3 Jun
2002
3 Jun
'02
12:13 p.m.
Well the cool thing is if you get the CPU and memory you can "upgrade" you
MicroVAX II to a much faster box! :-) And postage should be affordable. Now
I don't generally like to see working systems parted out but a KA660 (that
is the VAX 4000/200 CPU) for $5 is a great deal.
--Chuck
At 02:30 AM 6/3/02 -0500, Gunther Schadow wrote:
Chuck McManis wrote:
Hi Gunthar,
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but the only way to upgrade the
4000/200 to a 4000/705a is to replace the backplane in the chassis. The
4000/300 and above only run in the BA430 chassis (whereas the 4000/200
could run in the BA213 and BA215)
Sometimes a /300 has the faster backplane, all /400's and above do.
Well, Chuck, I should have payed attention to this. But at $5
purchase price I guess a 4000/200 is good enough. I just had
second thoughts before paying $200 for shipping this thing.
Now, suppose I could find a /300 packplane from a parts seller,
how could he tell the difference between the faster/wider and
the traditional Qbus one? Also, if that was clear, what accessory
parts should I make sure I also get, like special cables,
different power supply cables, mounting hardware, that sort of
stuff?
thanks,
-Gunther
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Medical Information Scientist Regenstrief Institute for Health Care
Adjunct Assistant Professor Indiana University School of Medicine
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