10 Apr
2002
10 Apr
'02
3:03 a.m.
On April 10, Geoff Roberts wrote:
I despair of ever getting my AS400 working. I have
the machine, I have the
necessary adapter in the machine, I have terminals, I have twinax.
I don't have the 25 pin d to 8x twinax connector gizmo (I can supply an IBM
part no). I've had a few offered to me, but they all want very serious
money for it. Considering I paid $25AU for the lot I'm not that interested
in shelling out a couple of hundred for the terminal interface box and
cable.
Is constructing the adapter an option? Twinax connectors can be
had readily, at least on this side of the ocean. I actually have one
of the adapter boxes you're talking about (for my AS/400); I'd be
happy to crack it open and investigate its innards for you.
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire "Anybody who is willing to EAT YOU probably isn't
St. Petersburg, FL such a good person to be hanging out with." -Sridhar
10 Apr
10 Apr
5:58 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave McGuire" <mcguire(a)neurotica.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 9:33 PM
Subject: Re: Twinax (was Re: Last run at the local Uni Surplus for a
while...)
Is constructing the adapter an option?
Might be. Depends what's in it.
Twinax connectors can be had readily, at least on this
side of the ocean.
I think I have some here somewhere. Only need one or two.
I actually have one of the adapter boxes you're
talking about (for my
AS/400); I'd be
happy to crack it open and investigate its innards for
you.
If you can do so without damage, I'd appreciate it. IBM implied it was more
than just a cable interface,
but they won't actually tell you what it does. I'd only need the pinouts
for terminal 0 to start with so I had a console.
Cheers
Geoff in Oz
7:01 a.m.
If the person needs bulkhead connectors, cable ends, etc for twinax then
Computer Network Associates at http://cnaweb.com has many items - separate
pins for recrimping (reutilizing all but the old pins) can be gotten from
Blackbox but they run around 50 cents a pin.
=> -----Original Message-----
=> From: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
=> [mailto:owner-classiccmp@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Geoff Roberts
=> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 9:59 AM
=> To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
=> Subject: Re: Twinax (was Re: Last run at the local Uni Surplus for a
=> while...)
=>
=>
=>
=> ----- Original Message -----
=> From: "Dave McGuire" <mcguire(a)neurotica.com>
=> To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
=> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 9:33 PM
=> Subject: Re: Twinax (was Re: Last run at the local Uni Surplus for a
=> while...)
=>
=> > Is constructing the adapter an option?
=>
=> Might be. Depends what's in it.
=>
=> > Twinax connectors can be had readily, at least on this side of
=> the ocean.
=>
=> I think I have some here somewhere. Only need one or two.
=>
=> > I actually have one of the adapter boxes you're talking about (for my
=> AS/400); I'd be
=> > happy to crack it open and investigate its innards for you.
=>
=> If you can do so without damage, I'd appreciate it. IBM implied
=> it was more
=> than just a cable interface,
=> but they won't actually tell you what it does. I'd only need the pinouts
=> for terminal 0 to start with so I had a console.
=>
=> Cheers
=>
=> Geoff in Oz
=>
=>
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