On 01/27/2018 10:29 PM, allison via cctalk wrote:
FYI all this is covered in the BA123/microVAC manuals. Seriously, if your not familiar with Qbus and microVAX boxes RTFM and as many as you can find.
The 630QB tech manual seems to be pretty comprehensive, and I have digested that one now, I think :-)
My RD53 is definitely unwell, though - sometimes the speed fluctuates, and other times it sounds like it's stable (and I can hear the heads move) but talking to it is a no-go. I've no idea what (if anything) might be on it anyway, though - as set up when I got it, it was in the second drive bay (and hooked up via some rather flaky non-DEC cables)
I'm not sure at the moment where I want to proceed from here; net-booting might be an option, but I'm not sure if I have any transceivers on this side of the Atlantic.
cheers Jules
