Valuable MicroVAX-II (?)

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Tue Dec 17 18:49:00 2002

On Tue, 17 Dec 2002, Tothwolf wrote:

> On Tue, 17 Dec 2002, Zane H. Healy wrote:
>
> > > > > I'd expect that for one with a SCSI Qbus module, but this system
> > > > > seems rather vanilla, except for the multiple RD54s.
> > > > >
> > > > > Who'd a thunk it?
> >
> > As has been pointed out, someone is most likely after the 3 RD54's.
> > The thing to remember is that there are still systems being used
> > commercially, or by the Government that use these drives. The cost of
> > qualifying different hardware to move to SCSI far outweighs the cost of
> > obtaining RD54's.
>
> That certainly makes sense, though I had never thought of the RD54 as
> being worth much, since after all, it is MFM.

I suspect what you really mean is that they use the ST-412/506
interface, but as a matter of fact they RLL very nicely given the proper
controller.
                                                - don

> > > > Anyone have any ideas as to why most BA123s are missing the door
> > > > that covers the operator's panel? Is it just easily broken and lost?
> > >
> > > I think they were shipped broken. You had to be very careful using
> > > that door, or the pegs (hinges) would break off. Since all the
> > > intresting buttons were under the door, it needed to be opened fairly
> > > frequently.
> >
> > I had one that was intact. The top peg that holds it in place and makes
> > up the hinge is now broken. I'm still ticked off at my Mother over that
> > one. I had the panel off, and she knocked it over on a hardwood floor.
> > The result, the peg broke off. :^( That was a few years ago, I've still
> > got the peg, and one of these years I'll try and patch it.
>
> I recently fixed a few cracks in the plastic trim on my BA123. It seems to
> be made of ABS, but I'm not 100% sure. In any case, Methylene Chloride
> certainly did the trick, and the plastic trim on my BA123 looks quite nice
> now. Of course, the door for the operator's panel is missing, but I guess
> that is quite common ;)
>
> Anyone have an extra drive control panel for the front operators' panel?
> My BA123 is missing one, and I'd like to replace it. I know some complete
> front panels have come up on the list in the past, so maybe they are still
> floating around in parts boxes.
>
> -Toth
>
Received on Tue Dec 17 2002 - 18:49:00 GMT