21 Feb
2000
21 Feb
'00
4:07 p.m.
Just picked up some interesting goodies this weekend. How about a UNIVAC
1610 card punch station. Its in great shape and I think it'll work with
a good degrunging. Also got a whole boatload of DEC manuals and
handbooks including the original handbook for the classic 8 including a
software reference and price list.
I also received a VAXstation II that had a card by CMD in it. It may be
wishful thinking but it has a 50 pin header on it with three resistor
packs like a SCSI. The model is CQD-220/M. Anyone heard of this one?
Brian.
20 Feb
20 Feb
4:52 p.m.
Brian Roth wrote:
Just picked up some interesting goodies this weekend.
How about a UNIVAC
1610 card punch station. Its in great shape and I think it'll work with
a good degrunging. Also got a whole boatload of DEC manuals and
handbooks including the original handbook for the classic 8 including a
software reference and price list.
Jerome Fine replies:
I remember cutting my teeth on a UNIVAC 1107 - well, not my first
computer which was an IBM 650. But at this point, I don't feel I
want to go back to using punch cards.
I also received a VAXstation II that had a card by CMD
in it. It may be
wishful thinking but it has a 50 pin header on it with three resistor
packs like a SCSI. The model is CQD-220/M. Anyone heard of this one?
The CQD-220/M is a SCSI host adapter for hard disk drives ONLY - no
tape drives allowed. CMD also made a disk/tape version called a
CQD-220/TM as well as a tape ONLY version called CQD-220/T.
The CQD-220/M is likely useful to others, so perhaps offer it for sale
if you don't have a use for it. I would certainly buy it if you are not
going to use it yourself. But, if you are going to use your uVAX II,
just hook up a SCSI drive and it should run. Is your VAXstation II the
model which is a BA23 with 3 slots filled with epoxy?
Sincerely yours,
Jerome Fine
22 Feb
22 Feb
3:28 a.m.
Jerome,
Jerome Fine wrote:
I did get on their site after posting this. They only have manuals for the
220A and by the looks of the configuration diagrams it is not the same card.
Newer ones used dips and this one has jumpers. Chip placement is all different
as well. Does anyone have at least jumper info for this guy?
I do plan on keeping this one. I have been looking for a decently priced Q-bus
SCSI card for a while. Go figure I find one for free...
Brian Roth
wrote:
Just picked up some interesting goodies this
weekend. How about a UNIVAC
1610 card punch station. Its in great shape and I think it'll work with
a good degrunging. Also got a whole boatload of DEC manuals and
handbooks including the original handbook for the classic 8 including a
software reference and price list.
Jerome Fine replies:
I remember cutting my teeth on a UNIVAC 1107 - well, not my first
computer which was an IBM 650. But at this point, I don't feel I
want to go back to using punch cards. I also received a VAXstation II that had a card
by CMD in it. It may be
wishful thinking but it has a 50 pin header on it with three resistor
packs like a SCSI. The model is CQD-220/M. Anyone heard of this one?
The CQD-220/M is a SCSI host adapter for hard disk drives ONLY - no
tape drives allowed. CMD also made a disk/tape version called a
CQD-220/TM as well as a tape ONLY version called CQD-220/T.
The CQD-220/M is likely useful to others, so perhaps offer it for sale
if you don't have a use for it. I would certainly buy it if you are not
going to use it yourself. But, if you are going to use your uVAX II,
just hook up a SCSI drive and it should run. Is your VAXstation II the
model which is a BA23 with 3 slots filled with epoxy?
Sincerely yours,
Jerome Fine
21 Feb
21 Feb
12:06 p.m.
Brian Roth wrote:
I did get on their site after posting this. They only
have manuals for the
220A and by the looks of the configuration diagrams it is not the same card.
Newer ones used dips and this one has jumpers. Chip placement is all different
as well. Does anyone have at least jumper info for this guy?
Jerome Fine replies:
I have access to the CQD 220/TM manual somewhere. I will dig it out ASAP.
Does anyone else have the full list of jumper settings to post somewhere?
I do plan on keeping this one. I have been looking for
a decently priced Q-bus
SCSI card for a while. Go figure I find one for free...
That way always seems to be the most satisfying. Good luck with it!!
Sincerely yours,
Jerome Fine
20 Feb
20 Feb
5:04 p.m.
At 10:07 PM 2/21/00 -0500, Brian Roth wrote:
Just picked up some interesting goodies this weekend.
How about a UNIVAC
1610 card punch station. Its in great shape and I think it'll work with
a good degrunging. Also got a whole boatload of DEC manuals and
handbooks including the original handbook for the classic 8 including a
software reference and price list.
Neat, didn't happen to get a KA655 or KA650 CPU Technical Manual did you?
That ones on my wishlist.
I also received a VAXstation II that had a card by CMD
in it. It may be
wishful thinking but it has a 50 pin header on it with three resistor
packs like a SCSI. The model is CQD-220/M. Anyone heard of this one?
Looks like you scored Brian, that would be the CMD SCSI disk controller,
about the only thing better would be the CQD-220/TM which does tape and disk.
--Chuck
22 Feb
22 Feb
3:18 a.m.
Chuck,
Chuck McManis wrote:
At 10:07 PM 2/21/00 -0500, Brian Roth wrote:
I haven't run across one yet. I still have some box's to go through. I'll let
you
know if there is one in there.
Just picked up some interesting goodies this
weekend. How about a UNIVAC
1610 card punch station. Its in great shape and I think it'll work with
a good degrunging. Also got a whole boatload of DEC manuals and
handbooks including the original handbook for the classic 8 including a
software reference and price list.
Neat, didn't happen to get a KA655 or KA650 CPU Technical Manual did you?
That ones on my wishlist.
I also received a VAXstation II that had a card by
CMD in it. It may be
wishful thinking but it has a 50 pin header on it with three resistor
packs like a SCSI. The model is CQD-220/M. Anyone heard of this one?
Looks like you scored Brian, that would be the CMD SCSI disk controller,
about the only thing better would be the CQD-220/TM which does tape and disk.
--Chuck 
21 Feb
21 Feb
4:08 a.m.
New subject: Univac was Re: Goodies
Brian,
I spotted a Univar 1540 in a scrap yard here (central Florida). It looks
MOL complete but it's condition can best be described as "rough".
Joe
At 10:07 PM 2/21/00 -0500, you wrote:
Just picked up some interesting goodies this weekend.
How about a UNIVAC
1610 card punch station. Its in great shape and I think it'll work with
a good degrunging. Also got a whole boatload of DEC manuals and
handbooks including the original handbook for the classic 8 including a
software reference and price list.
I also received a VAXstation II that had a card by CMD in it. It may be
wishful thinking but it has a 50 pin header on it with three resistor
packs like a SCSI. The model is CQD-220/M. Anyone heard of this one?
Brian.
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