Talk:Taxonomy of DEC consoles

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"PDP-11/45 style" - There's a 'remote console' option for the -11/70 (intended for DEC to dial into); not quite sure how it works.

"ODT style" - There are two very different front consoles for the PDP-11/04 and /34; the KY11-LA, which is probably what you mean by 'ODT style' (there's a program in ROM, that runs on the main CPU, and interacts with the console terminal); and the KY11-LB, which has the functionality of a real front panel (but has push-buttons and 7-segment displays). I think the -11/60 is the same as the -LB, but I'd have to check. I'm not sure which the -8/A's does..

"Dishonourable mentions" - The /23, /24, /73, /83, /84 etc are all the same as the PDP-11/03. That group are all kind of different from the 2020, although both use the console terminal; the former all run on the main CPU, using microcode, but the 2020 has a separate micro. The -11/44 is the same as the 2020 - as is the 750; the /780 is like the KL10 (the fact that the front end in the KL10 has a regular front console is irrelevant; you can't control the main CPU from it in any way). Jnc (talk) 02:41, 11 August 2023 (CEST)

My intent was to classify the visual design. Probably there is a better page title to reflect this, but in any case it's not an overly serious or technical article. Larsbrinkhoff (talk) 08:08, 11 August 2023 (CEST)