> Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1999 10:18:48 -0600
> Reply-to: classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu
> From: "emanuel stiebler" <emu_at_ecubics.com>
> To: "Discussion re-collecting of classic computers" <classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
> Subject: Re: ID this vax board, please.
> X-To: <classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <jpero_at_cgocable.net>
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
> <classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
> Sent: Sunday, July 18, 1999 2:12 AM
> Subject: ID this vax board, please.
>
>
> > Hi all,
>
> Hi,
>
> > The image is only 38K, blurry sorry because of lousy Canon
> > scanner (not mine it's at work).
>
> Yes. It's lousy';-))
Hehehe..
> This pizzabox is/was a VaxStation 4000/vlc
That finally triggered my memroies. That was it.
>
> > and from ICMASTER book the video VRAM is 1MB total
>
> Should be 2 MByte total, because the option should have a resolution of
> 1280x1024x8
Huh? I count at least for 32bit wide becasue this machine seems to
do 32bits thing and each VRAM chip is 256K x 8bit dual port. 8 chips
total feeding the BT458LPJ125 ramdac.
> > with D/A chip for audio.
>
> You got it right, that's th graphics/audio option for the 4000/vlc
> To be completely sure, check the PCB near the VRAMs. You should see some of
> the famous DEC product numnbers like 5420772 or 50-20771 ...
Oh that! It matches!
>
> > I do have 3 boards of these.
>
> Lucky ;-)) I you want to get rid of one of these ...
> I have a vlc here with a broken video card :-((
That one? Well, I could send out whole board as a spare part
with that video daughter board. Bit battered looking, I afraid.
Want to trade? I'm looking in area of peecee parts.
> You can use it in the 4000/vlc. Running VMS or NetBSD ;-))
No, I have to make do with custom PSU adapter plugs when I do have
info.
Emanuel did said about standard parity simms in those boards, I
thought so because of that diagnostic LEDs when I tried my simms in
it.
The story I got those 3 boards was a guy offered me those boards and
he wants to keep those boxes. I know it's dumb and that was over 4
years ago.
>
> > if anyone knows where to find docs for this board for info.
>
> Try digital.com But there was only a three page description of the box,
> somewhere in obsolete/historical stuff ...
Okay I will try again.
>
> > http://www.cgocable.net/~jpero/Image1.jpg
>
> cheers,
> emanuel
Thanks very much, it's big deal to me.
Wizard
Received on Sun Jul 18 1999 - 08:47:37 BST
