Charon-PDP is a virtualization solution designed to address the challenges of maintaining legacy DEC PDP-11 hardware. Developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in the 1970s, PDP-11 systems have become obsolete, leading to replacement parts scarcity and increased maintenance costs. Charon-PDP creates a virtual replica of the original PDP-11 hardware on standard Microsoft Windows-based hosts, enabling users to phase out outdated hardware and replace it with an enterprise-grade virtual environment on an industry-standard x86 platform. This solution ensures seamless operation of critical workloads, reduces maintenance costs, and maintains the original environment without migration risks or code modifications. It also offers enhanced reliability, flexibility, and scalability to meet growing business requirements, along with the latest disaster recovery and advanced security measures to protect sensitive data. Charon-PDP supports various networking and character terminal-oriented interfaces and virtualizes the Ethernet controllers present in the original PDP hardware. With Charon-PDP, organizations can simplify the support and operations of legacy applications, boost ROI, and transform outdated infrastructure effortlessly.

Features:

• Eliminate unexpected downtime: Ensure seamless operation of critical workloads.
• Reduce maintenance costs: Eliminate aging legacy PDP-11 systems.
• Maintain original environment: No migration risks or code modifications.
• Latest disaster recovery & advanced security: Protect sensitive business and client data.
• Seamless integration with modern applications: Improve performance and efficiency.
• Enhanced reliability, flexibility, and scalability: Meet the growing business requirements.