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[[Image:PDP11-40-geerol.jpg|150px|thumb|right|A PDP-11/40 setup.]]
 
  
 
The '''PDP-11/40''', introduced in 1973, using the [[KD11-A CPU]], was the second machine to support 18-bit memory addressing on the [[PDP-11]] platform, after the [[PDP-11/45]] (albeit with a subset of the [[PDP-11 Memory Management]] [[architecture]]).
 
The '''PDP-11/40''', introduced in 1973, using the [[KD11-A CPU]], was the second machine to support 18-bit memory addressing on the [[PDP-11]] platform, after the [[PDP-11/45]] (albeit with a subset of the [[PDP-11 Memory Management]] [[architecture]]).
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The [[Original Equipment Manufacturer|OEM]] version of the -11/40 is the '''PDP-11/35'''; the machines are completely identical, except for the printing on the front panel.
 
The [[Original Equipment Manufacturer|OEM]] version of the -11/40 is the '''PDP-11/35'''; the machines are completely identical, except for the printing on the front panel.
  
It came in two types of [[mounting box]]es: the 21" [[BA11-F Mounting Box]]; and the 10-1/2" [[BA11-D Mounting Box]] (early units) and [[BA11-K Mounting Box]]es (later units).
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It came in two types of [[mounting box]]es: the 21" [[BA11-F Mounting Box]] (usual for the -11/40); and the 10-1/2" [[BA11-D Mounting Box]] (early units) and [[BA11-K Mounting Box]]es (later units) (usual for the -11/35).
  
An -11/40 with a special blue front panel was used as the front-end for the [[KL-10]] in [[DECsystem-10]]s and [[DECSYSTEM-20]]s - though the -11/40 panel was hidden behind a cabinet door on the -20.
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An -11/40 with a special blue [[front panel]] was used as the front-end for the [[KL10]] in [[DECsystem-10]]s and [[DECSYSTEM-20]]s - though the -11/40 panel was hidden behind a cabinet door on the -20.
  
 
The 11/40 was also a primary platform for early [[UNIX]].
 
The 11/40 was also a primary platform for early [[UNIX]].
  
 
==Configuration changes==
 
==Configuration changes==
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[[Image:PDP11-40-geerol.jpg|150px|thumb|right|A PDP-11/40 setup.]]
  
 
Early versions of the BA11-F in the -11/40 omitted the 4 fans at the bottom of the pull-out used to house the [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]], and had only the 5 fans at the top.
 
Early versions of the BA11-F in the -11/40 omitted the 4 fans at the bottom of the pull-out used to house the [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]], and had only the 5 fans at the top.
  
The BA11-D used 9-pin [[DEC power distribution connectors]], whereas the BA11-K used the 6-pin/15-pin pair, so presumably the [[backplane]] for the BA11-D had a different power harness than the one for the BA11-K (which it is confirmed had the 6/15-pin connectors).
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The BA11-D used 9-pin [[DEC power distribution connectors]], whereas the BA11-K used the 6-pin/15-pin pair, so presumably the [[backplane]] for the BA11-D had a different [[power harness]] than the one for the BA11-K (which it is confirmed had the 6/15-pin connectors).
  
The [[power harness]] from the [[H742 Power Supply]] was also different in later models, allowing use of an [[H754 +20V, -5V Regulator]] which provided +20V, for use with the [[MM11-U core memory]].
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The power harness from the [[H742 Power Supply]] was also different in later models, allowing use of an [[H754 +20V, -5V Regulator]] which provided +20V, for use with the [[MM11-U core memory]].
  
 
== hampage.hu ==
 
== hampage.hu ==

Revision as of 21:03, 16 May 2019


PDP-11/40
Pdp-11-40.jpg
PDP-11/40 with TU56 dual DECtape drive.
Manufacturer: Digital Equipment Corporation
Year Introduced: January, 1973
Word Size: 16 bit
CPU: KD11-A
Physical Address Size: 18 bit
Virtual Address Size: 16 bit
Bus Architecture: UNIBUS


The PDP-11/40, introduced in 1973, using the KD11-A CPU, was the second machine to support 18-bit memory addressing on the PDP-11 platform, after the PDP-11/45 (albeit with a subset of the PDP-11 Memory Management architecture).

The OEM version of the -11/40 is the PDP-11/35; the machines are completely identical, except for the printing on the front panel.

It came in two types of mounting boxes: the 21" BA11-F Mounting Box (usual for the -11/40); and the 10-1/2" BA11-D Mounting Box (early units) and BA11-K Mounting Boxes (later units) (usual for the -11/35).

An -11/40 with a special blue front panel was used as the front-end for the KL10 in DECsystem-10s and DECSYSTEM-20s - though the -11/40 panel was hidden behind a cabinet door on the -20.

The 11/40 was also a primary platform for early UNIX.

Configuration changes

A PDP-11/40 setup.

Early versions of the BA11-F in the -11/40 omitted the 4 fans at the bottom of the pull-out used to house the CPU, and had only the 5 fans at the top.

The BA11-D used 9-pin DEC power distribution connectors, whereas the BA11-K used the 6-pin/15-pin pair, so presumably the backplane for the BA11-D had a different power harness than the one for the BA11-K (which it is confirmed had the 6/15-pin connectors).

The power harness from the H742 Power Supply was also different in later models, allowing use of an H754 +20V, -5V Regulator which provided +20V, for use with the MM11-U core memory.

hampage.hu

Quoting...

Pdp11-40.jpg

The /40 was introduced in January, 1973. It was a higher performance version of the /20, with a microcoded multi-board CPU. 18-bit MMU (-> max. 128 kw memory), FPU and EIS/FIS (extended/floating point instruction set) were available options.

There was a 'graphical' workstation model of the /40, using a VT11 Graphic Display Processor, marketed as the GT44. Many /40s were used in DECsystem-10's (KL10's, to be exact), as the frontend/IO-processor. These were painted differently, the panel looks awsome in blue too. (no, it's not just the frontpanel, that I like about the -11...)

On the picture to the left we can see two RK05's (disk pack drives) and two TU60 (DECcasette) units.

OS's at this point: DOS/BATCH, RSX11, RT-11, RSTS.

Trivia: The 11/40 was one of the most often "cloned" machine. the soviet/tscech/polish SM-4 (CM-4), the hungarian TPA-1140 are all copies of this computer.