3 May
2001
3 May
'01
11:14 a.m.
From: Peter Kukla <fruviad(a)coil.com>
The SCSI connector on the back tends to be flaky on the
MicroVAX 3100s?
Hmmm...that knowledge will save me a lot of frustration. Thanks... :-)
Peter
Not really. Older 3100s used the 50pin cannon connector which is
standard
for SCSI-I and SCSI-II. The later 3100s like the M76 used the oddball
68pin HDB,
and I'd add long before PCs did!
I know this as I have a bunch of 3100s and.
Allison
Zane H. Healy electronically enscribed:
>
> >Well, since the concensus seems to be that I'll need to get a
CD-drive
for
> >this thing, I guess I'll start looking.
>
> Remember it needs to be one that supports 512-byte blocks, instead of
the
> standard 2048-byte. If it's Sun-Bootable, it
should work just fine.
Since
> I suspect you've got a wacky SCSI connector on
the back of that
machine
> you'll probably want to pop the hood and plug
the CD-ROM at least
> temporarily into the internal cable.
>
> >I did sign up for a DECUS membership a few days ago...never heard
anything
> >back from them, so I'll wait a few days
and resubmit my signup if
nothing
> >materializes from them.
>
> I've heard people have been having trouble, it might actually take a
phone
> call from what I've heard. BTW, my membership
had expired over a year
ago,
> and I was still using my ID to get hobbyist
PAK's.
>
> Zane