Subject: What monitors work on 5000/200 box?
To: None <port-pmax@netbsd.org>
From: NetBSD Bob <nbsdbob@weedcon1.cropsci.ncsu.edu>
List: port-pmax
Date: 01/02/2000 14:03:59
Over the holidays I did some playing on my stock of 3 5000/200 boxes, and
managed to get one box up with enough parts to bring it up on a vt100
serial monitor.  But, I was wondering, what specific cards and monitors
work together on the 5000/200 boxes?  I have several of the older DEC
3 bnc monitors and a VRC-16 color and a VRC-17 mono monitor.  I have one
card for a 5000 crate (PMAG(?)) with a w3 connector.  So, before I go on
a wild goose chase making meself a millenium hernia lifting the old tubes
into place, can anyone suggest a reasonable combination of monitor number
or monitor specs that should work with the PMAG(?) card?  Also, are there
any particular jumper settings or nvram settings to be twiddled anywhere?
I could only find two header blocks on the 5000/200 motherboard, so I
am not expecting jumpers to be twiddled.  Also, anyone have a command
table of the rom commands for the 5000/200 class machines, or any other
data that would be worthwhile to know?  The ? command is a little cryptic.
How close is the rom to the 5000/25 class machines, rom commandwise?
Finally, what is the largest size boot HD that will work in the 5000/200
series machines on Ultrix 4.2 or NetBSD?

Thanks all, and happy new year!

Bob