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process of restoring a p;~rtic~~I~r 1'1)l'-1 1 ~ninico~nkx~tcr.'The scconti section ciisc~~sscs the simulationof olci computers on modern s!?stcms. It describes asirnillation framc\\,ork callccl SIIM, \\,hich has beenused to implement simul,~tors for the I'D1'-S, I'l>P-11,PDP-4/7/9/15,and Nova ~ninicomputcrs.Restoring Old ComputersSince the complltcl- bccn~ne 3 ~i~;~ss-proti~~ccd itemthe late 1960s, its n-picnl life c!,clc has consisted of iluti,llinst~lllation, rcnt~l or cicprccintion hl- 'lbo~~t fi\,c \rc;~~.s,retention .~nti use for a fen. more ycnrs (just in case), aldthen retircmcnt and a trip to the rcflsc dump. There isonly a b~-ief\\zindo\\. of opport~~ni~, to collect old coniputersat the end of their \vorlting life. Once that \\indo\\,is closed, the compiltcrs arc gone ti)rc\ler.The Australian Museum CollectionIn Sydney, Australia, this \\fincio\\~ of opportunityfirst bccamc .lppnrcnt in 1971, \\lhcn the early PDPsystcms rcachcd tl~c ends of tlicir life c\clcs. Digital'sA~~stralj,lli si~I>siJi'~ry 1)cgan collecting systems by acre,lti\rc program OF trade-ins for new ecli~ipment.' It\\!,IS cspccially urscnt to obtain csaniplcs of the 12-bit,18-bit, and 36-hit 1'131' series, as the!' \\.ere rclati\,elyfe\~ in n ~~~nbcr. .l'nblc 1 lists the pcrccntnge of a\.ailableunits that have bccn collcctcd. The status of each isStatic-canreasonsncvcr be madc to \\.ark fix \.ariousl
Table 2The Digital Australian Collection (chronological order)Year Item Description Status138ASR-33KSR-35PDP-6PDP-5PDP-7PDP-8PDP-8PDP-8PDP-8COPE-45PDP-9KAlOLinc-8PDP-81sPDP-8/SDF32PDP-9/LPDP-811PDP-8/LPDP-12PDP-12PDP-15KllOPDP-81EPDP-8/EPDP-11/20CR11PDP-8/FVT05LA30PPDP-11/45GT40PDP-I 1/10PDP-I 1E10PDP-I 1/35PDP-8/APDP-11/40VT50LA36DS3 10PDP-I 1/70PDP-11/34PRSOILSl20WS78LA1 20VAX- I 1 I780AID converterTeletype readerlpunch, 110 baudHeavy-duty TeletypeModules of first Digital computer in AustraliaFirst minicomputer in AustraliaThird Digital computer in AustraliaClassic, table-top modelCabinet modelTypesetting systemCabinet model, first in New ZealandRemote batch (OEM PDP-8)18-bit computerConsole of PDP-10 mainframeEarly medical computerSerial, under 810,000, CPUSerial computerDigital's first disk, 1/16 MbLast transistor logic, 18-bitDigital's first IC minicomputerOEM version of PDP-811Laboratory computerLaboratory computerLast of 18-bit familyConsole of DECsystem-10Pinnacle of PDP-8 developmentFull LAB 8 configurationThe first PDP-I 1Card reader, 285 cpmSmall PDP-8/EDigital's first video terminalDigital's first hard-copy terminalLast PDP-11Graphics workstationSmall PDP-1 1First packaged systemMid-range PDP-I 1Last non-chip PDP-8Mid-range, end-user PDP-11Video terminalDECwriter ll printerDesk-based commercial systemLargest PDP-I 1Mid-range PDP-11Portable paper tape readerDECwriter printerWord processor, &inch floppy disksDECwriter Ill printer, 180 cpsOriginal unit of 1 VAX-I ln80StaticWorkingWorkingPartsWorkingStaticWorkingRestorableStaticRestorableRestorableStaticStaticWorkingStaticStaticStaticStaticWorkingStaticWorkingStaticStaticStaticWorkingWorkingWorkingWorkingWorkingWorkingWorkingStaticBrokenStaticWorkingStaticWorkingRestorableWorkingWorkingWorkingRestorableWorkingWorkingWorkingWorkingWorkingRestorablecontinued on next pageDig~tal Technical Jo~~rllal \'01.8 No. 3 1996 25
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