New find this weekend

From: lincoln.fessenden_at_verizon.net <(lincoln.fessenden_at_verizon.net)>
Date: Mon May 13 08:17:34 2002

> This weekend I picked up a DECsystem 5000/240 system, with 112MB of ram,
> and a Prestoserve NVram card in the last slot (otherwise it would be
> 120MB of ram). This system was never turned on! Brand new, just never
> got used...
> I have a 2gb disk, and cdrom on it, and am installing Ultrix 4.5 now...
> I am using a VT510 as the console.
>
> Anyone know how to setup, etc the Prestoserve option?
> Does Ultrix 4.5 like a 4.3 gb disk? I have a barracuda I was going to
> hook up as rz1 for a data drive.
> I have an exabyte 4mm dat drive, I would like to hook that up as tape
> backup... comments ???
>
> Anyone else running this fine system?

I have/run a 5k/240 w 80megs of ram and a 4G, 2G, and 8G drives running NetBSD 1.5 as my fileserver, netboot server, dhcp server, mp3 server, and DNS server. You can't kill the things and they run like a tank. You're a lucky guy!


-Linc Fessenden

In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded - Yeah right...
Received on Mon May 13 2002 - 08:17:34 BST