Trying to Build a PDP-11 Supercomputer – Part 1

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I’ve been struggling with the PDP-11/44 for a while now. I never really felt like I had a proper direction to run in with it. It’s a very cool computer, but I always felt like there was something more in there that I could discover. Well, discover it I have! I’ve been bitten completely by the Floating Point Systems bug, and I’m 100% in! With some choice FPS kit, we can turn the PDP-11/44 into a full blown supercomputer, which would be absolutely wild. But, I’m gonna need your help!

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Chapters
0:00 That’s cool, but what if it was also a supercomputer?
1:32 What even is a supercomputer?
3:50 How do you turn a PDP-11 into a supercomputer?
7:27 A call for help
9:50 Ran when parked…
11:44 Trying to eliminate unknowns with the Unibone
12:37 Fan repair and then a descent into Linux madness
17:24 We got problems because of course we do
18:42 Checking the voltage and repairing power delivery
22:25 Taking it for a test drive with XXDP
27:33 Booting an OS
31:39 Kono chan!