6 Mar
2001
6 Mar
'01
5:57 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey S. Sharp" <jss(a)ou.edu>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 5:46 PM
Subject: Re: Value of a small VAX farm
Jeffrey, I'll reply in detail when I have checked off all the adapters,
but a quick glance shows a couple of interesting things
Machine 6000-310
Model # 63AMB-YE
Plain vanilla 6310 but,
1 KDB50
SDI standalone disk controller.
Add a couple of SDI drives and you
have a standalone system. Handles
STI tape drives as well. Up to 4 devices. FWIW, 2 x RA9x drives fit
very neatly into the bottom shelf
of a 6k.
Machine 6000-410
Model # 64AMA-YE
Qty Name
1 T1034-YA CPU seems to have only one, 6000-410 like the labe
says.
Machine 6000-420
Model # 64AMA-YE
Qty Name
1 T1034-YA Ditto
Machine 6000-420
Model # 64AMA-YE
Qty Name
1 T1034-YA Ditto, possibly some cpus removed, but it's
possible the
other has a different number,
there were changes in the numbering of cpu boards for these at one stage
IIRC. Will check.
Machine 6000-510
Model # H9657-CA
Qty Name
6 T2020-00 Ok, looks to me like it has a full house ie 6 x
cpu boards. If
so this is a high end 6K. Really a 6000-560.
If so it has been upgraded at some time. I need to check the numbers,
but that looks like a cpu code off the top of my head.
Machine 6000-510
Model # H9657-CA
Qty Name
6 T2020-00 Ditto. 6 cpus I think.
Machine 7000-610
Model # 7FAMC-AA
Qty Name
1 T2028-AA Uh, need to check this, but I *think* thats a CPU
card. Looks to
me like the ram is what's
been removed from this.
1 T2027
1 T2020
1 Expander Module
1 30-36009-01 Power Supply
1 30-36010-01 Power Supply
1 30-33798-01 AC Distribution
He said they were used at a booster design facility.
High powered number crunching. That fits in with the massive multicpu
stuff.
I'll post a detailed breakdown once I've checked all the numbers. I
think I will have to start a
6000/7000 site, as it seems these are appearing as surplus quite a bit
more now and I seem to be
the only one playing with them (yet) much outside of commercial useage.
Cheers
Geoff Roberts
Computer Systems Manager
Saint Mark's College
Port Pirie,
South Australia
geoffrob(a)stmarks.pp.catholic.edu.au
netcafe(a)tell.net.au
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