[Simh] Unichannel

Richard Cornwell skyvis at sky-visions.com
Thu Apr 23 19:31:52 EDT 2015


When I used a XVM 15 back in Syracuse, I was told that there were only
about 15 (or some other small number) made. We did not use the 11 for
much other then as a fancy print spooler. This was in the around '82. 

Rich

> As preparation for an eventual implementation, I'm writing a paper on 
> the workings of the UC15, as determined from the schematics. I've 
> answered the technical questions, but I'm left with a business
> question: was it a commercial success? The online census of 18b
> systems dates from '72, before the UC15 was shipped, so it's no help.
> Of the surviving PDP15 systems, Mike Ross's pair are XVM Unichannel
> systems; it's impossible to tell what the Computer History Museum
> has; I don't know what other 15s are in private hands, so there's
> inadequate data to draw a conclusion.
> 
> Anyone have information on this aspect of the Unichannel?
> 
> /Bob
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