VAX 4000/60

From: THETechnoid_at_home.com <(THETechnoid_at_home.com)>
Date: Fri Nov 3 20:15:19 2000

The frambuffer is likely the stock one - 1280x1024x256colors. I've got
one of these machines and just just just got it up and running VMS. If
you need any help, lemme know.

Ed KIrby at CPB 828-274-5963 has the 19" monitor for your machine.

Regards,

Jeff


In <002501c045ea$0c8e73a0$2001a8c0_at_my.domain>, on 11/03/00
   at 09:15 PM, "Billy D'Augustine" <azog_at_azog.org> said:

>I've been lurking here for about a month now. A friend of mine told me
>there were a lot of DECheads here, so I signed up. I've been puttering
>around with big iron for about a few years, but I don't have anything
>left (had two VAX 730's and several PDP-11's - an 11/34, 11/73 and what I
>think was either an 11/04 or an 11/03... I'm sorta regretting getting rid
>of any of them... I'd like to get back into hacking Unibuss stuff
>someday)

>Anyways, I recently got a VAXstation 4000/60 from e-bay, for what I
>considered to be a nice price. Works fine. Had VMS 5.5-2 on it, but I got
>the hobbyist license and VAX/VMS 7.2 CD from montagar (good deal!).

>It only has 24mb of RAM - 8mb built in, and four 4mb chips, leaving two
>slots open. Unfortunately, the best I can do on that setup would be 32mb
>RAM. I know the machine can do 104mb (96mb in chips, I guess that would
>be six 16mb chips), but I'm not sure of the type of memory used.

>It also has two RZ25's, which are a bit tight. What limitations do I have
>on drives that can be installed?

>I'm not using the frame buffer. My intention even before I received it
>was to run a serial console. But I think it might be fun to run a
>graphical display. Have no idea what type of frame buffer is installed,
>except that it has an odd sub-D connector with three mini-BNCs inside.
>What's the specs on the monitor that can be connected? Can I get an an
>adapter cable to connect it to my PC monitor?




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