Hello list,
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some years ago, I got a CADMUS 9700 computer, a rather heavy system of the 80's from a
german manufacturer called PCS.
The system is built around the DEC QBUS, but uses a Motorolla 68000 type CPU.
Finally, I found some time to have a look at it. Unfortunately, I didn't went far with
my exploration.
After having taken an hour to find out how to open this thing (plastic covers without
screws are NOT fun, when they seem stuck),
I cleaned it as it was horribly dusty und rusty. It must have spent some time in an humid
environment.
Deconnecting the drives and?applying power to?the switching supply turned on?the
blinkening?kight of the ?green "RUN" button, but
pressing it did not do anything.
Afterwards, I deconnected the supply, checked that power connectors within the chassis
were correctly seated and reconnected
the power plug to the power-supply. Now, the green light did not blink anymore. In fact,
since then, nothing ever happended again.
The system just seems dead. I guess that the supply has a problem.
It's difficult to check it, though, without schematics. It has a small ribbon cable
which connects to a small PCB with several ICs
on which can be found the "RUN"-button. I have no idea, which signals that
supply needs in order to enter a state at which it should
be on. The small PCB with the buttons and ICs could also be defective.
?There is also a key-switch, but I played with both positions and it does not influence
anything on my system.
The systems seem rare. At least, I could find only little information on the net and not
documentation at all.Has anybody a clue on how to power-up this thing?Are there other
owners of PCS systems, who can tell me who the system behaves upon applying power to the
PSU and if it is sufficient
to press the RUN-button to turn it on?
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Kind regards,
Pierre
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