> >The later SBBs used SCA drives, which makes things much easier.
>
> Wouldn't that be on the wide drives for BA356's though? Or did they use
> them for Narrow SBB's?
That would be the wide drives for BA356's. Do they still make the narrow
SBBs?
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> >The problem is, which drive, depends on which ribbon is in the SBB.
>
> Sigh, I was afraid of that. The one in at least one of them is 17-03503-01.
The later SBBs used SCA drives, which makes things much easier.
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I'm gradually getting my collection esconced in my new home in the boonies
of central Manitoba.
In trying to set up my beloved Next Color slab I'm dismayed that the 17"
Megapixel isn't functioning. Before, the monitor was a bit flakey and would go
to sleep on me occasionally. I've tried to find specs but the only useful one
I've found is in the Peanuts FAQ archive. Unfortunately it gives no
descriptions of the external controls.
On the lower left side of the display is a button with a screen and vertical
line symbol which doesn't appear to be working. What is it's function ? I
had imagined it was a screen blanker. Also since I get static discharge on
the screen when I depress the on-off in either position what is the ON
position of the switch. In to the cabinet or protruding from the face. I've
forgotten. I've been avoiding opening up since there's so many other pressing
things to be done and you can't see thru the air-vents to see any life.
Thanks for any help.
Lawrence
appear to be working.
Reply to:
lgwalker(a)mts.net
Hello Everyone,
I've got some DEC SBB (Storage Works disk cartridges) boxes that the
previous owner "liberated" the SCSI drives from. I thought I might put some
drives that I have in them however they are clearly set up so that one
"backplane" was used for each particular drive. So to use these I'd need to
replace their innards with 4.3GB drives.
I would like to know which 4.3 gb SE SCSI drive DEC/Compaq/HP :-) used in
these so that when I find one or two I can replace them. Conversely, if
someone needs/wants an empty SBB box let me know.
--Chuck
On Saturday, September 15, 2001 11:14 PM, Mike Ford
[SMTP:mikeford@socal.rr.com] wrote:
> >>I have a pretty rough looking Nec Multisync II monitor in my car,
> >>hope it
> >>works, but more so hope its one of the "good" monitors to have the
> >>list has
> >>talked about in the past, is it?
> >
> >It certainly is. It's a multisync which will sync down to 15KHz
(same
> >as TV
> >modes and "RGB" monitors) analogue as well as digital.
> >Watch out for its big brother, the 3D.
>
> Thats what one of my other friends said, NEC II good, 3D better. I
> haven't
> even tested this one for working yet, and it is ROUGH from poor
> handling
> (ie gash in the case side). Still if it works I'll keep it for bench
> use,
> or wait til I find a dead one in a nicer case.
>
I'm sorry to say I sent two dozen 3D to a scrap company six months
ago..
Jim
> It's not an Emulator is better or worse thing for me. I cant yet buy a
> z80
> that runs faster than MyZ80 on a PIII/550. At the other extreme that
> said
> PIII still cant emulate the keyboard layout of a Vt100 or VT220 worth
> poop.
The PIII will emulate the keyboard layout of a VT220 if you use an LK461
keyboard.
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! ...and two RJ-style(6 pins, and an offset clip) COM
! ports....
Those would be DEC MMJ ports...
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I have a zap-a-pal PAL programmer card, but just the bare card, no
programming pods or docs, not sure if I found software or not.
Does anyone know anything about this? If someone knows the pod pinouts I
assume I could rig one up myself.
Gordon Zaft
zaft(a)azstarnet.com
From: Eric Dittman <dittman(a)dittman.net>
>
>My AmproLB doesn't have the SCSI daughterboard so I prefer an emulator.
Mine is the later LB+ that has the SCSI chip {5380} on board. My box is
one I got at DEC that is exactly the same size as a BA11-VA with same
openings but from a proto so it's light grey {DEC 68} and aluminum and
compact.
It has:
Fujitsu 45mb 3.5" SCSI
Two 3.5" floppies (720/781kb)
I use it with VT240 or 330.
Allison
> That must be why I repeatedly get out bid by the same guys over and over
> again. Sometimes I don' even bother because I know they'll outbid me.
Yes, I know of at least three bidders that are businesses. I also know
that they can always outbid me, and at least two of them use some kind
of automated sniping tool.
> While bidding on a DSSI drive, I actually won the auction, then the
> seller "elobby" went awol.... he's no longer registered, and I had
> already paid him. It's odd, he has nothing but glowing feedback. It's
> not due to the WTC either, it was before that.
I bought a DSSI drive from elobby, and it did arrive. I see their last
feedback entry was on Sep. 7, and you are right, elobby is now unregistered.
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