Flamingo Wont Boot

From: Ethan Dicks <erd_6502_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Fri Jun 20 21:00:00 2003

--- ".." <TRUTHANL_at_columbus.rr.com> wrote:
> ...Flamingo DEC 3000 Model 500 Home...won't boot. It had had DEC
> UNIX on it

OK. I *think* Ultrix was the only OS commercially available (not sure
about the later product named "Digital Unix" that was formerly OSF/1)

> ....I had rescued it from from my former employer- it wasn't a
> PC so they could find any takers...

No surprise there. I do know a few people where you work, but I think
if they brought one of those home, it would have sown domestic discord.
>
> Now the Panel cycles up and goes through a series of numbers...

I don't know DEC 3000 specifics, but you might find some helpful info
in the install pages for either NetBSD or OpenBSD.
  
> I don't have the distribution media, or tape media for back- ups,
> for this machine If I could force a boot off CD?

It should either boot off of CD or at least the network


> I have one CD which is an alpha version of linux called Potato?

I am familiar with Debian "Potato"... AFAIK, your box has a MIPS CPU,
not Alpha.
 
> Any thoughts? I am in central Ohio.

I'm just around the corner (working at another company in Metro Place,
H&R Block, doing VMS), but I could always try to come over some night
and puzzle over things with you.

-ethan
Received on Fri Jun 20 2003 - 21:00:00 BST