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| From | supervinx <nessuno@libero.it> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.apollo |
| Subject | Re: DN3000 help [Is there anybody out there?] |
| Date | 2012-02-07 11:21 +0000 |
| Organization | C.U. srl News Server |
| Message-ID | <jgr1g2$jid$2@tdi.cu.mi.it> (permalink) |
| References | <jfsukh$k7i$1@tdi.cu.mi.it> <cb45318f-c8aa-4365-b06e-7b9fd62e33d7@t8g2000yqg.googlegroups.com> |
Il Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:08:05 -0800, l-lopez@uiuc.edu ha scritto: > On Jan 26, 7:28 pm, supervinx <ness...@libero.it> wrote: >> Recently I restored two DN3500 (from tapes !) and tried all possible >> netboot and connection through ethernet, because I haven't domain ring >> cables and can't figure out to connect two or more ATR cards :P >> >> Now it's the turn of a DN3000. >> >> I tried three framebuffers, but had the funniest things on the monitor. >> The machine works, since I can connect through serial (removing video >> adapter and keyboard) >> >> It's diskless, so I prepared elsewhere a floppy disk with /sau8, in >> order to quickly reconfigure the DN3000 (calendar, config) >> >> It asked me the MMU type: the card is marked 007965 Rev. 0, so it >> should be an old type (AFAIK) >> >> After the reconfigure, nothing changed. The three framebuffers proved >> to work, on the DN3500. >> >> I put an Apollo 3COM 3C505 and tried >> >> di N 0C707 >> ld N >> and got an error, E >> >> The transceiver on the back signals all OK... >> >> There's some Bus/MB trouble or am I missing something ? DN3500 >> framebuffers don't work on the DN3000? Can't netboot from ethernet on >> th DN3000? >> >> --http://www.supervinx.com/Retrocomputer > > It's been a very long time so I can't help much. The Apollo > network cables were nothing but coax cable. The system had a way of > constantly tuning them for length etc. As far as I am concerned, SR9.7 > was the last good and reliable release. SR10 was generally too big and > contained too much Unix stuff in it. It turned a DN3000 into a piece of > junk. > > Len I was able to find only 10.x tape images, around. I have a 9.something installed in a DN3500 disk, but is a cutdown version. Someone removed a lot of stuff to make room for user data ... -- http://www.supervinx.com/Retrocomputer
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DN3000 help [Is there anybody out there?] supervinx <nessuno@libero.it> - 2012-01-27 01:28 +0000
Re: DN3000 help [Is there anybody out there?] Lothar Paltins <lptmp01@arcor.de> - 2012-01-27 20:32 +0100
Re: DN3000 help [Is there anybody out there?] supervinx <nessuno@libero.it> - 2012-01-27 20:44 +0000
Re: DN3000 help [Is there anybody out there?] Lothar Paltins <lptmp01@arcor.de> - 2012-01-28 18:02 +0100
Re: DN3000 help [Is there anybody out there?] supervinx <nessuno@libero.it> - 2012-01-28 20:10 +0000
Re: DN3000 help [Is there anybody out there?] Jim Rees <jim.rees@rees.org> - 2012-02-05 19:26 -0800
Re: DN3000 help [Is there anybody out there?] supervinx <nessuno@libero.it> - 2012-02-07 11:20 +0000
Re: DN3000 help [Is there anybody out there?] Jim Rees <jim.rees@rees.org> - 2012-02-07 22:06 -0800
Re: DN3000 help [Is there anybody out there?] supervinx <nessuno@libero.it> - 2012-02-08 10:32 +0000
Re: DN3000 help [Is there anybody out there?] "l-lopez@uiuc.edu" <l-lopez@uiuc.edu> - 2012-02-05 10:08 -0800
Re: DN3000 help [Is there anybody out there?] supervinx <nessuno@libero.it> - 2012-02-07 11:21 +0000
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