25 Apr
2025
25 Apr
'25
8:51 p.m.
Hey John,
Thanks for that tip! I don't know why I didn't think of that! I just bought
that board (I see he has a couple more).
Since I don't need an M8186 board, just the FPU I may be able to sell the
board without the FPU. Or put together an 11/23.
Thanks again!
- Peter
On Fri, Apr 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM John H. Reinhardt via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
On 4/25/2025 11:05 AM, John Robertson via cctalk
wrote:
chip...you've got what you needed from it...
On 2025-04-25 8:28 a.m., John H. Reinhardt via
cctalk wrote:
> On 4/24/2025 1:01 PM, Peter Ekstrom via cctalk wrote:
>> Well darn! I forgot I don't have the KEF11-A chip installed so Fortran
>> programs don't run on my 11/23-PLUS.
>> I have seen one for sale but it is rather expensive at almost $400.....
>> Guess I'll have to keep an eye out.
>>
>> I'll give the tapedup code a try on my PiDP-11 instead.
>>
>> -Peter
> This feels a little like grave robbing to suggest, but there is a
seller on Ebay that has KDF11-BB (I assume) M8186 boards with floating
point chips for $100. You could get one and transfer the chip to your
M8189 - I think they are the same FP chip.
>
> I just bought one, not for the FP chip (my M8189 has the KEF-11 chip),
but my VT103 needs a nice processor.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/205388884106
--
John H. Reinhardt
Why not sell the board you bought to Peter? Or sell him the
John :-#)#
Because I want the board with the FP chip also. I want my VT103 to be
able to do Fortran on RSX-11 as well. I suppose I should have said it
needs a nice CPU board. My original wording sounds like I just wanted the
CPU chip which is not the case.
--
John H. Reinhardt