17 Apr
2006
17 Apr
'06
6:21 p.m.
I picked up a Decmate I / RX02's this weekend at a hamfest, which appears to
try and boot - unfortunately I don't have a good boot-disk. Can anyone
share a copy of the bootdisk (or operating instructions)?
Many thanks!
- Gary
17 Apr
17 Apr
7:10 p.m.
In article <IDEIJGKIJPPEFMKJDGGOKEHLKAAA.gkaufman at the-planet.org>,
"Gary E Kaufman" <gkaufman at the-planet.org> writes:
I picked up a Decmate I / RX02's this weekend at a
hamfest, which appears to
try and boot - unfortunately I don't have a good boot-disk. Can anyone
share a copy of the bootdisk (or operating instructions)?
I would be interested in knowing this as well as where I could find an
RX02 set to hook up to my DECmate II :-).
Is the cabling just a straight run from the connector on the back of
the VT278 to the RX02?
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10:48 p.m.
On 4/18/06, Richard <legalize at xmission.com> wrote:
I would be interested in knowing this as well as where
I could find an
RX02 set to hook up to my DECmate II :-).
I've had a DECmate II for about 15 years... never had the internal
RX02 controller. Given that the machine also has RX50, I think it'd
be handy as a media-interchange platform.
Is the cabling just a straight run from the connector
on the back of
the VT278 to the RX02?
The DECmate I has a DC37 for its external drive connector. Whether in
a pedestal or a table-top (MINC-style) enclosure, the RX02 has a DB25.
There are two cables for the DECmate I... single DC37 to DB25 for one
drive, or a Y-cable with one DC37 and *two* DB25s for a dual-drive
unit (the pedestal has room for two complete RX02s). As mentioned
recently, if you come across a rack-mount RX02, it's not difficult to
wire up a Berg-40 to DB25 transition board (or find one from a DECmate
pedestal or MINC drive enclosure).
The DC37 pinouts should be in some DECmate docs on bitsavers, but I
couldn't tell you the precise filename. Once you know the signals,
the cable should be rather straightforward.
-ethan
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