Hello all;
I have been offered an RS/6000 Powerstation 370. Not sure of whats
in it yet... can anyone shed some light on this system? Is it a
decent machine for running latest AIX versions?
Thanks
David Barnes
davebarnes AT adelphia DOT net
OpenVMS , Tru64 , Solaris , Linux , OS X , SGI Irix
Had this machine dropped on me last night...
Can anyone tell me anything about it?
So far, google etc. have turned up little.
It's a "squat" format workstation or server of some
kind: 11"w x 18"d x 21"h
Front bears the name: UNISYS A SERIES
Two doors reveal:
Upper: Tape drive, CD-ROM, Floppy
Lower: Power/Drive lights and key switch
Two serial number labels on the back, a smaller
one which says:
Style: A7-311
And a larger one which says:
Style: CER4344-100
One of labels inside says it was made in 1994.
Appears to be somewhat "PC-ish":
- Large maniboard with EISA slots
- CPU card with 486 CPU and "OVerdrive socket"
- VGA connector on back
- PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse connectors
- Also has serial, parallel, SCSI and UPS
connectors.
It also has a very large network card, and another
card with more RAM and several large UniSys chips
that I don't recognize (one with a large metal lid
with the warning "DO NOT PRESS ON LID" printed
on it!).
It powers up, but reports that it's configuration is bad,
and that I should run the setup disk. All I can do is
press F1 to try and boot the floppy.
Doesn't appear to be a PC - attempt to boot a DOS
floppy results in silence (machine sucks on it for a
while, then goes into la-la land).
Attempt to boot a cleaning disk results in the message
"Disk read error" and return to the "Press F1" prompt.
(which suggests that it didn't have trouble reading the
DOS disk).
Can anyone tell me exactly what this is? What does it
run? Any information would be appreciated.
Regards,
Dave
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> I can understand the first two but there should be a fair number
> of C4Ps out there.
There are, it's just that we want to keep them. 8^)=
(Well I do anyway)
Lee.
Hi All,
I just found this site. Has some decent computer books for
download for free.
http://www.computer-books.us
Some "not so vintage" but some of the programming languages are
(Fortran, ADA, etc.).
Rob
Count me in...
> ----------
> From: Sridhar Ayengar
> Reply To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 9:12 PM
> To: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> Subject: Re: NY/CT collectors
>
> William Donzelli wrote:
> >> Count me in! I'm in Putnam so anyplace in NY/CT or N. NJ/Rockland
> >> County works for me. Pizza/Beer location sounds like a good idea.
> >
> > OK, that makes four or five of us.
> >
> > Anyone else? Let's pick a time and place. Ideas?
>
> How about Longobardi's in Wappingers? Food's pretty good.
>
> Peace... Sridhar
>
I remember flying all over the US with my toolkit. Then once at LAX, United said
no and I had to check my toolkit. The toolkit was broken when I arrived at the
next stop and my luggage was sent to the wrong city.
After I got back, I raised hell at the United office, and never flew with them
again until many many years after I had left that job. Still makes me irritated
when I think about it including the nonsense with TSA. I *REALLY* dislike stupid
people!
> From: "Bob Bradlee" <Bob at BRADLEE.ORG>
> Any else remember we could carry our toolcase containing many implements of destruction and toxic sprays on an airplane
> and only had to show a business card at security,
> It helped to have a 465 scope on a the luggage cart with it when you pulled up to the early Xray systems at security.
> Scope went under the seat and the toolbox went in the over head bin.
> Those were the good old days :)
>
> Bob Bradlee
The information indicates their address as:
ESCON Products, Inc.
171 Mayhew Way
Suite 204
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
I don't know that area, or if it is close to Walnut Creek.
The installation instructions detail how to install the magnets and wiring onto
a Selectric. Volume II contains the illustrations of the Selectric that go with
the installation instructions.
When I go back over (hopefully tomorrow), I'll check and see if any Selectrics
survived the dumpster.
> From: Fred Cisin <cisin at xenosoft.com>
>
> 1) IS IT the one from Walnut Creek, CA?
>
> On Tue, 28 Mar 2006, Marvin Johnston wrote:
> > Yes, the box is basically a 6502 microprocessor and support chips, and has no
> > mechanical connections to the Selectric.
>
> >"the magnets used in the ESCON conversion kits have 55-ohm coils, except
> > for the shift magnet which has a 130-ohm coil."
> > There were no magnets in this package. I suspect if there was a
> > Selectric already prepared with the magnets, it got dumpstered before I
> > got a chance to check this stuff out.
>
> that does not seem to be consistent with an electronic only, no mechanical
> connection, system
>
> You appear to be missing the other half of it, that connects to the
> selectric
>
>
> Playing with mercury as a kid, Making lead army men from the
> lead we dug out of a pistol range after hours, Holding lead
> solder in my mouth and working over a solder pot for years as
> a service monkey.
> Not to mention the early transformers we drained the oil
> from, or the wide assortment of flux removers, freon cool
> sprays, electro clean washes and other cleaning sprays and
> solvents used and consumed during the 60's and 70's,
>
> It is a wonder most of us old timers are still alive :)
Same here,
I think the lead and mercury form an amalgam that flows in our
bloodstream and shields us from the other inhaled and dermal absorbed
chemicals.
> >Apparently, it leads to an obsessive-compulsive disorder where the
> >poisoned tries to collect as much computer junk as will fit on his
> >property.
The advanced cases show signs of renting and borrowing space to hold
equipment that won't fit into their own property. I've seen where once
the cellar and living room and dining room are filled (and the wife has
left the marriage) they go on to spending all free money on rental sheds
and even warehouse space. The truly sick go on to form museums so they
can write off their expenses on their income tax.
Again, from (my) memory :-)
If core is installed, the standby position is of no use.
To use the backup battery the 4th "power brick" is an H775 (IIRC)
which is needed for the battery charging/regulation.
If you have core in the machine, the 4th power brick in the power
supply (H765?), is the H754 for core (+20V and -5V).
- Henk.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org
> [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Julian Wolfe
> Sent: woensdag 29 maart 2006 16:27
> To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'
> Subject: RE: KY11-LB behavior question
>
> Okay, it's just that I was testing the switch position just
> to see what it did, and everything went off including the
> front panel. I guess it's supposed to do that.
>
> I don't know why DEC didn't put a standby LED on the front -
> you'd think because it's already powering the MOS, you
> wouldn't care about powering some silly LED.
>
> What does that position do if core is installed?
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org
> > [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Gooijen, Henk
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 12:49 AM
> > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> > Subject: RE: KY11-LB behavior question
> >
> > It's been a long time I had the switch at the Standby position.
> > *IIRC*, everything goes OFF, and only MOS memory is
> powered, but there
> > are a few wires on the backplane, where the power leads are
> soldered,
> > that connect the backup supply pins to the main supply pins. To use
> > the memory battery backup, you must remove these wires, but
> without a
> > battery and the charger plus a cable to the BA11 power
> supply, it is
> > useless.
> >
> > - Henk.
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org
> > > [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Wolfe, Julian
> > > Sent: dinsdag 28 maart 2006 22:52
> > > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> > > Subject: KY11-LB behavior question
> > >
> > > I just have a question about Standby mode on an 11/34. I
> read it's
> > > supposed to leave power applied to MOS, but do the fans
> and whatnot
> > > turn off along with the CPU? Or are they supposed to
> stay on? My
> > > junk's in a BA11-K box.
> > >
> > >
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Hello!
I'm looking to trade my two MM11-DP memory modules for a 128kw(256kb)
module of MOS memory. (Preferably MS11-LD)
Anyone who is interested in the MM11-DP modules let me know, I may be
convinced to sell them if the price is right.
Julian
