Re: DEC 3000 model 400 memory

2016-10-05 Thread Cody Swanson
> Assuming this DEC 3000 is the model with the memory daughter boards > populated with endless rows of (expensive and hard to find) proprietary > 100 pin SIMMs,yes I have some extra memory and daughter boards. > > Though wikipedia tells me that the 400 model only has two such daughter > boards, fo

Re: DEC 3000 model 400 memory

2016-10-05 Thread Cody Swanson
> > Someone in France was offering some on Nekochan recently. > Thanks Rob, I'll have a look. It's been a while since I've visited Nekochan (my SGI's are looking rather dusty).

DEC 3000 model 400 memory

2016-10-04 Thread Cody Swanson
A generous list member gifted me a DEC 3000 model 400 early alpha system. This is my first alpha and I'm excited to play around with VMS and Tru64 however he warned me that it was having some memory issues when he retired it several years ago. It does indeed appear to have some bad ram. I'm wond

Re: SCSI2SD for 50 pin - was Re: Macintosh Quadra 840AV

2016-06-01 Thread Cody Swanson
AV On 2016-06-01 12:11 PM, Cody Swanson wrote: > I managed to pick up a Mac Quadra 840AV yesterday ... > > What is everyone doing for replacement 50 pin SCSI drives in their > 90's hardware? Is there a reasonably priced flash based replacement > yet? I remember looking into it

Macintosh Quadra 840AV

2016-06-01 Thread Cody Swanson
I managed to pick up a Mac Quadra 840AV yesterday with an apple VGA monitor and Laser Writer II printer for $60 CAD (approximately $5 USD :-) off the local classifieds site. The pram battery had leaked pretty badly but seemed to only drip onto the internal RF shielding. After I cleaned everythin