27 Sep
2000
27 Sep
'00
3:44 a.m.
MicroVAX III?
-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Lane [mailto:kyrrin@bluefeathertech.com]
Sent: 26 September 2000 20:18
To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: It runs!
Yes, indeed it does! It's official as of this morning
-- I'm managing my
own web server (a SPARCClassic at the moment, most likely a
MicroVAX III
later) thanks to a solid DSL pipeline, a Zyxel router (not
classic - in
production less than a year), and some static IPs.
27 Sep
27 Sep
8:27 a.m.
At 09:44 27-09-2000 +0100, Adrian wrote:
MicroVAX III?
Yeppers. KA650 CPU, DEC codename 'Mayfair.' Wonderful board, quite a bit
faster than an MV-II (KA630). They run NetBSD quite well.
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9:03 a.m.
Bruce Lane wrote:
At 09:44 27-09-2000 +0100, Adrian wrote:
I'm a bit confused. In my searchings the VAX I has has a KA640. So what
VAX do I have? BTW, the machines are not behaving well. The one that
does boot eventually has a fault on the first drive. The other doesn't
appear to want to boot it's disk. I still need to break in on the first
machine (I haven't had the time yet). I'll attempt to back it up to
tape (TK70). Because the machines are not behaving well, it may make it
easier for my boss to let me adopt them. :-)
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MicroVAX III?
Yeppers. KA650 CPU, DEC codename 'Mayfair.' Wonderful board, quite a bit
faster than an MV-II (KA630). They run NetBSD quite well.
10:46 a.m.
At 10:03 AM 9/27/00 -0400, Neil wrote:
I'm a bit confused. In my searchings the VAX I has
has a KA640. So what
VAX do I have?
Simple summary (see the VAX hardware page for more details):
KA630 MicroVAX II, VAXStation II, MicroVAX/GPX II
KA640 MicroVAX 3300, MicroVAX 3400, VAXServer 3400
KA650 MicroVAX III, MicroVAX 3500, VAXServer 3500, VAXStation 3200
KA655 MicroVAX 3800, MicroVAX 3900, VAXServer 3800
KA660 VAX 4000/200
Come to the Vintage Computer Festival this weekend and see one of each
exhibited by yours truely :-) [Still working on the write up for the
exhibit though!]
--Chuck
28 Sep
28 Sep
7:58 a.m.
Chuck McManis wrote:
At 10:03 AM 9/27/00 -0400, Neil wrote:
I live in NJ and that kind of money spent would be better put to getting
more computers rather than seeing them. ;-)
Thanks, after I posted I went Inet fishing and found a couple of pictures
not exactly the same machine as I have but close enough. Today I'm going
to con-vince my boss to let me take 1 home and break into the other. They
both appear to be in good condition but were probably just shut off and
moved recently (<1 year ago). Now I just need to see pictures of the
MicroVAX 3300, 3440 and VaxServer 3400 to determine which I have.
--
Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry ncherry(a)home.net
http://members.home.net/ncherry (Text only)
http://meltingpot.fortunecity.com/lightsey/52 (Graphics)
http://linuxha.sourceforge.net/ (SourceForge)
I'm a bit confused. In my searchings the VAX I
has has a KA640. So what
VAX do I have?
Simple summary (see the VAX hardware page for more details):
KA630 MicroVAX II, VAXStation II, MicroVAX/GPX II
KA640 MicroVAX 3300, MicroVAX 3400, VAXServer 3400
KA650 MicroVAX III, MicroVAX 3500, VAXServer 3500, VAXStation 3200
KA655 MicroVAX 3800, MicroVAX 3900, VAXServer 3800
KA660 VAX 4000/200
Come to the Vintage Computer Festival this weekend and see one of each
exhibited by yours truely :-) [Still working on the write up for the
exhibit though!] 
27 Sep
27 Sep
11:29 a.m.
At 09:44 27-09-2000 +0100, Adrian wrote:
Yeah, but it runs OpenVMS V7.2 even better :^) I've got one also. It was
running NetBSD when I got it, but was quickly converted to a superior OS :^)
Zane
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MicroVAX III?
Yeppers. KA650 CPU, DEC codename 'Mayfair.' Wonderful board, quite
a bit
faster than an MV-II (KA630). They run NetBSD quite well.
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