It's time to start on the Data General stuff I've had forever but not yet restored :) This time much of it has finally made its way into the workshop so perhaps there will be some progress.
Pictures of the initial set of racks to work on are at https://www.flickr.com/photos/131070638@N02 , but there's more DG racks with devices that can be used at both houses. Trying to decide where to start really, and what pieces to use and what to trade off (I'm not really familiar with DG stuff, yet). At the least, I know I don't want/need the large FPS (Floating Point Systems model 100R) box. Anyone have interest in that part? If folks have docs that might help but are private, I'd appreciate a little access or pointers. My initial questions revolve around what boards from the Nova 4, S/130, and S/200 can be interchanged if desired, I'm still trying to decide which cpu to keep and which peripherals. Time to read what docs I have and scrounge up ones that I don't! I know I got keys with these systems, but don't see them anywhere. The 6021/6023 tape drive uses vacuum columns, that will be fun. The TP1 is an awfully cool retro printing terminal. The 5821NT terminal has (by a large margin) the worst screen rot I've ever seen. The 6125 tape drive is in an odd "desktop" stand like I haven't seen before. Let the fun commence. J
