At 09:21 AM 9/29/01 -0500, Paul Thompson wrote:
>Recent versions of AIX will run, with 64MB and a compatible (or
>non-existent) framebuffer.
uh oh. The machine has 16MB; if I completely replace the SIMMs
with the ones I have (assuming they fit this beast) then it will
have 32MB.
>> 2) What exactly is this "ethernet riser card"? Do I have
>> a network-less system?
>There's probably an ethernet chip on the main board which just needs the
>AUI/BNC logic on the riser card added to work. You should be able to get
>a Microchannel enet card for cheap watching on ebay if you can't find the
>riser.
Hans pointed out that not just any MCA card will do; it has to be
specifically for RS6k.
>The IBM sales manual might help, plug in the part numbers for your
>machines:
>http://www2.ibmlink.ibm.com/cgi-bin/master?xh=jN7O$Vn32jOgss0USenGnN9332&re
quest=usa.salesmanual&parms=&xhi=usa%2emain&xfr=N
Thanks!
carlos.
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Carlos E. Murillo-Sanchez carlos_murillo_at_nospammers.ieee.org
Received on Sat Sep 29 2001 - 12:38:15 BST