Needed / Available - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

11 Oct 1999

Oh, BTW . . . if anyone wants one of those 1024x864 color monitors . . . I
tried for some time to make it sync to a modified SVGA card but failed to
get beyond a stabile display with an 's'-shaped left margin (vertical +/-
2") and gave up . . . I'll happily give the thing up for the cost of packing
and shipping.  I also have a Philips 19" color monitor formerly used on a
uVAX at 1280x1024 with nominally a 64kHz horizontal rate which is in the
same category and with which I experienced the same level of success which
I'd also happily hand over to whoever wants it.

Dick

-----Original Message-----
From: emanuel stiebler &lt;emu(a)ecubics.com&gt;
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
&lt;classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu&gt;
Date: Monday, October 11, 1999 8:25 AM
Subject: Re: Needed / Available

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 ----- Original Message -----
From: LordTyran &lt;a2k(a)one.net&gt;
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
&lt;classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu&gt;
Sent: Monday, October 11, 1999 7:58 AM
Subject: Re: Needed / Available

  On Mon, 11 Oct 1999, emanuel stiebler wrote:
 > > Information on a VAXstation 4000 VLC. I've searched long and hard for
ANY
    info about this machine and have found very little.

 What do you want to know ?

 cheers,
 emanuel

 Basically, everything. 
Ups ;-)

  Web searches have been depressingly fruitless,
 yeilding things like the date produced and that's it. 
So, you get at least something.

  I need to know how
 to netboot it, use a terminal as the console, and install OpenVMS or BSD
 on it so it can do something useful. Having an actual console wouldn't be
 bad either. Does it use standard SCSI hard disks? What about ethernet? 
Ok,

If you're interested in *BSD, please go to http://www.netbsd.org
Subscribe to the port-vax mailinglist. There you get any help, about
netbooting, installing of NetBSD. (but only a diskless install is possible
at this time)
I use one here with OpenVMS on the harddrive, and NetBSD via Netboot.

console: If you dont have the monitor/keyboard/mouse for it, switch the
little switch on the right side of the box ( S3 ) to the "up" position.
Then
...
 insert your favourite terminal to the MMJ connector in
the rear of the box,
there is a printer sign on it.
try 9600 baud, 8n1. that's it.

monitor: if you try to use a monitor on it, it should be a good one. The
4000/vlc had two different graphic options: 1024x864x8 and 1280x1024x8, the
second needs a 70KHz monitor or better.

memory: up to 24 MByte. You can use standard PS/2 memory modules, but only
the 4 MByte versions. (always pairs, so the memory is 8/16/24 MByte)

disks: standard SCSI.

etehernet: standard AUI port. You need a tranceiver to whatever media you
like.

hope it helps a little, if you have further question, feel free to ask.

cheers,
emanuel