Goodies

From: Brian Roth <broth_at_heathers.stdio.com>
Date: Tue Feb 22 08:28:39 2000

Jerome,

Jerome Fine wrote:

> >Brian Roth wrote:
>
> > Just picked up some interesting goodies this weekend. How about a UNIVAC
> > 1610 card punch station. Its in great shape and I think it'll work with
> > a good degrunging. Also got a whole boatload of DEC manuals and
> > handbooks including the original handbook for the classic 8 including a
> > software reference and price list.
>
> Jerome Fine replies:
>
> I remember cutting my teeth on a UNIVAC 1107 - well, not my first
> computer which was an IBM 650. But at this point, I don't feel I
> want to go back to using punch cards.

>
> > I also received a VAXstation II that had a card by CMD in it. It may be
> > wishful thinking but it has a 50 pin header on it with three resistor
> > packs like a SCSI. The model is CQD-220/M. Anyone heard of this one?
>
> The CQD-220/M is a SCSI host adapter for hard disk drives ONLY - no
> tape drives allowed. CMD also made a disk/tape version called a
> CQD-220/TM as well as a tape ONLY version called CQD-220/T.
>
> The CQD-220/M is likely useful to others, so perhaps offer it for sale
> if you don't have a use for it. I would certainly buy it if you are not
> going to use it yourself. But, if you are going to use your uVAX II,
> just hook up a SCSI drive and it should run. Is your VAXstation II the
> model which is a BA23 with 3 slots filled with epoxy?
>

I did get on their site after posting this. They only have manuals for the
220A and by the looks of the configuration diagrams it is not the same card.
Newer ones used dips and this one has jumpers. Chip placement is all different
as well. Does anyone have at least jumper info for this guy?

I do plan on keeping this one. I have been looking for a decently priced Q-bus
SCSI card for a while. Go figure I find one for free...

>
> Sincerely yours,
>
> Jerome Fine
Received on Tue Feb 22 2000 - 08:28:39 GMT