Have DG AV530s, need media/docs

From: Martin Marshall <martinm_at_allwest.net>
Date: Sat Sep 14 07:52:00 2002

Steve Jones wrote:
>
> I've recently come into posession of two working Data General
> AViiON AV530 workstations, and an as-yet un-tested AV410.
> Copyrights on the PCBs indicate a 1990 provenence so I think
> I'm okay WRT list rules... ;^)
>
> First question: Anybody have bootable media that they could
> see fit to duplicate or loan? None of the BSDs seem
> to have made it to the DG m88k boxes, though many
> people have asked and some work has been done.
> (Last time I checked was a while ago, though...)

I have a couple of versions of dg/ux on tape and CD. Let me check which
versions and what media. I'll let you know.

>
> Second: Anybody have docs for this model, paper or 'lectronic?

Try www-csc.dg.com/csc/

>
> Third: The AV530s are dual-capable - can I just pull the CPU from
> one AV530 and pop it on top of the connector blocks
> on the other AV530? Wouldn't mind hearing from someone
> before I discover the answer myself via a smoke test...
> There are jumpers that are labeled clearly WRT running
> sinle- or dual-processor, but is there anything else I
> need to know?
>
> Thanks,
> --Steve.
Received on Sat Sep 14 2002 - 07:52:00 BST