15 Mar
2001
15 Mar
'01
12:35 p.m.
Some more bits added to the 6000 website at
http://www.stmarks.pp.catholic.edu.au/vax
*Added the first pages of a photo tour of a 6000-430, (only the front
views so far - back to follow)
*The Txxxx adapter list is now somewhat more complete, the formatting is
not fabulous, I will compile it into a
proper table when I get time. For some reason, my first search for this
on the compaq site came up empty. Same search,
3 hours later, and I went straight to exactly what I wanted. Go figure.
*Minor changes and additions to the FAQ.
I will add some line drawings here and there as I get time, for the
owners manual deprived.
cheers
Geoff Roberts
Computer Systems Manager
Saint Mark's College
Port Pirie,
South Australia
geoffrob at stmarks dot pp dot catholic dot edu dot au
ICQ: 1970476
15 Mar
15 Mar
4:57 p.m.
New subject: Wicat, Vax, at Boeing SoCal auction
Digging through the bid sheet on a Boeing (Long Beach CA) auction (bids due
before 22nd) I found a couple items I thought I should mention to the list.
mainframe computer equipment, consisting of base system mfr: Wicat pallet
#955 CCN: F85002HA
another has 2 pieces of HP 9000
another has Vax 8530
Right now I don't even know if I will make the preview, and no I don't want
them for myself.
5:39 p.m.
New subject: Wicat, Vax, at Boeing SoCal auction
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Ford" <mikeford(a)socal.rr.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 2:27 PM
Subject: Wicat, Vax, at Boeing SoCal auction
another has Vax 8530
That's a big sucker. 1 full height cabinet for the CPU, plus another
for the CIBCA if it was in a cluster.
Needs a Pro380 console with the console card, software and the cable(s)
to go with it.
3 phase out of the box. Never tried to do single phase conversion to my
8530, probably possible, though it would probably be
a little hungry. Must have a look at that one day. I haven't spent
much time on it as the former owners lost the console cable, and I've
not been able to get another so far.
I have the original Pro380 console (drive had died) but I found
something that worked in it, and reinstalled the console software, so if
I had a cable, it should work. DEC field circus guy once told me they
used to have a lot of backplane problems, and were
not that reliable, especially when they were getting on a bit.
Right now I don't even know if I will make the
preview, and no I don't
want
them for myself.
BTW, I also have a common or garden Pro380 with POS on it, but it has a
password. Anyone know if there is a breakin procedure for these
somewhere/how? I'm toying with the idea of putting RT11 or something
more exotic on it, it has an ethernet card.....
Cheers
Geoff Roberts
Computer Systems Manager
Saint Mark's College
Port Pirie,
South Australia
geoffrob(a)stmarks.pp.catholic.edu.au
netcafe(a)tell.net.au
ICQ: 1970476
16 Mar
16 Mar
1:23 p.m.
New subject: Wicat, Vax, at Boeing SoCal auction
Where did you find the bid list at?
On Thu, 15 Mar 2001, Mike Ford wrote:
Digging through the bid sheet on a Boeing (Long Beach
CA) auction (bids due
before 22nd) I found a couple items I thought I should mention to the list.
mainframe computer equipment, consisting of base system mfr: Wicat pallet
#955 CCN: F85002HA
another has 2 pieces of HP 9000
another has Vax 8530
Right now I don't even know if I will make the preview, and no I don't want
them for myself.
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