2nd life/info for IBM RS6000 type 7012?

From: Gary Hildebrand <ghldbrd_at_ccp.com>
Date: Wed Sep 6 04:39:34 2000

Hello Claude

On 04-Sep-00, you wrote:

> 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

Might be . . . I think that is a Power PC chip and there is a Linux for PPC,
but sold under the Macintosh banner. I have a PPC distro, but it is geared
for the PPC card in an Amiga.

It's the MCA that stops me -- very expensive expandibility.
>
Regards
-- 
Gary Hildebrand
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Received on Wed Sep 06 2000 - 04:39:34 BST

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