More info RE: KA650 & uVAX

From: emanuel stiebler <emu_at_ecubics.com>
Date: Wed May 5 12:43:13 1999

Hi Chuck,

-----Original Message-----
From: Chuck McManis <cmcmanis_at_mcmanis.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Wednesday, May 05, 1999 11:16 AM
Subject: More info RE: KA650 & uVAX


>Very cool, I actually picked up three UVAX38xx's in two of them were KA650
>cpus and in one was a KA655 CPU. All three have been "upgraded" to 32MB of
>third party memory. The "skunk" boxes were fairly trashed by the process of
>sparing them out. I'm guessing that they were part of a cluster.


Lucky day ;-))

> As for peripherals they all have TK70 tape drives, and the > associated
>controller,

starting to get envious ;-))

> one has a board pair M7164/M7165 connected by short cables
>across the top.

M7164/M7165 is the KDA50 SDI controller, not SCSI.

> And there is a drive hiding in one of them. (I've not
>identified it yet) they have what look like SCSI II connectors
> but a person
>suggested they might be DSSI connectors (which I know nothing about).


Could be SCSI, could be DSSI, tell us the type ...


>I'm going to see if I can bring one of the boxes to life, All are missing
>the panel that would have covered the card cage. If not I'll try to enhance
>the speed of my world box bases uVax II.


I would start with the ka655.
Not because she's faster, but the monitor program is better (sometimes the
ka650 have the same, but not always)

cheers & have fun,
emanuel
Received on Wed May 05 1999 - 12:43:13 BST