VAXstation 3100 M30

From: Aaron Christopher Finney <aaron_at_wfi-inc.com>
Date: Sat Apr 4 10:32:07 1998

On Sat, 4 Apr 1998, Adam Fritzler wrote:

> On Sat, 4 Apr 1998, Zane H. Healy wrote:
> >
> > OK, I realize this probably doesn't quite squeak in under the 10 year mark,
> > but...
>
> 1 year off isn't too bad.
>
> > Basically I've got a really stupid question, does the external SCSI bus
> > HAVE to be terminated? If so any idea's on how to go about doing that
> > without finding a DEC terminator?
>
> It doesn't need termination unless you have an external device hooked to
> it. (The <1in length of the connector from the controller should fall
> within acceptance of the SCSI spec. I heard that the SCSI-1 spec didn't
> even require termination. Is there truth to that? ) I've never seen a
> DEC terminator that fits that plug (68-pin male).

There is a terminator on mine, labeled:


12-29635-01 REV A
56912-000

It's got a 68-pin female, 3 resistors, and a diode.


Aaron
Received on Sat Apr 04 1998 - 10:32:07 BST