test-drb December 2001

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by csmith＠amdocs.com

Hi everybody. Still working on those MIPS RISComputers. I've gotten all three to power-up and self-test at least once. The one that's giving me problems came to me marked "bad power supply." Not being one to believe the markings, I tried it, and it powered up fine, did the whole self test, and (due to the lack of any disks) just set there, as you'd expect. So here's the deal. I powered it off, and then back on. The second time, it didn't seem to be getting any power at all -- not even fan-buzz. Would I be right to suspect a loose joint or the like? Is there anything else that might cause the power supply to work sporadically? What's the best way to attack this and get the power-supply fixed? Should I just dig out a multimeter and start checking connections? Regards, Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

22 years, 9 months

Booting a VAX 4000-500 from KFQSA SCSI.... ARRRRRGH!!!!!

by msell＠ontimesupport.com

(Grumble)..... I'm getting conflicting information regarding the ability to boot the 4000 >from SCSI devices attached to the KFQSA SCSI adapter. Some people say you can't do it, some say they actually have done it. I have a DEC RRD-43AA CD-ROM drive, and have it connected to an external SCSI box with a cable from it to the KFQSA adapter. Onboard the 4000 are two DSSI drives. The 4000 is able to recognize and assign device identifiers to the ethernet port and the two DSSI drives, but has no clue ragarding anything attached to the SCSI (KZQSA) card. Is there anything I need to do with the "VMB" to make it recognize the CD-ROM drive, or am I missing a step? I'm attempting to boot the 4000 from the CD-ROM and start the VMS 6 installation process. Thanks! - Matt Matthew Sell Programmer On Time Support, Inc. www.ontimesupport.com (281) 296-6066 Join the Metrology Software discussion group METLIST! http://www.ontimesupport.com/cgi-bin/mojo/mojo.cgi "One World, One Web, One Program" - Microsoft Promotional Ad "Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Fuhrer" - Adolf Hitler Many thanks for this tagline to a fellow RGVAC'er...

22 years, 9 months

DS5000/1xx & VS4000/60 memory specs

by doc＠mdrconsult.com

I'm looking for detailed module specs for the vaxstation 4000, and probably for the decstation 5000/1xx. I have a pile of 32M modules that my supplier thought work in a vs4k, but they don't. While I can't find any references to the labeling, y'alls' best guess seems to be that they are ram for a decstation 5000/1xx. I'd like to find out if the difference is something that can be modified, to make them compatible with the VAX. Failing that, if I can verify that they really are DS modules, I can sell them. The SIMMs themselves are from several different lots, but the common label, which looks like a DEC/Compaq P/N to me, is 33522947-001. Lastly, what's a 32M SIMM worth? I've got a little over $25 each in these. If they're worth that, I'll convert or sell them, if not I'll return them as misrepresented. Doc

22 years, 9 months

RSTS/E on a PDP 11/34?

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: Stan Barr [mailto:stanb@dial.pipex.com] > If you could attach an 8-inch disk to a PC (or a 5 1/4 inch > one to a PDP) > it _should_ be possible to create a boot disk using Paul Koning's FLX > utility, which allows a PC to read/write and create RSTS disks. Actually, you can do either, and my PDP happens to have 5.25" disks in the first place. :) Regards, Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

22 years, 9 months

Intermittent(?) power-supply trouble

by geoffr＠zipcon.net

At 12:55 PM 12/27/01 -0600, you wrote: >So here's the deal. I powered it off, and then back on. The second time, >it didn't seem to be getting any power at all -- not even fan-buzz. > >Would I be right to suspect a loose joint or the like? Is there anything >else that might cause the power supply to work sporadically? Best source for finding loose solder joints is to look at the board in question...

22 years, 9 months

OT: Rackmount slider kit for IBM Netfinity 5100

by vcf＠vintage.org

I have a new rackmount slider kit for the IBM Netfinity 5100. This is the kit that came with the unit so that you can rackmount it. The part number on the box is 09N7484. It'll probably work with other cases in the 5x00 series. Best offer by Jan. 2 gets it. Otherwise, it probably gets recycled. Please reply privately (I know you will ;) Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org * Old computing resources for business and academia at www.VintageTech.com *

22 years, 9 months

RSTS/E on a PDP 11/34?

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: Sellam Ismail [mailto:foo@siconic.com] > Ok, cool. How can I get RSTS/E boot media? How do I find > out what device > my 11/34 will boot from? It has an RK05, RK05f and two 8" > floppy drives. I don't know. :) Let me know if you find any. I have an 11/75 that would love to run RSTS/E. Regards, Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

22 years, 9 months

Apple Questions...

by rhudson＠cnonline.net

Can I somehow... A. Get Dos3.3 to run on 3.5 disk? or B. Get the renumber program from DOS 3.3 to run under Prodos? Thanks!

22 years, 9 months

Intermittent(?) power-supply trouble

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: Sipke de Wal [mailto:sipke@wxs.nl] > If it is a switching PSU you'll propably need to load it > in order to have it function properly. I always use an old > defuncty HD for this purpose ..................... > Chances are that if the load is not large enough it will shut > itself down, while it may still be a OK PSU. I thought that may be the case too, but one of the working units is missing the tape drive (which this unit has...) and still functions properly. Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

22 years, 9 months

RSTS/E on a PDP 11/34?

by vcf＠vintage.org

This may be a dumb question but... Will RSTS/E (specifically) RSTS/E-V7.0/07 run on a PDP 11/34? Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org * Old computing resources for business and academia at www.VintageTech.com *

22 years, 9 months

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test-drb December 2001