More Re: uVax II questions

Hi Emanuel, Thanks for the info. It seems the RDxx drives are MFM? Both MicroVAXes appear to have ESDI controllers in them which appears to be a bonus. Both were built in 1985 so they qualify using the 10 year rule :-) So what, if anything, should appear on the console when you turn on a Microvax that has no disks connected ? The little display on the back seems to go from '6' to '7' and stay there, or perhaps to 'L'. Which side is up? Also there are two knobs next to the console port, one is clearly the baud rate and the other has three positions, each position is identified by a pictograph. The three pictures are top - line connected to a triangle (arrow?) middle - looks like a face in profile bottom - a T inscribed in a circle. Then there is a paddle switch above that whose positions are identified with a circle and a dot inside the circle, and another position where the dot is outside the circle. Which should it be? Thanks! --Chuck