Sounds good, your reply and Glen's kicked me into remember I have somewhere a couple of the serial cables and DB25 adapters, just have to remember from around 15 years ago where they are.
-pete On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 9:36 AM, william degnan <billdeg...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 11:36 PM, Glen Slick <glen.sl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 7:45 PM, Pete Lancashire > > <p...@petelancashire.com> wrote: > > > Won the guy on the big auction site, put the minimum bid down and $50 > > later > > > it showed up on the doorstop. > > > > > > http://petelancashire.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=6027 > > > > > > Sorry for the bad photo's but the sun was going down fast. > > > > > > Been trying to find the display interface specs, pinout, freqs, etc. > but > > so > > > far have been overwhelmed with just about everything else. > > > > > > Other things I guess I'll need are > > > > > > Also what keyboard should I be looking for ? > > > > > > What options do I have for an O/S ? > > > > > > The last time I logged into a VAX was one of many 11/780s the company I > > > worked for was like 198? something. > > > > A VAXstation 3100 series GPX (VS40X-PA) controller is supposed to have > > a resolution of 1024 by 864 at 60Hz while the SPX (WS01X-GA) > > controller is supposed to have a resolution of 1280 by 1024 at 66 Hz. > > > > The color video cable 15-pin D-shell to 3-BNC cable for the SPX is the > > BC23J-03. > > > > The keyboard is the common LK201. > > > > I installed OpenVMS 7.3 on my VAXstation 3100 M76 SPX. > > > > > If you don't have the correct monitor for xwindow for now that may not > matter yet anyway. First you need to get into the serial console to set up > the system, reset the password, etc. I have a 3100 I recently got up and > running, the thread is on my web site if any of this info will be useful to > you. > > My battery is still good, but you also will want to replace the battery if > the system asks you to set the time on each cold boot. > > My microvax3100 has only serial console display. > -- > @ BillDeg: > Web: vintagecomputer.net > Twitter: @billdeg <https://twitter.com/billdeg> > Youtube: @billdeg <https://www.youtube.com/user/billdeg> > Unauthorized Bio <http://www.vintagecomputer.net/readme.cfm> > >
