8 Feb
2004
8 Feb
'04
3:03 a.m.
Therefore, I need to take out all the modules, all the
wires, and
start afresh
This is a REALLY REALLY REALLY bad idea.
It is hightly doubtful that someone completely rewired the backplane
of this system.
If you start ripping out wires, there is 0% chance this system will
ever run again.
But I have no choice. The processor was modified with an improvised
API, and half of this was later removed (leaving the processor useless)
Also, an IPB (Inter-Processor Buffer) was made,
which connected it to a NORD-1, a not-quite-mini, not-quite-mainframe
machine. This has also, of course, been removed.
The CPU and IO planes, are, in short, FUBAR.
I have complete documentation of the wires, and of module locations,
they are all documented clearly in F-77 Maintenance Manual (which
you have on your site). They are easy to read, and give a complete
schematic of both the backplane, and the module locations.
There is 0% chance as is.
-tsb