Russian PDP-11 clones, was Re: VHDL PDP11

Yeah!! I was always wondering if they copied the exact electrical specs of the Dec machines or they were simple "work-a-likes" maybe software compatible and able to run Dec software but not interchanging parts. I only bring this up as I see a Russian Pro-350 on ebay right now: 180760525391 It's relevant to me as I picked up a Russian DEC Pro clone a couple of years ago (almost identical to the one on Ebay now) but, unfortunately, it won't power up. I always wondered if the Russian hard drives and floppys might work in my DEC Pro. I think my Russian machine may need a new power supply but with no docs or schematics, the chances of resurrecting it or at least finding the fault, appear to be slim and none. Cheers Tom On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 8:33 PM, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote: > On 11/17/2011 10:25 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote: > >> I've seen it mentioned before on the list, but I'm wondering if >> anyone here has taken one of the Soviet PDP-11 CPU clones and done >> anything with them. In particular, I'm curious about the 64-pin DIP >> version with EIS. >> >> I've seen them offered a lot on eBay for very attractive prices. >> > > Me too; I've always been curious about them. I seem to recall them > having been discussed here a year or two ago, with the conclusion that > there wasn't enough documentation available to actually build anything > around them. > > I would love for that to not be the case! > > -Dave > > -- > Dave McGuire > New Kensington, PA >