Ok, I give up, where the heck does one find the pin-out for the weird
not-quite-an-RJ-45 connector that connects the console to the VAX? I've got
a cable that has the weird connetor on it (both ends :-() which no doubt
plugs right into a VTxxx VAX Console Terminal but I'm more interested in
something like a serial port of a PC pretending its a VTxxx console
terminal. I figure I'll cut this cable in half, crimp on an RJ45 that I can
plug into one of those DB-9 hood things.
--Chuck
> On Wed, 5 May 1999, Greg Linder wrote:
<>
<> > installed in. I agree with the cardboard solution- Whenever I mount dri
<> > of any type that I don't have many of I always either cover the bare me
<> > case with contact paper or a piece of carboard or something
<> > non-conductive.
<>
<> A strip of mylar or other thick, durable plastic-like material cut from
<> sheet would probably be even better.
Skip the metal. Don't use it and see how it goes. I have a few in service
that way and they are fine.
Allison
I found some strange looking rack mount boxs in a salvage place today.
They're marked AuudioVision 90. I opened one up and found that it has an
Apple Mac Quadra 950 built into it. I rounded up a monitor (but no
keyboard) and fired one up. It boots to MacOS then asks for a password. Is
there anyway to get around the password other than reinstalling everything?
There are six of them available. Is anyone interested in them? They have a
huge non-apple power supply, and at least one floppy and one hard drive and
all the regular Nu-Bus (?) slots. Another that I opened had two hard drives.
Joe
I disassembled enough of the VAX3800 to get to the TK70 and pulled it out.
The maintenence logs were stuck into the top part of the cabinet behind it
and apparently this TK70 was replaced in August of 1995. It also had the
skid plate attached so it was a simple operation to slip it into the BA123
I've got. The skid plate had a plastic insulator on it between the skid
plate and the drive so it looks like the skid plate has to be insulated on
these drives. I'm guessing that somewhere in the manual it says:
"MUST BE INSULATED, OTHERWISE A SMALL FIRE WILL BREAK OUT
NEAR THE POWER CONNECTOR AND SMELL REALLY WEIRD." :-)
Its running in the uVaxIII now with no worries. After its had a few hours
on it I'll "upgrade" again to the KA655.
On an unrelated note, I've got a couple of KFQSA DSSI controllers now, are
they usable in a Q/Q backplane? Their CD fingers appear to only touch power
and the DMA grant lines (backside of the C connector)
--Chuck
>
> Joe
>
> At 07:17 PM 5/5/99 -0700, you wrote:
> >Re:
> > HP 9000 840S
> >
> >> I have a chance to pick up one of these. Does anyone know anything
> about them?
> >
> >The 9000/840 was HP's first PA-RISC HP 9000. It's the same
> >hardware as the HP 3000/930, and has an 8 MHz clock. They
> >generally shipped with something like 24 MB, IIRC (which wasn't
> >enough).
> >
> >I think you should take it! If not, post here...a couple of us might be
> >interested.
> >
> >SS
> >
>
Joe,
I'm definitely interested:
Can you provide more details?
Is the system complete?
Is the OS installed?
I'm assuming it's in Central Florida?
TIA,
Steve Robertson - <steverob(a)hotoffice.com>
In a message dated 99-05-06 12:32:28 EDT, you write:
> Model number obscured by price tag. Doesn't have a keyboard. Sort of
> looks like a floppy P-box but I noticed it had video and keyboard
> connections on the back.
>
> Any of you folks looking for one of these beasts?
>
isn't that the hated pc-almost-compatible computer?
Hi,
The other day I bought a used Teac FD-55GFR 5.25" 1.2MB floppy drive, in order
to archive various old 5.25" disks.
The drive works, but a whining sound is made when the drive is spinning. This
is caused by the mounting of the plastic spinny thing (not sure of the
technical term :) which sandwiches the disk hub to the motor spindle
vibrating. This is held in place by a C-clip.
Pressing lightly, really just touching the spindle of the plastic part stops
the whining. My drive may be missing its top casing, if there should be one.
Maybe a piece of rubber or something fixed to the top casing presses the
spindle in complete drives? I thought of fixing the whining by using a piece
of sticking plaster. Any better ideas?
Are these drives supposed to have a top casing? In my one I can see the head
assembly and stepper motor moving.
-- Mark
Ok, here's the result:
Anthony Eros is getting 8 machines
LordTyran is getting two more machines which I manage to scrounge up
(there is yet another machine available)
Jason Willgruber is getting a hard drive.
These three people need to e-mail me with their zip codes, and I will tell
them how much money they need to send me. There is one last machine up for
grabs.
--Max Eskin (max82(a)surfree.com)
http://scivault.hypermart.net: Ignorance is Impotence - Knowledge is Power
I ran across three 35-pin, 256 KB, non-parity SIMMs from a
Dell proprietary memory board from 1987. Yes, that's 35--
the numbers are clearly marked on the SIMM.
If anyone wants these, drop me a message, and I'll send
them to you.
Thanks,
Dave
>>>Yep, you got it! [Q/CD all across]
>>
>>Cool, also the wide spacing to allow the metal covers fooled me for a
>>minute, there is only 11 slots in these puppies.
>Let me see if I've a few facts straight here. This is a BA213 you're
>talking about, and this is the same backplane as would be in a DECserver
>550.
Right. Note that there are Skunk Box enclosures where the first
3 or 4 or 6 slots aren't Q-bus at all. Various 4000-xxx series
boxes, in particular.
> Now for the really STUPID question, Q/CD means that all slots are
>full height, like the first 3 or 4 on a BA123.
Again, on the nose!
Tim.
