Howdy, I've taken delivery on two MicroVax II's, one is a model 630QY-A2
and the other is a 630QB-A2, the QY is basically a narrow cabinet and the
QB is a wide cabinet. Both have 8MB and both have ethernet controllers.
Both were stripped of drives although one still has a tape unit. (TK50? How
can I tell?)
Here are the questions:
1) I'd like to find a disk or two for these (they each have slots for four
disks of the DU type.) what do I need to look for? Are there size limitations?
2) Can these things be booted over the network in a pinch? (one has no tape
drive)
2b) Do these things have boot roms that are interactive ala ODT? Until I
get disks is there anyway to verify that they work?
3) Would it make sense to combine the memory cards so that I have one 16MB
VAX or should I leave it at two VAXen?
4) One has a busextender unit that goes to a non-DEC disk card labelled:
"Wombat" (its a disk controller of some sort) with tag WQESD 2.8M
SCD-RQD11/EC
a) This is ESDI controller yes?
b) It has four data connectors so four drives?
c) Its in a different backplane UNIBUS perhaps? (quad height)
Both machines internally appear to be in very good shape. Anyone have the
"MicroVAX II 630 QB Technical Manual" ?
All in all it wasn't a bad deal at $18 each.
--Chuck