Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This is the second installment for a new PiDP-11 playlist. In this video I open my PiDP-11 Kit, then verify and review all the components. In the next installment I will be per-installing the Raspberry Pi I've allocated to this project with the required software. The following installment will show the soldering of all the electronic components onto the units large PCB board, including the optional RS-232 controllers/drivers. Thanks for watching.

Video Time Codes for this Video (click to skip directly to a desired section of the Video)
0:00 Introductions to my PiDP-11/70 Kit, part 2
2:35 Installing the PiDP11 Raspberry Pi O/S
5:56 Initial Boot and Configuration of the PiDP11 System
7:25 Installing the PiDP11/70 Base Software
14:10 Installing the Assortment of PDP11 Operating Systems on the PiDP11
18:00 Conclusion of PiDP-11/70 Kit, part 2

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Other helpful links:
Manual
wix.com/lpviral/enviral?utm_campaign=vir_wixad_live&adsVersion=white&orig_msid=12d4aa90-b184-3a07-c35e-cad1114a6e95
www3.ispnet.net/pidp11/PiDP-11%20Manual%20v0.2.odt
PiDP Build Videos (YouTube)
Part 1of 4: youtube.com/watch?v=Mt4aKVozrmw
Part 2 of 4: youtube.com/watch?v=lxjWOu_1Pb4
Part 3 of 4: youtube.com/watch?v=HOMt2NKy1Uw
Part 4 of 4: youtube.com/watch?v=llciraSHbRQ
Set of 4: youtu.be/Mt4aKVozrmw
Website
obsolescence.wixsite.com/obsolescence/pidp-11
Detailed Build Instructions
obsolescence.wixsite.com/obsolescence/pidp-11-building-instructions
PiDP-11 Forum
groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/pidp-11
Review
raspberrypi.org/magpi/issues/77
Cool Retro-Term
github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term
Parts List
obsolescence.wixsite.com/obsolescence/pidp-11-building-instructions
Other Related Videso
The Creator of the kit, Oscar Vermeulen PiDP-8, describes what he did for the PiDP-8 kit:
youtube.com/watch?v=cWRDxANRT-I

Live stream facilitated by Tom’s Hardware, where Oscar Vermeulen discussion the history and rationale for his PiDP-8, PiDP-11, and his newest addition, the PiDP-10 (the DEC Mainframe):
youtube.com/watch?v=_YjXXYs9-dk

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