this question.
>
> 6. I have no disk drive, no tape drive, no storage other than (presumably)
> RAM. I have what I believe to be a four-port serial card. What could I
> make this thing do? Anything with a prompt would overjoy me at this point.
>
> William Korvine
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