DEC Professional 350 - video issue
Paul Anderson
useddec at gmail.com
Sun Apr 12 23:24:14 CDT 2015
That will help.
Cheers, Paul
On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 11:22 PM, Ian S. King <isking at uw.edu> wrote:
> The ethernet adapter is a CTI card (not Unibus or Qbus) with an identifying
> number of 000042 on its plastic handle. It's also called a DECNA card, but
> since I don't have one I don't know if that's written on it somewhere (i.e.
> the solder mask). Thanks -- Ian
>
> On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 7:38 PM, Paul Anderson <useddec at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Ian,
> >
> > Any part numbers?
> >
> >
> > Thanks, Paul
> >
> > On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 5:19 PM, Ian S. King <isking at uw.edu> wrote:
> >
> > > I have a Pro 380 - I'd really like to find an ethernet card for it, and
> > > maybe some additional memory….
> > >
> > > On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 9:20 PM, Paul Anderson <useddec at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > I might have a spare board and maybe even a print set. I'll try to
> > check
> > > > tomorrow.
> > > >
> > > > I plan on selling all of my DECMATE, PRO350 and PRO 380 systems and
> > > parts.
> > > > A list member inquired about it several months ago, but never got
> back
> > to
> > > > me. Or maybe I dropped the ball...
> > > >
> > > > Paul
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 2:35 PM, John Ames <commodorejohn at gmail.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Back in November I dropped in on a list member's moving giveaway
> and
> > > > > came away with some DEC stuff, among which was a DEC Professional
> 350
> > > > > with keyboard and monitor. As the previous owner informed me, the
> > > > > video isn't working; there's no picture on the monitor, but there's
> > > > > visible sync lines, and the diagnostic lights on the back of the
> unit
> > > > > indicate an error with the bitmap graphics card. I'm pretty sure
> it's
> > > > > an issue with the card and not the slot, since the error moves with
> > > > > the card when I install it in one of the other slots, but I'm not
> > sure
> > > > > what to look for on the card itself - nothing is socketed, so it's
> > not
> > > > > chip creep, and the card connector looks to be in good shape.
> > > > >
> > > > > Does anybody have any advice for diagnosing and repairing this? I'd
> > > > > really like to get it working. Failing that, does anybody have a
> > spare
> > > > > for the video card? (It's DEC part number 54-15138.) I've got a
> > > > > Rainbow I'd be willing to trade for a working one (base unit only
> - I
> > > > > don't have the facilities to test it, but according to the owner it
> > > > > was in working condition.)
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Ian S. King, MSIS, MSCS, Ph.D. Candidate
> > > The Information School <http://ischool.uw.edu>
> > >
> > > Archivist, Voices From the Rwanda Tribunal <http://tribunalvoices.org>
> > > Value Sensitive Design Research Lab <http://vsdesign.org>
> > >
> > > University of Washington
> > >
> > > There is an old Vulcan saying: "Only Nixon could go to China."
> > >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Ian S. King, MSIS, MSCS, Ph.D. Candidate
> The Information School <http://ischool.uw.edu>
>
> Archivist, Voices From the Rwanda Tribunal <http://tribunalvoices.org>
> Value Sensitive Design Research Lab <http://vsdesign.org>
>
> University of Washington
>
> There is an old Vulcan saying: "Only Nixon could go to China."
>
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