2nd life/info for IBM RS6000 type 7012?

From: Claude <claudew_at_funcow.com>
Date: Mon Sep 4 21:10:51 2000

Hi

I know very little about Rs6000's and IBM AIX...

Got this for free...80M Ram, 2 SCSI drives, no keyboard or monitor.
Sabine video card and token ring card. Connected Wyse 60 to Modu-10
serial port connector (made cable and connector - such fun) and worked
when I got it with AIX already on HDs. Did not have root and HD was a
mess so took drives out and used them for something else.

Was told AIX needed for this machine was specific version and had to be
installed from IBM tape drive ou IBM CDROM or it would never
install...tried a "AIX 4.2.1 entry server" on cdrom with Toshiba and
other non-ibm SCSI cdroms and never booted or installed doing proper
install procedure. Cdrom could be seen and read when old AIX was on
there and cdrom connected to scsi chain...I know Sabine card not
supported in 4.x Aix anyways...

It's micro-channel arch. I think there is no Linux for this...

Now machine sits in corner with vintage pc collection taking up more and
more space. It's either gotta do something usefull besides sitting on
it's side...or will be put up for trade/sale...I really don't wanna
bother selling this...I am trying to limit collection of vintage PCs to
"home pc's" so this one won't stay for collection even if now about
10-11 years old...

Anybody any ideas or suggestions??? Is it worth it?

Thanks for reading
Claude
Received on Mon Sep 04 2000 - 21:10:51 BST