21 Sep
2021
21 Sep
'21
9:10 a.m.
Hello,
Does anyone have a (set of) ROM image(s) for the VAXstation 100?
It might be interesting to attempt an emulator.
21 Sep
21 Sep
9:35 a.m.
On Tue, Sep 21, 2021 at 9:10 AM Lars Brinkhoff via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
Hello,
Does anyone have a (set of) ROM image(s) for the VAXstation 100?
It might be interesting to attempt an emulator.
Did someone on the list buy this one? That was the only one that I
have noticed for sale on eBay anytime recently.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/294252478149
Rare Dec Vaxstation 100 Prototype Digital VAX
Ended: Jul 07, 2021
Winning bid: US $256.00
9:58 a.m.
How the hell did I miss *that*? Cool beans device, I've never heard of a
VS100. Was it in a Rainbow sized box or a Pro/350 box?
C
On 9/21/2021 12:35 PM, Glen Slick via cctalk wrote:
On Tue, Sep 21, 2021 at 9:10 AM Lars Brinkhoff via
cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
Hello,
Does anyone have a (set of) ROM image(s) for the VAXstation 100?
It might be interesting to attempt an emulator.
Did someone on the list buy this
one? That was the only one that I
have noticed for sale on eBay anytime recently.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/294252478149
Rare Dec Vaxstation 100 Prototype Digital VAX
Ended: Jul 07, 2021
Winning bid: US $256.00 
10:03 a.m.
I?m rather wondering how I missed that Auction. That?s the first time I?ve ever seen any
photos of a VS100. I believe it required a UNIBUS card to connect it to the VAX.
Zane
On Sep 21, 2021, at 9:58 AM, Chris Zach via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
How the hell did I miss *that*? Cool beans device, I've never heard of a VS100. Was
it in a Rainbow sized box or a Pro/350 box?
C
On 9/21/2021 12:35 PM, Glen Slick via cctalk wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 21, 2021 at 9:10 AM Lars Brinkhoff via cctalk
> <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Does anyone have a (set of) ROM image(s) for the VAXstation 100?
>> It might be interesting to attempt an emulator.
> Did someone on the list buy this one? That was the only one that I
> have noticed for sale on eBay anytime recently.
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/294252478149
> Rare Dec Vaxstation 100 Prototype Digital VAX
> Ended: Jul 07, 2021
> Winning bid: US $256.00
10:10 a.m.
On Tue, Sep 21, 2021 at 10:04 AM Zane Healy via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
I?m rather wondering how I missed that Auction.
That?s the first time
I?ve ever seen any photos of a VS100. I believe it required a UNIBUS card
to connect it to the VAX.
Yes, with a fiber optic link; here's a picture of the board (M7452) and
cabling:
https://1drv.ms/u/s!Aqb36sqnCIfMo_cMPAR0aeAPKAYXJg
And here's a pic of my VS100 running (connected to an 11/750 running
4.3BSD):
https://1drv.ms/u/s!Aqb36sqnCIfMo_cUO4EiMWOHZVk8yg
(Still trying to hunt down a VR100 monitor, in case anyone has one...)
- Josh
Zane
On Sep 21, 2021, at 9:58 AM, Chris Zach via
cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
How the hell did I miss *that*? Cool beans device, I've never heard of a
VS100. Was it in a Rainbow sized box or a Pro/350 box?
C
On 9/21/2021 12:35 PM, Glen Slick via cctalk wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 21, 2021 at 9:10 AM Lars Brinkhoff via cctalk
> <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Does anyone have a (set of) ROM image(s) for the VAXstation 100?
>> It might be interesting to attempt an emulator.
> Did someone on the list buy this one? That was the only one that I
> have noticed for sale on eBay anytime recently.
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/294252478149
> Rare Dec Vaxstation 100 Prototype Digital VAX
> Ended: Jul 07, 2021
> Winning bid: US $256.00
10:14 a.m.
On Sep 21, 2021, at 10:10 AM, Josh Dersch <derschjo at gmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, Sep 21, 2021 at 10:04 AM Zane Healy via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org
<mailto:cctalk at classiccmp.org>> wrote:
I?m rather wondering how I missed that Auction. That?s the first time I?ve ever seen any
photos of a VS100. I believe it required a UNIBUS card to connect it to the VAX.
Yes, with a fiber optic link; here's a picture of the board (M7452) and cabling:
https://1drv.ms/u/s!Aqb36sqnCIfMo_cMPAR0aeAPKAYXJg
<https://1drv.ms/u/s!Aqb36sqnCIfMo_cMPAR0aeAPKAYXJg>
And here's a pic of my VS100 running (connected to an 11/750 running 4.3BSD):
https://1drv.ms/u/s!Aqb36sqnCIfMo_cUO4EiMWOHZVk8yg
<https://1drv.ms/u/s!Aqb36sqnCIfMo_cUO4EiMWOHZVk8yg>
(Still trying to hunt down a VR100 monitor, in case anyone has one...)
- Josh
I?m officially seriously impressed, I had no idea anyone had one working!
Any chance you can dump ROM?s for Lars?
Zane
10:43 a.m.
On Tuesday, September 21, 2021, 10:17:33 AM PDT, Chris Zach via cctech <cctech at
classiccmp.org> wrote:
How the hell did I miss *that*? Cool beans device,
I've never heard of a
VS100. Was it in a Rainbow sized box or a Pro/350 box?
If old memories serve, you'd also need the Unibus-to-Qbus converter. I recall a
discussion between someone from, I think DEC UK Reading, asking about a DEC Unibus-to-Qbus
converteer. The other person said DEC didn't have such a device. then Vaxstation-100
was mentinoed. I expect you could get it to work as a Qbus device with 18-bit
addresssing.
11:03 a.m.
On Tue, Sep 21, 2021 at 10:43 AM Jonathan Stone via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
On Tuesday, September 21, 2021, 10:17:33 AM PDT, Chris Zach via cctech <
cctech at classiccmp.org> wrote:
No, there's no QBus involved here. The M7452 "UNIBUS Window Module"
connects the VS100 to the VAX via a fiber-optic link.
(DEC did make a Unibus to Qbus adapter, the DW11-B, but it was unrelated to
the VS100)
- Josh
How the hell did I miss *that*? Cool beans
device, I've never heard of a
VS100. Was it in a Rainbow sized box or a Pro/350 box?
If old memories serve, you'd also need the Unibus-to-Qbus converter. I
recall a discussion between someone from, I think DEC UK Reading, asking
about a DEC Unibus-to-Qbus converteer. The other person said DEC didn't
have such a device. then Vaxstation-100 was mentinoed. I expect you could
get it to work as a Qbus device with 18-bit addresssing.
11:25 a.m.
On Tuesday, September 21, 2021, 11:04:22 AM PDT, Josh Dersch <derschjo at gmail.com>
wrote:
[...]
No, there's no QBus involved here.? The M7452
"UNIBUS Window Module" connects the VS100 to the VAX via a fiber-optic link.
thanks for the correction. I wonder what I was mis-remembering. maybe a QBus-to-Unibus?
?
11:40 a.m.
On Tue, Sep 21, 2021 at 2:04 PM Josh Dersch via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
(DEC did make a Unibus to Qbus adapter, the DW11-B,
but it was unrelated to
the VS100)
Yes. I have one. It came in a PDP-11/34 so they could install an
IBV11 on a Unibus machine for a Physics Department.
Much older than the VS100.
-ethan
22 Sep
22 Sep
12:14 a.m.
Does anyone have a (set of) ROM image(s) for the
VAXstation 100?
It might be interesting to attempt an emulator.
I think the machine has some historical interest. Barbara Liskov's CLU
group received a number of VS100 terminals for their VAX. This prompted
Bob Scheifler to create X. CLU even got X libraries before C.
X10 comes with software for the VS100 "version 3.10", but it goes into
RAM through the ROM firmware. The other main concern, emulation-wise,
would be the blitter with its separate microcode.
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aek＠bitsavers.org -
cz＠alembic.crystel.com -
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ethan.dicks＠gmail.com -
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kiwi_jonathan＠yahoo.com -
lars＠nocrew.org