Re: HP 9000/382 Questions

2017-03-19 Thread Gregory Beat via cctalk
Just threw out all of my HP/UX v9 training manuals from that era, last year. Reliable machine for the era when Intel 80386/80486 were the top processors. greg Sent from iPad Air

Re: HP 9000/382 Questions

2017-03-17 Thread Pete Lancashire via cctalk
An update I acquired another 9000/382 with a hard drive. It booting into VUE and eventually found out it is running HP-UX 9.10, As usual no root password. I tried the -\ "hack" while a fsck was taking place and on the 2nd try it dropped me into single user mode. From there the rest was easy http

Re: HP 9000/380 console? software? (was Re: HP 9000/382 Questions)

2016-01-27 Thread Eric Smith
On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 12:10 AM, Rik Bos wrote: > Basic 6.2 is also on the site and can be run from flop. I was only able to find a download for BASIC 6.2 for the "Measurement Coprocessor" for the AT bus, which required its own special version, not compatible with normal Series 200/300.

RE: HP 9000/380 console? software? (was Re: HP 9000/382 Questions)

2016-01-26 Thread Rik Bos
Eric, Basic 6.2 is also on the site and can be run from flop. -Rik -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: "Eric Smith" Verzonden: ‎27-‎1-‎2016 00:27 Aan: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" Onderwerp: Re: HP 9000/380 console? software? (was Re: HP 9000/38

Re: HP 9000/380 console? software? (was Re: HP 9000/382 Questions)

2016-01-26 Thread Eric Smith
On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 3:25 PM, Rik Bos wrote: > The manual says you can't use a terminal on the internal serial port. So only HP-UX can run on a headless machine (no keyboard and monitor)? I guess I'll have to find a VGA-to-3-BNC cable. And I'm not sure whether any of my LCD monitors or projec

Re: HP 9000/380 console? software? (was Re: HP 9000/382 Questions)

2016-01-26 Thread Paul Berger
On 2016-01-26 6:25 PM, Rik Bos wrote: -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] Namens Eric Smith Verzonden: dinsdag 26 januari 2016 11:57 Aan: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Onderwerp: HP 9000/380 console? software? (was Re: HP 9000

RE: HP 9000/380 console? software? (was Re: HP 9000/382 Questions)

2016-01-26 Thread Rik Bos
> -Oorspronkelijk bericht- > Van: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] Namens Eric Smith > Verzonden: dinsdag 26 januari 2016 11:57 > Aan: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > Onderwerp: HP 9000/380 console? software? (was Re: HP 9000/382 Quest

HP 9000/380 console? software? (was Re: HP 9000/382 Questions)

2016-01-26 Thread Eric Smith
I've borrowed an HP 9000/380 from a friend, along with a 9122D floppy drive, but no software. It has an A1416A Color VRX DIO-II "Kathmandu" video interface, but I'm hoping that I can just use the serial port as a console. Does the DE9 serial console use the IBM pinout? Do I have to pull the A1416A

RE: HP 9000/382 Questions

2016-01-26 Thread Christian Corti
On Mon, 25 Jan 2016, Rik Bos wrote: These tapes where used in a number of machine such as 9825, 9831, 9835, 9845, 9915, and 85A&B. There was also at least 1 external tape drive that used these [...] Aagh, I forgot about the HP85 some instrument programs where written for [...] For me, the mo

Re: HP 9000/382 Questions

2016-01-25 Thread Pete Lancashire
> 4951A protocol analyzer My luck, last fall I could of had 4 of them for free. :-) But dont need a drive. I've been asking a few T&M friends and I maybe able to get the test/calibration software in newer formats and in HP Basic. That would eliminate the whole issue. Sounds like time to make a

Re: HP 9000/382 Questions

2016-01-25 Thread Eric Smith
On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 2:54 PM, Paul Berger wrote: > These tapes where used in a number of machine such as 9825, 9831, 9835, > 9845, 9915, and 85A&B. And the HP 9815 desktop calculator, 2644 terminal, 4951A protocol analyzer. Probably other products as well. > There was also at least 1 externa

RE: HP 9000/382 Questions

2016-01-25 Thread Rik Bos
> These tapes where used in a number of machine such as 9825, 9831, 9835, 9845, > 9915, and 85A&B. There was also at least 1 external tape drive that used > these > tapes not to mention DEC made a drive for them as well. > If you hope to recover the data off the tapes you would probably need acc

RE: HP 9000/382 Questions

2016-01-25 Thread Rik Bos
> -Oorspronkelijk bericht- > Van: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] Namens Pete Lancashire > Verzonden: maandag 25 januari 2016 19:55 > Aan: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > Onderwerp: Re: HP 9000/382 Questions > > So sounds like >

Re: HP 9000/382 Questions

2016-01-25 Thread Paul Berger
On 2016-01-25 2:55 PM, Pete Lancashire wrote: So sounds like 1. get a 9825 (or find someone that has one locally) Reason for a 9825 is it is the only one with a tape drive that will read the tapes Is this correct ? 2. prep the tape(s) 3. copy the data from the tape to a 9895A -- any ever do a

Re: HP 9000/382 Questions

2016-01-25 Thread Pete Lancashire
So sounds like 1. get a 9825 (or find someone that has one locally) Reason for a 9825 is it is the only one with a tape drive that will read the tapes Is this correct ? 2. prep the tape(s) 3. copy the data from the tape to a 9895A -- any ever do a emulator ? 4. read the data/run with a 68010 ba

RE: HP 9000/382 Questions

2016-01-25 Thread Rik Bos
> A picture of an example tape > > http://petelancashire.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=5246 > > -pete > Pete, Those are DC100A tapes used in the HP 98X5 series computers. The programs are not compatible with the 9000/300 series. I couldn't see the tape number on the label but I think it's a

Re: HP 9000/382 Questions

2016-01-24 Thread Pete Lancashire
A picture of an example tape http://petelancashire.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=5246 -pete On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 12:59 PM, Rik Bos wrote: > > > > If I read the doc's correctly I only have the medium resolution system > board, pity > > the graphics where not a daughter board. > > > > No pro

RE: HP 9000/382 Questions

2016-01-24 Thread Rik Bos
> If I read the doc's correctly I only have the medium resolution system board, > pity > the graphics where not a daughter board. > > No problem with building a sync separator. > > My goal list to use the thing as a GPIB controller. Have quite a few HP > diagnostics that are on tape (and will

Re: HP 9000/382 Questions

2016-01-24 Thread Pete Lancashire
If I read the doc's correctly I only have the medium resolution system board, pity the graphics where not a daughter board. No problem with building a sync separator. My goal list to use the thing as a GPIB controller. Have quite a few HP diagnostics that are on tape (and will need to get a tape

Re: HP 9000/382 Questions

2016-01-24 Thread Chris Osborn
On Jan 24, 2016, at 4:18 AM, Rik Bos wrote: > The VGA is IIRC SOG (Sync On Green) not all monitors support this. > If you have a HP-IB/GP-IB interface for a PC you can use Ansgars HPDrive to > boot. > It's found at www.hp9845.net . I have an HP 9000/360 and I don't have an HP-HIL keyboard or s

RE: HP 9000/382 Questions

2016-01-24 Thread Rik Bos
> -Oorspronkelijk bericht- > Van: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] Namens Pete Lancashire > Verzonden: zondag 24 januari 2016 5:37 > Aan: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > Onderwerp: Re: HP 9000/382 Questions > > Some pictures of

Re: HP 9000/382 Questions

2016-01-24 Thread Pete Lancashire
Some pictures of the inside of 382 #1 http://petelancashire.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=5159 Sadly no HD to boot I will try to bring home the other two. -pete On Sat, Jan 23, 2016 at 9:42 AM, Glen Slick wrote: > As already mentioned, you should start off looking at > http://www.hpmuseum.n

Re: HP 9000/382 Questions

2016-01-23 Thread Glen Slick
As already mentioned, you should start off looking at http://www.hpmuseum.net for documentation and software for the HP 9000/382 I obtained an .ISO image of the HP-UX 9.0 installation CD-ROM there along with HP BASIC 6.2 images, both stand alone BASIC and BASIC/UX. There are currently no direct do

Re: HP 9000/382 Questions

2016-01-23 Thread Paul Berger
On 2016-01-22 4:52 PM, Pete Lancashire wrote: Hello from a newbie to the list I've just acquired 2 HP 382's with expanders. Have not had the time to look inside them yet. End goal is to set one up as an instrument controller i.e. using the built in GPIB and potentially a 2nd GPIB card. One thi