PDP-11 Strategy Status

This document is a confidential interoffice memorandum from Robin Frith to the Operations Committee, dated September 19, 1974. It provides an update on the 'July PDP-11 Strategy'. The document confirms that there were no changes to the strategy following an August 28 meeting, but highlights several areas of uncertainty, including the performance of the 11/05HM, the viability of a virtual address extension for the 11/44, and software compatibility goals for the 11/85 regarding DECsystem-10. It also provides a detailed status breakdown for the 11/05L, 11/05HM, 11/44, 11/55, and 11/85 products, noting critical path items and project scheduling concerns. The document concludes by identifying broader product strategies that require further understanding, such as low-end modular product philosophies and the relationship with the 36-bit family. An evolution chart for the PDP-11 line is also included.