12 Oct
2000
12 Oct
'00
3:48 a.m.
Is any one privy to the workings of an the Intel 310? The one I have is
missing a monitor and keyboard and hookup is not immediatly obvious to
me. Also has labeled ports on the back for ethernet, console,
cube. I'm assuming it was the control box for my newly acquired iPSC/1
system. This one is a model "PSYP310", 286/12 8 mhz, 1 meg mem, 140 mb,
45 mb streaming tape & a floppy drive.
Any info appreciated...manual or copy greatly! appreciated....
Craig
12 Oct
12 Oct
5:45 a.m.
The 310 has no "monitor and keyboard" - you just hook a dumb terminal (or
equivalent) up to the console port.
You'll need an OS for it if you don't have one already. When I was using
these things, the choices were Xenix and iRMX. (iRMX is a proprietary OS
that was mostly aimed at real-time, embedded applications)
I *might* have a copy of Xenix for the 310 around, but I'll need to get to
my ancestral home (about 300 miles from where I am right now....) in order
to dig around for that. Remind me - I might not be able to get to it for
a month or so. This would be about 15 years old, and I do not guarantee
that the disks are still readable.
Sorry I don't have more info for you at hand - I think I've flushed most
of what I knew about these machines out of my head ...
--Pat.
9:05 a.m.
Is any one privy to the workings of an the Intel 310?
The one I have is
missing a monitor and keyboard and hookup is not immediatly obvious to
me.
That's because it doesn't need a monitor and keyboard. It needs a dumb
terminal. Presumably to be plugged into the port mark "console".
3:52 p.m.
ip500 wrote:
Is any one privy to the workings of an the Intel 310? The one I have is
missing a monitor and keyboard and hookup is not immediatly obvious to
me. Also has labeled ports on the back for ethernet, console,
cube. I'm assuming it was the control box for my newly acquired iPSC/1
system. This one is a model "PSYP310", 286/12 8 mhz, 1 meg mem, 140 mb,
45 mb streaming tape & a floppy drive.
Any info appreciated...manual or copy greatly! appreciated....
Craig
We still have about 4 of these 310's in operation here which we are in
the
process of retiring. But, unlike Pats, ours run the iRMX OS. There was
an active
user group for these (iRUG ?) but don't know if its still a functioning
group.
Intel put out a fairly bulky manual for each of the boards in these
systems, would
be interesting to know which are included in yours.
Just getting ready for a trip but will try to get back to you on Monday
if I can
come up with some extra manuals. Post the board complement when you get
a chance.
Nick Oliviero
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