> -----Original Message----- > From: cctech [mailto:cctech-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Maciej > W. Rozycki > Sent: 24 April 2016 14:34 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic Posts <cct...@classiccmp.org> > Subject: RE: AlphaStation 200 NVRAM Problem > > On Sat, 23 Apr 2016, Peter Coghlan wrote: > > > (Congratulations on the progress made so far. Maybe there is hope yet > > for my two DEC 3000/600 machines which have similar symptoms.) > > Reminds me to revive my 3000/700, once I get the mechanical issues from > mishandling in shipping sorted out. I hope it hasn't rotted from disuse > -- it was alright, booted OSF/1 even, when I last powered it on ~10 years ago. > I should have done it sooner. Having a physical box I might be able to help > even more, check things, etc. The only difference is the clock rate I believe. >
>From what I read the 3000 is a slightly earlier generation, not sure how close it will be. Sounds like a good idea to get it going anyway. The thing I am struggling with at the moment is getting sys$crmpsc_pfn_64 to work so I can use C to test the NVRAM. I seem to have a problem with the service writing back the address and length, but I don't yet know why. Regards Rob
