On Thu, 12 Aug 2004, Patrick Finnegan wrote:
> On Thursday 12 August 2004 02:42, Wolfgang Eichberger wrote:
> > --- "Fred N. van Kempen" <waltje_at_pdp11.nl> schrieb:
> > > - two what seem to be DECsystem 5500 systems
> >
> I'm guessing that they're MIPS based systems like the DECsystem 5000 and
> 3100. From the "Installation Guide" that comes up as 3rd or 4th in a
> google search (and which I have a mirrored copy on my web site:
> http://computer-refuge.org/classiccmp/dec94mds/331aain1.pdf ), they
> look to be the size of a VAX 4000/200(-/700) and use s-box QBUS
> interface cards.
>
The 5400 and 5500 were both QBUS based MIPS systems which ran Ultrix.
They had a VAX coprocessor for console and field service diagnostics.
The 5400 has DSSI or SDI storage by default. The 5500 was faster and has
(I believe, by default) SCSI storage.
They use standard QBUS components and memory boards for similar VAX
machines. Nice if you don't mind Ultrix. I don't believe there is a
functioning NetBSD for either.
Paul
Received on Thu Aug 12 2004 - 13:22:59 BST