23 May
2004
23 May
'04
5:45 p.m.
Hi,
I've saved two annexes from going into the 'dead machine' skip but
haven't managed to talk to either of them yet. I'm planning to use them
to give me console access to the two DEC workstation clusters that I'm
building as a student research distributed systems test bed.
I saw some mail on an Annex 3 but there is no 'Test' button on an Annex
2 - just a Normal/Diag switch and a reset button.
I've tried powering on with the switch in diag and normal and terminal
connected at 9600,4800,2400 and 1200 (all N-8-1) but, so far, no joy.
Does anyone have any information on this model?
Thanks,
Nick.
--
-- Nick Falkner
-- PhD Student
-- Distributed and High Performance Computing Group
-- The University of Adelaide
24 May
24 May
2:15 a.m.
Nickolas Falkner wrote:
I've tried powering on with the switch in diag and normal and terminal
connected at 9600,4800,2400 and 1200 (all N-8-1) but, so far, no joy.
As I recall, dimly, it probably wants to boot over the network using a
xylogics proprietary protocol. I don't remember if that one would tftp,
but I don't think so.
I think you'll need the annex software to talk to it and configure it
over ethernet. I'd think that would be reasonably easy to fine (heh).
-brad
5:19 a.m.
On Monday 24 May 2004 06:15, Brad Parker wrote:
Nickolas Falkner wrote:
I've given up looking for mine. The software seems to be basically
impossible to find. I think I found a guy via Google who claimed to
have software for an Annex 1, but he never got back to me about it.
Pat
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Purdue University ITAP/RCS --- http://www.itap.purdue.edu/rcs/
The Computer Refuge --- http://computer-refuge.org
I've tried powering on with the switch in diag
and normal and
terminal connected at 9600,4800,2400 and 1200 (all N-8-1) but, so
far, no joy.
As I recall, dimly, it probably wants to boot over the network using
a xylogics proprietary protocol. I don't remember if that one would
tftp, but I don't think so.
I think you'll need the annex software to talk to it and configure it
over ethernet. I'd think that would be reasonably easy to fine
(heh).
7:15 a.m.
Patrick Finnegan wrote:
On Monday 24 May 2004 06:15, Brad Parker wrote:
I think I have some around here somewhere on 1/4" tape. I gave away
my microannex but I know who has it. I'll check.
-brad
I think you'll need the annex software to talk to it and configure it
over ethernet. I'd think that would be reasonably easy to fine
(heh).
I've given up looking for mine. The software seems to be basically
impossible to find. I think I found a guy via Google who claimed to
have software for an Annex 1, but he never got back to me about it. 
7:36 a.m.
I have 2 .tar.Z files of annex software:
annex-R10.0B-R2.3.tar.Z
annex-R7.1B-R1.1.tar.Z
I was able to successfully run my annex3 with one of these...don't remember
which, it was a while ago, and I've not had a chance to use the annex3 since
determining it works. I have enough serial console machines that I'm planning
on using it Any Day Now, though :)
If you contact me off-list I'd be happy to send these to you.
Patrick Finnegan said:
On Monday 24 May 2004 06:15, Brad Parker wrote:
- Dan Wright
(dtwright(a)uiuc.edu)
(http://www.uiuc.edu/~dtwright)
"we are content if we can describe a multitude of other things in terms of...
fundamental incomprehensibilities. science is an activity that takes place on
the shore of an infinite sea of mystery."
chet raymo, "doctor seuss and doctor einstein"
Nickolas Falkner wrote:
I've given up looking for mine. The software seems to be basically
impossible to find. I think I found a guy via Google who claimed to
have software for an Annex 1, but he never got back to me about it.
Pat
--
Purdue University ITAP/RCS --- http://www.itap.purdue.edu/rcs/
The Computer Refuge --- http://computer-refuge.org I've tried powering on with the switch in diag
and normal and
terminal connected at 9600,4800,2400 and 1200 (all N-8-1) but, so
far, no joy.
As I recall, dimly, it probably wants to boot over the network using
a xylogics proprietary protocol. I don't remember if that one would
tftp, but I don't think so.
I think you'll need the annex software to talk to it and configure it
over ethernet. I'd think that would be reasonably easy to fine
(heh).
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