first DEC machine

From: emanuel stiebler <emu_at_ecubics.com>
Date: Fri Apr 2 15:42:44 1999

Hi r,

Tell us the signature of the LED's.
Probably, something is wrong with your motherboard, memory, graphics ...

Another idea is to plug in a terminal in the printer port. probably you get
a message there.And don't forget to put the little switch "up" that is left
to the 8 LEDs. If it is already "up" you have the terminal as the console
already, so you don't get anything on the Monitor.

You told that you have a Lk201 ? Which of the LEDs are on ?
(they displaying some errors from the box too)

hope it helps,
cheers,
emanuel

----------
> From: R. Stricklin (kjaeros) <red_at_bears.org>
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
> Subject: first DEC machine
> Date: Friday, April 02, 1999 2:22 PM
>
>
> Howdy;
>
> Several years ago while I was at UW I promised myself that one day I'd
get
> a VAX and learn how to use VMS. That day came yesterday, when a
VAXstation
> 3100m76 showed up on my doorstep.

BTW, the name for my is "godot" simply because I waited so long ...
 
> I received also an LK201 keyboard, the wondrous "hockey puck" mouse, and
> the video cable (15 pin D-sub on one end, 3 BNC plus what look to be
> keyboard and mouse connectors). The machine supposedly has SPX graphics.

nice !!!
 
> Switched the machine on, and waited. And waited. Nothing. No lights on
the
> keyboard, nothing on the display. The LED status whatsis at the rear
> wibbled around a bit but I didn't pay close attention to what it was
> doing.

That's bad ..

> The disks never spun up.

Usually they spin up, IF the system tries to boot from them, or you execute
a "show config"

> I tried again with the keyboard and mouse plugged into the connectors on
> the back of the machine, and got keyboard lights, but aside from that had
> the same luck as before.

which lights ?
Received on Fri Apr 02 1999 - 15:42:44 BST