More Re: uVax II questions

From: Chuck McManis <cmcmanis_at_mcmanis.com>
Date: Fri Feb 26 19:41:35 1999

Hi Emanuel,

Thanks for the info. It seems the RDxx drives are MFM? Both MicroVAXes
appear to have ESDI controllers in them which appears to be a bonus. Both
were built in 1985 so they qualify using the 10 year rule :-)

So what, if anything, should appear on the console when you turn on a
Microvax that has no disks connected ? The little display on the back seems
to go from '6' to '7' and stay there, or perhaps to 'L'. Which side is up?

Also there are two knobs next to the console port, one is clearly the baud
rate and the other has three positions, each position is identified by a
pictograph. The three pictures are
        top - line connected to a triangle (arrow?)
        middle - looks like a face in profile
        bottom - a T inscribed in a circle.

Then there is a paddle switch above that whose positions are identified
with a circle and a dot inside the circle, and another position where the
dot is outside the circle. Which should it be?


Thanks!
--Chuck
Received on Fri Feb 26 1999 - 19:41:35 GMT