On 2016-04-10 20:42, Michael Thompson wrote:
The RICM has an 8650, but not enough power to make it run. http://www.ricomputermuseum.org/Home/equipment/dec-vax-8650
Dang. 1x64 and 3x16 meg boards... I'm envious... :-)But yes, you should get some power and get it online. More machines to do NetBSD testing on...
Oh, by the way, if you haven't disconnected the batteries, they are probably very dead now. Not sure where one can find replacements.
Johnny
On Sun, Apr 10, 2016 at 1:36 PM, Johnny Billquist <bqt%update.uu.se@localhost
<mailto:bqt%update.uu.se@localhost>> wrote:
On 2016-04-10 18:37, Dave McGuire wrote:
On 04/10/2016 06:24 AM, Johnny Billquist wrote:
On this note, if you point me toward an
8650 (or any other large
VAX)
I'll happily grab it and run it, at least
periodically, at the Large
Scale Systems Museum. B-)
"Grab" is not a word I would use in the context of
an 8650... :-)
Probably around 500 kilos or so, and a couple of
large cabinets. It
requires 3 phase power, and the power system differs
between US and
European models.
It wouldn't be anywhere near the heaviest computer
here. ;)
Fair enough. I still would not "grab" it. A truck with a
lift is a
requirement. And essentially a flat floor to roll the thing
along.
Yes. Thank you Johnny, but please, I am not new at this.
You might not be. There are others reading this too...
I have plenty of fun and weird stories after playing with this kind
of equipment for more than 30 years...
Johnny
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