HECnet September 2013

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by md.benson＠gmail.com

Would I be a mile out if I thought the CPU board was the same board they used in the PWS series Alpha/Pentium systems. They also used 21164s on a slot-in board with a sepsrate backplane board for ISA/PCI? Also anyone got any idea what OSs these run. I know some other DEC flavour industrial machines are restricted and won't run VMS? Sampsa Laine <sampsa at mac.com> wrote: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dec-Digital-Alpha-21164-500-Mhz-PICMG-DMCC-Indust… No bids and it's pretty low priced for now.. sampsa <sampsa at mac.com> mobile +358 40 7208932 -- Mark Benson

10 years, 8 months

Slightly OT - USB serial controllers that work in Linux?

by md.benson＠gmail.com

If you can stand not having advanced handshaking it's very easy to tack a native serial port onto the GPIO connection. It's a better solution IMHO. You will need a TTL to RS232 level shifter and some link wires. Be aware some RS232 level shifters with ports are ALREADY crossed over (mine is) so mak sure you're clear on it. While USB to RS232 adapters are largely fine I've had some nasty quirks using them with SimH. Sampsa Laine <sampsa at mac.com> wrote: So I'm toying with the idea of putting a Raspberry Pi + LCD screen + keyboard into an old Intertec (?) SuperBrain case, for use as a beefed up terminal (basically have it boot Linux, run SIMH and load VMS or something). Any of you guys got a recommendation as to what USB-serial adapter works best in Linux? sampsa <sampsa at mac.com> mobile +358 40 7208932 -- Mark Benson

10 years, 8 months

Slightly OT - USB serial controllers that work in Linux?

by system＠TMESIS.COM

Sampsa Laine <sampsa at mac.com> writes: So I'm toying with the idea of putting a Raspberry Pi + LCD screen + = keyboard into an old Intertec (?) SuperBrain case, for use as a beefed = up terminal (basically have it boot Linux, run SIMH and load VMS or = something). Any of you guys got a recommendation as to what USB-serial adapter works = best in Linux? I have a KeySpan 19HS which works quite well with Linux. I also have an EdgePort/416 which works with both Linux and OpenVMS! EdgePort/416 => http://tinyurl.com/nqa78we -- VAXman- A Bored Certified VMS Kernel Mode Hacker VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)ORG Well I speak to machines with the voice of humanity.

10 years, 8 months

If you're in the US, check this out

by mark＠wickensonline.co.uk

On 10/09/2013 09:39, Sampsa Laine wrote: Yeah, typo, sorry guys. That looks like a nifty system though.. sampsa <sampsa at mac.com> mobile +358 40 7208932 On 10 Sep 2013, at 10:33, Sampsa Laine <sampsa at mac.com> wrote: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dec-Digital-Alpha-21164-500-Mhz-PICMG-DMCC-Indust… No bids and it's pretty low priced for now.. sampsa <sampsa at mac.com> mobile +358 40 7208932 I just bought one ;) The plan being to convert it into a 'briefcase' system... Mark.

10 years, 8 months

If you're in the US, check this out

by sampsa＠mac.com

Yeah, typo, sorry guys. That looks like a nifty system though.. sampsa <sampsa at mac.com> mobile +358 40 7208932 On 10 Sep 2013, at 10:33, Sampsa Laine <sampsa at mac.com> wrote: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dec-Digital-Alpha-21164-500-Mhz-PICMG-DMCC-Indust… No bids and it's pretty low priced for now.. sampsa <sampsa at mac.com> mobile +358 40 7208932

10 years, 8 months

If you're in the US, check this out

by b4＠gewt.net

On Tue, 10 Sep 2013, Sampsa Laine wrote: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dec-Digital-Alpha-21164-500-Mhz-PICMG-DMCC-Indust… No bids and it's pretty low priced for now.. sampsa <sampsa at mac.com> mobile +358 40 7208932 You mean the UK? They don't seem to ship to the US. -- Cory Smelosky http://gewt.net Personal stuff http://gimme-sympathy.org Projects

10 years, 8 months

If you're in the US, check this out

by sampsa＠mac.com

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dec-Digital-Alpha-21164-500-Mhz-PICMG-DMCC-Indust… No bids and it's pretty low priced for now.. sampsa <sampsa at mac.com> mobile +358 40 7208932

10 years, 8 months

Slightly OT - USB serial controllers that work in Linux?

by sampsa＠mac.com

So I'm toying with the idea of putting a Raspberry Pi + LCD screen + keyboard into an old Intertec (?) SuperBrain case, for use as a beefed up terminal (basically have it boot Linux, run SIMH and load VMS or something). Any of you guys got a recommendation as to what USB-serial adapter works best in Linux? sampsa <sampsa at mac.com> mobile +358 40 7208932

10 years, 8 months

VAX-11 software repository

by b4＠gewt.net

On Tue, 10 Sep 2013, G. wrote: Hi all! :) Someone pointed me to http://iamvirtual.ca/VAX11/VAX-11-software.html Is that a known site I wasn't aware of or is it new to you too? I wonder if all those goodies have just surfaced or already available in the wild... G. I wonder if those diag tapes are old enough that I can use them to install VAX/VMS 1.5 using its standalone DSC. -- Cory Smelosky http://gewt.net Personal stuff http://gimme-sympathy.org Projects

10 years, 8 months

VAX-11 software repository

by gerry77＠mail.com

Hi all! :) Someone pointed me to http://iamvirtual.ca/VAX11/VAX-11-software.html Is that a known site I wasn't aware of or is it new to you too? I wonder if all those goodies have just surfaced or already available in the wild... G.

10 years, 8 months

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