There were a couple of other PDP-11 multiprocessors that I know of (and
used):
* C.MMP (eventually 16 PDP-11/40e's in an SMP configuration with a
crosspoint switch accessing a large memory). It ran a capability
based OS called Hydra.
* CM* this was a cluster of LSI-11s (as I recall) that were
hierachially interconnected to allow for distributed operation (I
think it was potentially capable of running with 255 nodes). I don't
recall what OS CM* used.
Of course both of the above did not use off the shelf OS's or software.
TTFN - Guy
On 8/20/21 12:41 PM, Alan Frisbie via cctalk wrote:
Charles Dickman <c...@chdickman.com> wrote:
> There are indications in the KDJ11-B processor spec on bitsavers that
> the M8190 could be used in a multiprocessor configuration. For
> example, bit 10 of the Maintenance Register (17 777 750) is labeled
> "Multiprocessor Slave" and indicates that the bus arbitrator is
> disabled. There is also section 6.6, "Cache Multi-Processor Hooks",
> that describes cache features that allow multiprocessor operation.
>
>Would it be as simple as connecting to 11/83 qbus together? And adding
> the proper software.
>
> Anybody ever heard of such a thing?
Such a system was put together and tested at DEC with the RSX group
(who did the PDP-11/74 multiprocessor work). I'm told that while it
worked, it wasn't terrible successful, and the project was abandoned.
I was given a gift of one of the CPU modules that was used in the test
and I might still have it around here. I can't recall for certain,
but I think the module required some ECOs to make it work in a
multi-processor configuration.
The person to ask about this, Brian McCarthy, is unfortunately no
longer with us. :-(
Alan Frisbie
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TTFN - Guy
