DEC hardware question re infoserver 150

From: vance_at_neurotica.com <(vance_at_neurotica.com)>
Date: Fri May 16 10:46:40 2003

On Sun, 11 May 2003, Fred deBros wrote:

> I have a MODEL -SEACD-AX-A01 infoserver 150 box containing a cd and an
> hdd

That's actually a pretty nice box. It's a storage server. It doesn't
have VAX roms, though, so it can't run VMS.

> So the s3 switch looking exactly like the one on a Vaxstation 3100
> series should do the same: switch from serial display/console to
> terminal. And the dB25 plug is not a printer out, but functionally
> similar to the db15 of the vs3100: it carries mouse/kbd and b/w analog
> signals (single bnc) for a terminal display. No SPX or GPX board in
> there anyways. Am I right?

Nope. You don't hook a keyboard and mouse to this thing. It'll only
accept a terminal.

> Long slide for a short question:
> Is there a DEC cable that fits this db25 plug and that has the mouse/kbd
> plugs - analogous to the vs3100 15-pin plug?
> Does anyone have the pinouts to this db25 plug?

No. It doesn't need a keyboard, mouse, or monitor. It uses a terminal.

> All I need is kbd and analog out. That would allow me to fire up this
> otherwise nifty combo in netbsd for vax. Or try the new linux vs3100
> kernel on a compact system that has the cd built-in.....

It won't run NetBSD. It uses a terminal and runs software specific to the
infoserver. It can act as a storage server, serving disk to VMS machines,
and also as a MOP boot server for VAX, PMAX, and Alpha machines.

Peace... Sridhar
Received on Fri May 16 2003 - 10:46:40 BST