Path: csiph.com!aioe.org!2aLiZ1UPxYKSpDbSllPafA.user.gioia.aioe.org.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Mantas" Newsgroups: comp.sys.powerpc.misc Subject: Working with IBM PowerPC 6050 Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2021 13:16:56 +0300 Organization: Aioe.org NNTP Server Lines: 17 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 2aLiZ1UPxYKSpDbSllPafA.user.gioia.aioe.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="utf-8"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: abuse@aioe.org X-Notice: Filtered by postfilter v. 0.9.2 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6157 X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.powerpc.misc:2 Hi, I just bought a localised IBM PowerPC (the sticker says it's model 6050, from 1996). It has Lithuanian company Sigmanta branding, but it's an IBM with model M keyboard (also rebranded and localised version). When I first turned it on, it asked for a floppy disk. I entered console (typed eatabug), tried c: and dir, but the directory was empty. Later it no longer asks for a floppy, but boots from a HDD (I hear it working). It boots to a black screen with green cursor, and nothing happens. Keyboard is not responsive. If I push the power button, the power LED starts blinking, HDD working and some time later it shuts down. I have no experience with PowerPC computers, how do I do something with it, like to see whats in the HDD, boot it to a GUI/command line, etc?