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Experience a detailed 16-minute video walkthrough of rebuilding a vintage PDP-11/73 computer system from a bare DEC chassis. Learn the step-by-step process of installing essential components including a QBUS CPU card, dual PMI memory boards for 4MB capacity, and integration of RQDX3 and M3104 serial boards. Discover practical solutions for slot configuration challenges, DMA bus grant setup, and using the QBone for boot media emulation. Follow along with the formatting of a classic DEC hard drive, loading of XXDP diagnostics, and system preparation for BSD or RT-11 operating systems. Gain hands-on insights into retro computing restoration, with detailed coverage from backplane configuration to kernel-level adjustments.
