16 May
2003
16 May
'03
6:49 a.m.
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From: cctech-admin(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctech-admin@classiccmp.org]On
Behalf Of Fred deBros
Sent: 11 May 2003 19:47
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: DEC hardware question re infoserver 150
I have a MODEL -SEACD-AX-A01 infoserver 150 box containing a cd and an
hdd
Long slide for a short question:
Is there a DEC cable that fits this db25 plug and that has the mouse/kbd
plugs - analogous to the vs3100 15-pin plug?
Does anyone have the pinouts to this db25 plug?
All I need is kbd and analog out. That would allow me to fire up this
otherwise nifty combo in netbsd for vax.
Or try the new linux vs3100 kernel on a compact system that has the cd
built-in.....
Hi Fred,
Here's my reply to the last time you posted this question on the 12th March:
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-----Original Message-----
From: cctech-admin(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctech-admin@classiccmp.org]On
Behalf Of Fred deBros
Sent: 12 March 2003 03:04
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: RE: DEC InfoServer ?
Specifically: Does anybody have the pinout to the db25 (not a db 15!)
plug of the infoserver 150 model SEACD - AX - A01 in the back? The
caption above the plug shows a square with an up-arrow in it. Monitor?
Combo kbd/mouse/monitor?
Fully standard RS232 for modem connections.
And the S1 switch nearby that switches regular
vs3100's between serial
and terminal console mode.
Does that mean it has a built-in framebuffer for at least b/w like all
vs3100's and can serve as a console?
Nope. Console is the left-most MMJ port on the back and is for something
like a VT420. No framebuffer in these things....
There are three mmj plugs in the back, named 1,2 and 3
with horiz arrows
to left and right: why three serial consoles? All simultaneous?
The 150's using the same hardware as a VAXstation so it gets 4 serial lines
too.
And two scsi terminators. Two scsi buses?
So where does the kbd go???
Into the VT420 :)
Otherwise the box looks just like a vs3100 to me, so
it should run
netbsd1.6. BTW for those who play with it: Ping works on a vs3100m38,
although it does not return the pkt count to console, so it looks
broken....hate dead dinosaurs! Try telnet instead and bingo!
There's definitely ROM differences since I don't recall ever getting a dead
sergeant prompt (>>>), it just auto-booted. Mind, we were using it in a
production environment so I didn't get much time to play with it....still,
it's downstairs now and I've been talking about doing a hardware comparison
for weeks now :)
cheers
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adrian/witchy
www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the online computer museum
www.snakebiteandblack.co.uk - monthly gothic shenanigans
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Since posting that I've added pictures to my Binary Dinosaurs museum (which
I also posted here):
http://www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk/Museum/Digital/infoserver.htm
I've got a BC09J-03 SCSI cable still in its bag in front of me right now and
the Infoserver is behind me waiting for me to get some time to actually try
and boot a VMS 7.3 CD just to see if it will.
Watch this space :)
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adrian/witchy
www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the online computer museum
www.snakebiteandblack.co.uk - monthly gothic shenanigans