Don't blame you for not claiming the HW that was used in that scan! Do you have the case?!?! Knowing the info off of the case would really help in identifying this. Are you sure it's a VAX board? based on what little I can see of it, it could have come out of a VAXstation, DECstation, or even a early Alpha such as a DEC 3000. The SIMM slots are an important fact, that means it's not one of the earlier VS3100's. What ports and how many? If you don't have the RAM, you've a potential problem. You don't want to know what RAM costs, these aren't normal PC SIMMS, they aren't even abnormal PC SIMMS. BTW, does anyone know where I can get at least 8 or 16Mb of RAM for a VS4000/90 cheap? I just need enough so that I can test the system, since if I know it worked I'd be willing to buy a decent amount from a dealer. Zane | Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Adminstrator | | healyzh(a)aracnet.com (primary) | Linux Enthusiast | | healyzh(a)holonet.net (alternate) | Classic Computer Collector | +----------------------------------+----------------------------+ | Empire of the Petal Throne and Traveller Role Playing, | | and Zane's Computer Museum. | | http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/ |

----- Original Message ----- From: <jpero(a)cgocable.net> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers <classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu> Sent: Sunday, July 18, 1999 2:12 AM Subject: ID this vax board, please. Hi, Yes. It's lousy';-)) This pizzabox is/was a VaxStation 4000/vlc Should be 2 MByte total, because the option should have a resolution of 1280x1024x8 You got it right, that's th graphics/audio option for the 4000/vlc To be completely sure, check the PCB near the VRAMs. You should see some of the famous DEC product numnbers like 5420772 or 50-20771 ... Lucky ;-)) I you want to get rid of one of these ... I have a vlc here with a broken video card :-(( You can use it in the 4000/vlc. Running VMS or NetBSD ;-)) Try digital.com But there was only a three page description of the box, somewhere in obsolete/historical stuff ... cheers, emanuel

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