27 Aug
2009
27 Aug
'09
4:50 p.m.
On Aug 27, 2009, at 6:43 PM, William Donzelli wrote:
Console line is plugged into another computer that has a program that
sends over the microcode and software.
It takes a long time.
Yes, if
"running" means "turned on and executing instructions". I've
been
(very slowly) hacking up a SCSI driver for it, but it doesn't run an
OS yet.
So far I've put a filesystem on a disk and restored a minsys tape on
it
(both SCSI devices) but I haven't made a timesharing driver yet. That
project is set aside for a while so I can get other things done.
How are you loading the microcode? This is pointless - the caps are OK, and will be OK
for some time. You
are probably doing more damage by power cycling the thing needlessly
(even if by a tiny amount).
Well, I was letting it warm up when it ran, I know better than to just
turn it on and just off again.
How long is it safe to let it sit, then? (There's also the fans to
worry about.)