Question about DECservers

28 Jun 2002

...
   The DECserver
500 and 550 are PDP-11 systems.  The others
 are not.  
 OK, What are the 100 and 700 based off of, and can they be hacked to do
 other useful things (ie run a different OS given the appropriate boot
 roms)?  Specifically, what kind of CPU / other hardware is in the box? 
I'm not sure about the 100 (it's been a while since I looked in
one), but the 700 has a 68000 (or some derivative).  A lot of
people think the 700 is pretty useful as a terminal server (I
know I do).  If you have one with the model number DSRVW-Zx,
or -Cx, where x is either A or C (may be others, but those are
the ones I'm sure of), sell it on eBay and use the money to
buy something you can hack.  The models I listed are flash-
compatible, and still sell for quite a bit.  Try listing one
with a BuyItNow of $400 and see how quickly it gets snapped
up.
-- 
Eric Dittman
dittman(a)dittman.net
Check out the DEC Enthusiasts Club at http://www.dittman.net/

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