[Info-vax] FIND/REPLACE

[bill]

On 3/6/2023 8:20 PM, Johnny Billquist wrote:
> On 2023-03-07 00:43, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 3/6/2023 8:31 AM, Johnny Billquist wrote:
>>> On 2023-03-03 18:25, bill wrote:
>>>> On 3/3/2023 8:32 AM, Johnny Billquist wrote:
>>>>> On 2023-03-01 19:15, Simon Clubley wrote:
>>>>>> Well, some people _still_ like to play with PDP-11 systems... :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> And some PDP-11 systems are still out there in production. ;-)
>>>>
>>>> Apparently in nuclear power plants....  :-)
>>>
>>> So it's been said.
>>
>> That has been stated many times.
>>
>> Example:
>>
>> https://www.techrepublic.com/pictures/the-antique-computers-that-just-wont-quit/?slide-index=3
>>
>>>               But I know various other places from a more personal 
>>> experience, that still run PDP-11s as well.
>>
>> https://history-computer.com/dec-pdp-11-computer/
>>
>> says:
>>
>> "The PDP-11 is definitely still in use today, thanks to its unique and 
>> strong build. It is still used to power a GE nuclear power-plant 
>> robotic application — and will do so until 2050.
>>
>> Technically, due to its potency, it is still used by the US Navy in 
>> its ship radar systems and by Airbus SAS. There are also rumors that 
>> it is part of the set up in the British Atomic Weapons Establishment."
> 
> Well, I know of them in steel plants, sawmills, testing equipment for 
> engines and airplanes, and to manage public transport planning and 
> management.
> 
> But yes, I've read about the nuclear plant one as well. But I don't 
> personally have any knowledge of it.
> 

I would think there are also a number (possibly large) of small
automotive shops still running Bridgeports which were driven by
a PDP-11/02 running RT-11.

bill