VAX 6000 in Linwood NC on Facebook

[Antonio Carlini]

On 18/10/2020 07:56, jim stephens via cctalk wrote:
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> On 10/17/2020 11:17 PM, Dave Wade G4UGM via cctalk wrote:
>> No affiliation, its been there a while so may be scrapped
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>> https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2854584287984635/
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>> you will need a facebook id to contact.
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>> Dave
> Vax 6000-310
> Linwood, NC
> Dat drive visible on the front.  Some manuals, looks like possible CD 
> media and docs, marked Compaq, so not ancient stuff.


That's a TK70, I think. One way you could update the microcode was via 
that TK70.


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> Main question I had, does this require a console machine to get 
> running?  like the Professional 380 which is badged as "Vax Console"?


As long as the CPU boards are in there, then it should just work. 
There's no separate console processor.


Antonio


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