Re: HP 9836U processor mystery...

On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 8:59 PM, Tony Duell wrote: > On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 4:52 AM, Josh Dersch via cctalk > wrote: > > > I'm curious if other people out there with 9836U's can confirm whether > their > > machine has a 68000 or a 68010 in it, I'd

Re: HP 9836U processor mystery...

On 11/8/2017 2:31 AM, Tony Duell wrote: On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 7:05 AM, Josh Dersch wrote: On 11/6/2017 8:59 PM, Tony Duell wrote: What BOOTROM version do you have in your machine? I have 4.0, I'm curious if there's a later version. Mine is 4.0 -tony Found a doc on

Re: HP 9836U processor mystery...

On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 7:05 AM, Josh Dersch wrote: > On 11/6/2017 8:59 PM, Tony Duell wrote: > > What BOOTROM version do you have in your machine? I have 4.0, I'm curious > if there's a later version. Mine is 4.0 -tony

Re: HP 9836U processor mystery...

On 11/6/2017 8:59 PM, Tony Duell wrote: On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 4:52 AM, Josh Dersch via cctalk wrote: I'm curious if other people out there with 9836U's can confirm whether their machine has a 68000 or a 68010 in it, I'd just like to settle the internet discrepancy

Re: HP 9836U processor mystery...

On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 6:39 AM, Eric Smith wrote: > On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 9:59 PM, Tony Duell via cctalk > wrote: >> >> Mine identifies the CPU as a 68010 in the power-on diagnostic. But from >> what >> I remember the PGA socket could also take a 68012

Re: HP 9836U processor mystery...

On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 9:59 PM, Tony Duell via cctalk wrote: > Mine identifies the CPU as a 68010 in the power-on diagnostic. But from > what > I remember the PGA socket could also take a 68012 (with extra address pins > brought out). I don't have such a chip, so no idea

Re: HP 9836U processor mystery...

On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 4:52 AM, Josh Dersch via cctalk wrote: > I'm curious if other people out there with 9836U's can confirm whether their > machine has a 68000 or a 68010 in it, I'd just like to settle the internet > discrepancy once and for all :). Mine identifies the

Re: HP 9836U processor mystery...

The hpmuseum.net is indeed having technical issues at the moment. The after effects of an Opsys upgrade to the web server it seems. Service will be restored as soon as possible! David Collins > On 7 Nov 2017, at 3:52 pm, Josh Dersch via cctalk > wrote: > > Hi all --

HP 9836U processor mystery...

Hi all -- I mentioned a few weeks back that I picked up an HP 9836CU workstation.  The "U" variant differs from the normal 9836 in that it contains an upgraded CPU board that allows it to run early versions of HP-UX.  (The "C" indicates that this machine has a color display, which is also