I have not been able to come up with any source of this. Did HP
ever release this information. It is the main Power supply and
servo board interface.
- jerry
Jerry Wright
JLC inc
g-wright at att.net
We've rescued some goofy promotional videos for the Amiga and the AT&T
Unix PC from deteriorating VHS format:
http://chiclassiccomp.dyndns.org/videos.html
Has anyone ever seen an AT&T E4540 terminal? Google has *nothing* on
it. Maybe it was never even released?
--
silent700.blogspot.com
Retrocomputing and collecting in the Chicago area:
http://chiclassiccomp.org
Glen Slick wrote:
> Curt,
>
> I also have a 4000-200. There are faster desktop 3100 and 4000
> models, but I think it's kinda cool having the big Q-bus box to tinker
> with.
...
M7622-AT boards aren't
> too expensive on eBay at times, but then you have to pay for shipping
> too and that adds up.
>
...
Yes, but would M7622-AE from Microvax III work in a VAX 4000/200
(my same size module is M7622-AT) ?????
> You don't have an ethernet board? Look for a M3127-PA DESQA-SA or a
> M7516-PA DELQA-S. They can be cheap at times on eBay.
>
I have a separate ethernet board (DEC) that came with it but wasn't in it.
Does the KA660 have on board ethernet, or no ? (I didn't even think to
look)
> Don't know anything about a SI-SC 1000. Power up the 4000-200 to the
>
>>>> prompt and do a "SHOW QBUS" and "SHOW DEV". That should help to
>>>>
> figure out what address(es) the SI-SC 1000 is at and whether it is
> MSCP or TMSCP, or both. If it is MSCP it might support booting from a
> SCSI CD-ROM. You could also look for a M5967 KZQSA which will support
> booting from a SCSI CD-ROM.
>
> For the CXA16 and CXY08 you need breakout cable sets. I forget what
> the part numbers for those cables are.
>
> An RF72 is 1GB, RF73 is 2GB, RF74 is ~4GB. They might all work fine
> on a 4000-200 with VMS7.3.
>
Anyone have any DSSI drives 1G or larger for me to expand my storage with
(cheap to free is best :-) ) ?
> A TF70 is a DSSI TK70.
>
>
Does the 4000/200 support TF70 (if so, why did they ship it with a TK70
and TQK70
controller (presuming it was shipped with them... I don't actually know
that it was)) ?
Anyone have a TF70 (or other DSSI tape drive) (same cheap to free
requirement :-) ) ?
I'd like to max the memory... anyone have memory boards for a 4000/200 ?
Thanks,
-- Curt
> Have fun. I'm sure you'll get lots of other helpful responses.
>
> -Glen
>
> On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 8:04 PM, Curtis H. Wilbar Jr.
> <rescue at hawkmountain.net> wrote:
>
>> I am the 'proud' owner of a VAX 4000/200.
>>
>> I have not tried to do much with it yet, first I'll indicate it's config,
>> then my questions
>> (as I'm 'new' to VAX (I admin'd one for a bit 14 years ago... but I deferred
>> to several
>> folk on campus as I was new to admin'ing VMS and I didn't stay in the role
>> long enough
>> to really pick much up)).
>>
>> M9715-AA VAX 4000 internal card (terminates DSSI and SCSI busses)
>> M7626-AA KA660 CPU
>> M7622-AT 16M Memory
>> M7622-BF 8M Memory
>> M3108-PA DSV11-S 2 Line Sync Comm
>> SI-SC 1000 System Industries SCSI card
>> M3118-YA CXA16-M 16 Async Line
>> M3118-YA CXA16-M 16 Async Line
>> M3119-YA CXA08-M 8 Async Line
>> M3118-YA CXA16-M 16 Async Line
>> M7559-00 TQK70 Tape controller
>>
>> are the cards present (from slot 0? (rightmost slot))
>>
>> And it has 3 DSSI drives, 2 5.25" RF31 (381M) and 1 3.5" RF36 (in one of the
>> 'rail' sets
>> that will support 2 3.5" drives) (1.6G).
>>
>> the 2 RF31s are ID 0 and 1
>> the RF36 is ID 2
>>
>> It also has a TK70.
>>
>> Now onto the questions:
>>
>> 1. How is 24M of RAM ? Should I be on the lookout for more ?
>> 2. What releases of VMS, Vax Ultrix, etc should I limit myself to based on
>> 24M and KA660 ?
>> 3. Was there a DSSI version of TK70 ?
>> 4. 4000/200 does not have SCSI, correct ? (other than someone added an SI
>> SC-1000)
>> 5. any idea if a SCSI CD can be booted via the SI SC-1000 ? (boot cmds
>> would be ?)
>> 6. This is supposed to have some version of VMS on it... I have no PW...
>> pointers to 'break in'
>> procedure and password reset ? What is the default sysadmin account as
>> well ?
>> 7. There is what looks like a 50 pin scsi terminator (small size like Sun
>> 411 case) that I've
>> identified as DSSI terminator., What is the 50 pin centronics style
>> connector above that ?
>> 8. What is a DSV11-S good for ?
>> 9. Not that I plan to, but how do you make use of the async cards (they have
>> 50 pin centronics
>> style connectors)
>> 10. Anyone got any more of the 2 3.5" drive mounting assemblies ?
>> 11. Anyone got any RF36 or higher density DSSI drives available ?
>> 12. Can the DSSI drive 'bus' be converted to SCSI ?
>> 13. What is the largest drive/partitions supported on 4000/200 (DSSI or
>> otherwise) ?
>> 14. Have I asked enough questions ? (What have I forgotten to ask :-) ? )
>>
>> How are the 4000/200 machines ? (Other VAXen I have is VAXStation 2000 and
>> VAXStation 3100, neither of which is running (driveless))... I find the
>> enclosure
>> design pretty cool... and for a large box, has nice design (visually)... (I
>> know it is no
>> SGI... and that it is DEC beige.... but I like the design (doors, badge,
>> etc)).
>>
>> Any drop in cpu/memory upgrades that are worthwhile (in the free to cheap
>> territory
>> of course :-) ).
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any cool info/pointers/etc...
>>
>> -- Curt
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
In sorting a small corner of my voluminous Stack of Stuff tonight, I
uncovered something I thought I had lost - a stack of apparently
original schematic drawings of the Osborne Vixen. I'm not sure how
many pages there ought to be, but I have thirteen. I'm wondering:
a) are these already scanned and out there somewhere?
b) is there any interest in having them scanned and available?
c) if (!a and b) and I can't get to an 11x17 scanner that won't
destroy them, can anyone handle the scanning for me? (I would like
the originals back, though.)
Additional interesting trivia - when I found them they were in an
official Atari "Petty Cash Reimbursement Envelope."
--
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On Thursday 01 May 2008 18:00, Robert Jarratt wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> On Behalf Of James
> > Sent: 30 April 2008 22:20
> > To: General Discussion: On-Topic Posts Only
> > Subject: Re: Free to a good home (UK) - bits!
> >
> > > I would be interested in any 50-pin SCSI disks, especially any that are
> > > 1.09 GB or less (can't remember the exact figure for sure but
> > > thereabouts) and any larger 50-pin SCSI disk that are no more than one
> > > inch in height.
> > > Regards
> > > Rob
> >
> > Hi Rob, I just checked and the smallest I have is around 2GB. However, I
> > do have a few slim 50 pin disks. I'll list the numbers so you can check
> > suitability:
> >
> > 4 * Seagate ST32171N (2GB)
> > 1 * Seagate ST32272N (2GB)
> > 4 * IBM DCAS-34330 (4GB)
> >
> > Let me know if you'd like any of these and you can either collect
> > (Southampton) or I'll ship them if you cover the costs.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > James
>
> They look fine. Contact me at rob underscore j37 at hotmail dot com. We can
> discuss payment etc off-list.
If there's interest, I have some number of "smaller" drives on hand as well,
and will be making a list near-term. Any of you guys want some, feel free
to email me off-list and we'll figure something out...
--
Member of the toughest, meanest, deadliest, most unrelenting -- and
ablest -- form of life in this section of space, ?a critter that can
be killed but can't be tamed. ?--Robert A. Heinlein, "The Puppet Masters"
-
Information is more dangerous than cannon to a society ruled by lies. --James
M Dakin
picked up one of these at a doofis computer flea
market this past weekend. Didn't know anything about
it in particular, but the switch settings specific to
8, 16, 64 color TTL led me to believe it would be
applicable for vintage usage. I was right, following
my looking up it's specs on the web. Problem is the
thing displays nothing (although tube is emminently
functional - considerable static on the face of the
tube, and it flashes white when powered down), the
only *sign* is the blinking diode next to the up/down
contrast or brightness buttons (there's 4 in all, it
probably doesn't matter, and I can't remember). Anyone
have one, or a manual? It would be a shame if I
couldn't get this puppy operational.
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>
> I would be interested in any 50-pin SCSI disks, especially any that are 1.09
> GB or less (can't remember the exact figure for sure but thereabouts) and
> any larger 50-pin SCSI disk that are no more than one inch in height.
>
> Regards
>
> Rob
>
>
Hi Rob, I just checked and the smallest I have is around 2GB. However, I
do have a few slim 50 pin disks. I'll list the numbers so you can check
suitability:
4 * Seagate ST32171N (2GB)
1 * Seagate ST32272N (2GB)
4 * IBM DCAS-34330 (4GB)
Let me know if you'd like any of these and you can either collect
(Southampton) or I'll ship them if you cover the costs.
Cheers,
James
