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> From: cctalk-bounces_at_classiccmp.org
> [mailto:cctalk-bounces_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Ethan Dicks
> Sent: 07 January 2004 19:19
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> Subject: Re: MicroVAX I
>
> another one that they did pay $17,000 to upgrade to a uVAX-II. Both of
> these have had the older, defective wiring harnesses replaced, one after
> stinking up the manufacturing area. It was quite charred when removed.
What was defective about them? Having said that apparently this one was in
use until retired a year or so ago. It says 'MicroVAX I' on the front but
given that it's coming with a Tek screen I'm wondering if it's actually a
VAXstation I....Hmm.....I'll find out next week :)
> them for their place in history, for "real" work, a uVAX-II is much more
> useful. OTOH, it's easy to pull the CPU boards, put them on a shelf, and
> reversibly "upgrade" a uVAX-I to a Micro-PDP. :-)
Heh. Fortunately I've already got an MVII that I put in a BA123 cab as well
as a uPDP 11/73, so I'm covered on all corners. Hopefully an old customer of
mine still has the uPDP 11/53 he promised me many moons ago......all I need
now is a (spit) TK25 so I can have a nostalgic fiddle with MicroRSX :) My
first programming project was converting software from RT11/CTS300 to
MicroRSX back in 1985.
> (the other big limitation, at least to me, is the fact that the low-level
> format on disks attached to an RQDX1 is not compatible with RQDX3 and
> similar controllers like what's embedded in the uVAX-2000, or the
> Professional series).
Oo - ta for that nugget.....that might've stung me if the drive in this
machine proves to be toast.....
cheers
--
Adrian/Witchy
www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the online computer museum
www.snakebiteandblack.co.uk - ex-monthly gothic shenanigans :o(
Received on Wed Jan 07 2004 - 14:11:21 GMT