Tektronix 4404 servcie manuals needed

[Mattis Lind]

2016-05-23 18:34 GMT+02:00 Al Kossow <aek at bitsavers.org>:

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> On 5/23/16 8:59 AM, Mattis Lind wrote:
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> >> turns out that one was good. the Adaptec 4000 dump was the bad one
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> > It is a 4000, not a 4000A, right? I have the ACB-4000A and can make a
> dump
> > of it.
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> thanks, but I have dozens of 4000A boards, so I'm not so worried about that
> assuming Tek didn't use custom firmware.
>

OK. I misunderstood. There were no firmware listed in the adaptec/firmware
directory so I thought this was the problem. I also have the ACB-3530, the
ACB-4070, some Xebec S1410A and some OMTI bridges if there is a need for a
firmware dump.



> the challenge will be bootstrapping without a tek scsi floppy.
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> Maybe I can borrow Paxton's if he still has it.
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> I'll work on reading the floppies today. They were in boxes and sealed in
> plastic bags by the seller, so I'll try a couple that I have duplicates of
> to evaluate their condition.
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> I've also sent a note to the MAME developers to see if they have any
> interest
> in simulating the system.
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