DECserver 300 fun

From: Stuart Johnson <ssj152_at_charter.net>
Date: Sat Feb 22 22:04:00 2003

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred N. van Kempen" <Fred.van.Kempen_at_microwalt.nl>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 9:36 PM
Subject: DECserver 300 fun


> All,
>
> Yeah, well... part of the fun was getting the consoles tied together
> using a DECserver 300. The thing works, boots, loads the software,
> and then... BANG. Dumps me into a very unwilling mode that just
> gives me a # prompt, and then wants me to guess.
>
> Anyone have the (pdf?) docs on this beast? I assumed it would be a
> thing similar to the 200, but oh, was i wrong...
>
> --f

The # sounds like a password prompt. If you get any response when you key
<return> try "help". If it seems like a password prompt, try "system". I
recently got a manual for the 300; if you have specific questions I can look
them up for you..

Stuart Johnson
Received on Sat Feb 22 2003 - 22:04:00 GMT