11/34 & Cool stuff, but what is it? (Q-bus gear)

From: emanuel stiebler <emu_at_ecubics.com>
Date: Wed Nov 3 18:16:21 1999

----- Original Message -----
From: Chuck McManis <cmcmanis_at_freegate.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 4:33 PM
Subject: 11/34 & Cool stuff, but what is it? (Q-bus gear)


> Then I bid on a rack of "junk" which was topped off by a Kennedy 9610 tape
> drive. I bid on it because the tape drive had what appearred to be a 50
pin
> cable going to a Q-bus card marked Emulex. In fact it was _two_ 50 pin
> cables and the Emulex card is labelled QT1310401-00-REV E. On the firmware
> the label reads QT1310201-02 REV K. What is it? A search of the web turned
> up zilch. I was hoping it was a SCSI controller but two connectors? (one
is
> terminated with resistor packs) On board is the obligatory processor and
> some switches.

It's a pertec/TMSCP controller, no SCSI ...
You need both cables.

> If nothing else it gives me 9-track capability.
     ------------ ?

Don't stress your luck, you had a nice day ;-)

> Another "jewel" on the rack was a Dilog Q696-20 dual ESDI controller. I'm
> going to try swapping the RQllD for this one and see if I can get NetBSD
to
> run stably.

the 696, runs fien with NetBSD ...

> Its like christmas,

Better ;-)

cheers,
emanuel
Received on Wed Nov 03 1999 - 18:16:21 GMT