On Sat, Jul 30, 2016 at 11:54:03AM -0700, Pete Lancashire wrote:
> Remove the part and set it in a device programmer ?
Well yes :) In theory it's simple. In practice, we'll see. I suppose I
must figure out what the device is, how to program it, find out which
adress to write to, figure out what
Remove the part and set it in a device programmer ?
On Sat, Jul 30, 2016 at 11:35 AM, Pontus Pihlgren
wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 30, 2016 at 01:58:49PM -0400, alexmcwhir...@triadic.us wrote:
> > I know nothing about this machine in particular, but i know a decent
> amount
> > about other unix machines
On 2016-07-30 13:51, Pontus Pihlgren wrote:
Hi
I'm trying to revive and old unix machine. A Concurrent Computer
Corporation series 8000. This seems to be a later version of Masscomp
MC5600/MC5700 which has a manual in bitsavers. The system runs RTU
(which I assumes means Real Time Unix)
On Sat, Jul 30, 2016 at 11:10:43PM +0100, Greg Stark wrote:
> Is there a part number on the nvram? The chips Sun used with the enbedded
> battery were a standard part available from Mouser. Or is there a visible
> battery on the board anywhere?
The alotted time for the hobby is up for this weekend
Is there a part number on the nvram? The chips Sun used with the enbedded
battery were a standard part available from Mouser. Or is there a visible
battery on the board anywhere?
On Sat, Jul 30, 2016 at 01:58:49PM -0400, alexmcwhir...@triadic.us wrote:
> I know nothing about this machine in particular, but i know a decent amount
> about other unix machines of the era. Chances are that the copy of RTU on
> that box is licensed to the serial / id number programmed in nvram. B
Have u tried replacing said dead battery would start there
On Jul 30, 2016 12:51 PM, "Pontus Pihlgren" wrote:
> Hi
>
> I'm trying to revive and old unix machine. A Concurrent Computer
> Corporation series 8000. This seems to be a later version of Masscomp
> MC560
Hi
I'm trying to revive and old unix machine. A Concurrent Computer
Corporation series 8000. This seems to be a later version of Masscomp
MC5600/MC5700 which has a manual in bitsavers. The system runs RTU
(which I assumes means Real Time Unix).
My machine is in great condition and both
