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TOP / System activityLIVE · 2.11BSDAwaiting snapshot · cached 5s · 2.11BSDDigital DNA • 1980s engineeringPDP-11 power with modern polishA restored PDP-11/83 with a Mentec M11 processor, two chassis, and a mix of DEC and Emulex controllers. Classic disks, magnetic tape, serial terminals, and 2.11BSD keep this collection connected to its roots.Q-bus System Mentec M11 processor Onboard memory RQDX3 • UC07 • KDA50The live panel above shows the system serving this page.CPU ComplexMentec M11A single-board PDP-11-compatible CPU with onboard memory, replacing the M8190 and two memory boards.MemoryOnboard RAMThe M11 combines CPU and memory on one board. Webtop reports the serving system's physical RAM, usage, and swap.Bus + TimingQ22Two Q-bus chassis interconnected by an M9404/M9405 pair, with adapters for storage, Ethernet, and serial I/O.Kernel2.11BSDPDP-11 UNIX with a native C compiler, networking, and a small HTTP server. The live panel reports kernel and process activity.Controller StackM7555 RQDX3 for MFM disks and dual RX50Emulex UC07 SCSI bridging disk + tape to Q-busM8061 RLV12 for dual RL02 drivesM7504 DEQNA Ethernet controllerM7165/M7164 KDA50 pair for RA8x/RA9x MSCPM3104 serial multiplexer for terminal linesStorage & MediaRA82 + dual RA92 on MSCP via KDA50MFM hard disk on RQDX3 for bootstrap and swapRX50 dual floppies for field mediaRL02 pair on RLV12 for legacy imagesTKZ50 tape storage via UC07Removable disk and tape media for preserving softwareNetworking & ServicesDEQNA Ethernet with the BSD if_qe driverSerial terminals connected through the M3104TCP/IP networking on a 16-bit UNIX systemSmall HTTP server with a cached webtop samplerArchitecture NotesMentec M11 runs PDP-11 software with onboard memory22-bit memory management, SPL-aware driversMSCP storage for uniform disk/tape presentationConsole ODT for examining memory and device registersQ-bus grant continuity links controllers across both chassisSystem InventoryBoards and devices in the collection, with the M11 CPU upgrade reflected below.ComponentRoleMentec M11CPU and onboard memoryM3104Serial multiplexerM7555 RQDX3Disc controllerEmulex UC07Disc controllerEmulex UC07Tape controllerM7504Ethernet controllerM7165KDA50 controllerM7164KDA50 controllerM8061RLV12 disk controllerM9404Bus sourceM9405-YBBus targetRA82Hard driveRA92Hard driveRA92Hard driveRX50Floppy driveTKZ50Tape driveReliability & TuningOne shared webtop snapshot, cached for five secondsBrowser updates pause when the page is hiddenA front-end cache reduces repeated homepage requestsSource, site assets, and restore instructions preserved in GitBoot & MaintenanceMSCP disk boot through the storage controllersRL02 provides an alternate boot pathBackup rotation to TKZ50; periodic RL02 imagingConsole ODT scripts for fast diagnostics