Ethan Dicks skrev:
>--- Iggy Drougge <optimus_at_canit.se> wrote:
>> Ethan Dicks skrev:
>> >> Then he had a KA410-A board, which my research tells me is either a ?VAX
>> >> 2000 or a VAXstation 2000.
>>
>> >The difference is a jumper - enable the onboard frame buffer and look for
>> >a keyboard/mouse or ignore the frame buffer and expect there to be a level
>> >converter on the keyboard/mouse port and provide 4 TTYs.
>>
>> I don't suppose one could use the monitor/keyboard/mouse cable of a
>> VAXstation II GPX?
>I think it depends. The mouse and keyboard part are compatible, but I think
>DEC had a couple of standards for how to get those signals from the external
>peripheral connector into the CPU. You might need a VAXstation II GPX
>cable to which you can attach an LK201-ish keyboard (not PS/2) and a DEC
>puck mouse (+12V, not +5V supply).
That's exactly the cable I intend. It's the D15->3?BNC cable with a wart in
the middle for connecting the LK201 and hockey puck.
>> Also, is there any chance that the Ethernet is disabled? I read somethiung
>> to that effect but don't know how to tell. At least it's got a small chip
>> which claims to contain the MAC address.
>Ethernet requires a daughter card with the LANCE chip on it. The connector
>is built in to the main board, but not the actual ethernet interface. Most
>of the VS2000s I've seen had Ethernet, most of the uVAX2000s did not. No
>real rule, except how much stuff cost and what the typical DEC customer was
>going to use something for.
This card is totally bare, lacking any daughter boards. What a shame.
>> >I'll trade you a 5380 chip for the uVAX board! No desoldering required!
>>
>> If only we weren't on separate continents. =) Since it's really my friends,
>> he'll take some coercing.
>True. I'm just worried that the KA410 board won't survive the desoldering
>experience (and the 5380 might not, either!). Some DEC boards do not like
>to give up their parts.
My friend is experienced. I only wonder if the card will run without that
quasi-SCSI chip.
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Received on Fri Jun 29 2001 - 16:12:07 BST