John Amirault
>You say about 1.5 miles away from home, how about a clue as to where
>HOME is.
No, the person who uploaded the picture says it's 1.5 miles from home. I
believe it is in the US somewhere. All we need is a good sniffer dog and we
should find it in no time =)
--
Gareth Knight
Amiga Interactive Guide | ICQ No. 24185856
http://welcome.to/aig | "Shine on your star"
Having been blessed with a bit of a lull at the office this week, I've
typed in and HTMLized a chunk of the OS/8 Software Suport Manual. The
parts I have so far are the introduction through Chapter 5. Web on over
to http://cc.usu.edu/~ivie/ and click on "The OS/8 Software Support Manual".
The copy I have is a copy of a copy and no one bothered to copy the back
of the title page, so I don't know the date or version of this particular
copy of the manual.
I also don't know when I'll get to the appendices. The appendices, of course,
give the really exciting details such as the directory format. The
part I have done so far may be interesting to that fellow who complained
a while ago about having a DECmate III and not knowing how to program
anything on it.
Roger Ivie
ivie(a)cc.usu.edu
Hi Carlos,
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> From: cem14(a)cornell.edu
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
> Subject: Question regarding a VAXstation
> Date: Thursday, March 25, 1999 2:49 PM
>
> I have a VAXstation 4000/60 sitting in front of me. I have
> been told that this ran ok about 8 years ago; I really don't
> know if this fits the topic of the list (I guess it could
> be slightly newer than 10 years). The thing is, it
> won't boot. When it is turned on, it flashes several colors
> on the monitor, it tests its 16M of RAM and then it aborts
> and dumps me to some sort of monitor program. This is what
> the screen shows:
>
> KA46-A V1.1-31E-V4.0
> 08-00-2B-2A-F8-AB
> 16MB
> <bargraph representing memory tested here>
> ?? 003 3 DZ 0112 <---loud beep heard here
So plug in the keyboard,
and type:
B DKA300
and wait what happen ...
cheers,
emanuel
>So, it appears that if you have a demountable cartridge drive and you
>change the air filter, you have to bring it up to the latest standards.
>That's refurbishing. If you wait for it to headcrash and fit new heads
>and filter, well, that's a repair and is OK. Go figure.
It's all how you view it... an air filter can go 'bad'... requiring
repair (replacement). Logically should be no different from heads
which go bad and require repair (replacement). Otherwise there could
be an argument made for replacing the heads being a refurbishment,
and this requiring bringing it up to standards.. depends on the
definition of refurbish...
Megan Gentry
Former RT-11 Developer
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| Megan Gentry, EMT/B, PP-ASEL | Internet (work): gentry!zk3.dec.com |
| Unix Support Engineering Group | (home): mbg!world.std.com |
| Compaq Computer Corporation | addresses need '@' in place of '!' |
| 110 Spitbrook Rd. ZK03-2/T43 | URL: http://world.std.com/~mbg/ |
| Nashua, NH 03062 | "pdp-11 programmer - some assembler |
| (603) 884 1055 | required." - mbg |
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
>I have a VAXstation 4000/60 sitting in front of me. I have
>been told that this ran ok about 8 years ago; I really don't
>know if this fits the topic of the list (I guess it could
>be slightly newer than 10 years). The thing is, it
>won't boot. When it is turned on, it flashes several colors
>on the monitor, it tests its 16M of RAM and then it aborts
>and dumps me to some sort of monitor program. This is what
>the screen shows:
[screen contents edited out]
>Only device number 3, "DZ" seems to be faulty, and is the same
>device appearing in the original error. What is this device?
The DZ is programatically similar to the DZ for UNIBUS and the
DZQ/DZV for Qbus. It is a multiple asynchronous serial line
multiplexor (I don't know how many lines on Vaxstations...)
I'm not familiar with the 4000/60... but if it is anything
like other Vaxstations... the DZ is usually connected to the
keyboard and the mouse. If you don't have these, then it
may report an error (missing the mouse may be enough).
Megan Gentry
Former RT-11 Developer
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| Megan Gentry, EMT/B, PP-ASEL | Internet (work): gentry!zk3.dec.com |
| Unix Support Engineering Group | (home): mbg!world.std.com |
| Compaq Computer Corporation | addresses need '@' in place of '!' |
| 110 Spitbrook Rd. ZK03-2/T43 | URL: http://world.std.com/~mbg/ |
| Nashua, NH 03062 | "pdp-11 programmer - some assembler |
| (603) 884 1055 | required." - mbg |
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
Yes That is what I am using on mine.
Dan
>
>Thanks for the info; I do have an LK401 keyboard, but
>did not plug a mouse yet. I have located a model VSXXX-GA mouse;
>I don't know if it came with this machine or with some
>of the other DECstation 5000/33 laying around; should this
>work?
>
>
>Only device number 3, "DZ" seems to be faulty, and is the same
>device appearing in the original error. What is this device?
DZ represents the serial ports - including the mouse and the keyboard.
If you don't have a mouse (like the VSXXX-AA) and a keyboard (like
the LK201 or LK401) plugged in, you'll get this error.
Tim.
Hi Carlos,
You can netboot NetBSD on that puppy (see www.netbsd.org/vax/) Does it have
a keyboard? DZ errors are usually keyboard problems.
--Chuck
At 04:49 PM 3/25/99 -0500, you wrote:
>
>First of all, let me introduce myself to the list. My name
>is Carlos Murillo, computer enthusiast and HP collector, though
>my collection is still pretty small. Many of my choices when
>it comes to computing are influenced by my addiction to automation
>and data aquisition.
>
>I have been lurking for a few weeks now, and I have learned a lot
>about classic computing from the members of the list. Thanks
>to you all. Now, I would like to ask for advice:
>
>I have a VAXstation 4000/60 sitting in front of me. I have
>been told that this ran ok about 8 years ago; I really don't
>know if this fits the topic of the list (I guess it could
>be slightly newer than 10 years). The thing is, it
>won't boot. When it is turned on, it flashes several colors
>on the monitor, it tests its 16M of RAM and then it aborts
>and dumps me to some sort of monitor program. This is what
>the screen shows:
>
>KA46-A V1.1-31E-V4.0
>08-00-2B-2A-F8-AB
>16MB
><bargraph representing memory tested here>
>?? 003 3 DZ 0112 <---loud beep heard here
>
>
>>>> _
>
>
>I played with several of the monitor commands; in particular,
>here are two that seem to give some info about this machine:
>
>>>> show dev
>
> VMS/VMB ADDR DEVTYPE NUMBYTES RM/FX WP DEVNAM REV
> ------- ---- ------- -------- ----- -- ------ ---
> ESA0 08-00-2B-2A-F8-AB
> DKA300 A/3/0 DISK 209.81MB FX RZ24 4041
> ..HostID.. A/6 INITR
>
>
>>>> show config
>
>KA46-A V1.1-31E-V4.0
>08-00-2B-2A-F8-AB
>16MB
>
>DEVNBR DEVNAM INFO
>------ ------ ---------------------------------------
> 1 NVR OK
> 2 LCG OK
> HR - 8 PLN FB - V1.1
> 3 DZ ?? 003 0112
> 4 CACHE OK
> 5 MEM OK
> 16MB= SY=8MB, S0/1=8MB, S2/3=0MB, S4/5=0MB
> 6 FPU OK
> 7 IT OK
> 8 SYS OK
> 9 NI OK
> 10 SCSI OK
> 3-RZ24 6-INITR
> 11 AUD OK
>
>
>Only device number 3, "DZ" seems to be faulty, and is the same
>device appearing in the original error. What is this device?
>
>Thanks for any help,
>
>Carlos.
>
>
>
Hi!
Does it have the cable to connect it to the computer?
ThAnX,
--
-Jason Willgruber
(roblwill(a)usaor.net)
ICQ#: 1730318
<http://members.tripod.com/general_1>
-----Original Message-----
From: Chuck McManis <cmcmanis(a)mcmanis.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Date: Wednesday, March 24, 1999 9:16 PM
Subject: FREE apple hard drive Re: Apple question
>I have an Apple 20SC hard drive that is in unknown condition that I'd be
>happy to give away for the postage. Email me off list.
>--Chuck
>
>At 08:41 PM 3/24/99 +0000, you wrote:
>>I picked up an Apple Harddisk 20SC and an Apple tape backup 40SC today.
>>Which Apples will these work on? Do you need any specail software or
>>hardware to use them?
>>
>> Joe
>>
>
>
>
