Re: Z50 48MB (Working !!) going free (UK)

[Paul Chakravarti (GMail) <paul.chakravarti%gmail.com@localhost>]

Thanks to Scott Lawrence for pointing out that the system will not  
start unless the battery lock switch is engaged. With this engaged the  
machine starts up fine and appears very much alive.

Having made the offer to the list I will follow through with this so  
the offer is now for a working Z50 !

Regards, Paul



On 17 Nov 2008, at 00:24, Paul Chakravarti (GMail) wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I have an IBM Z50 which has been lying round in the attic for some  
> years - this used to run NetBSD but unfortunately doesn't seem to  
> work any more (device appears to charge but there is no response  
> when I push the power button) and I am now getting rid of it.
>
> Before I throw it away I thought I would check whether any NetBSD  
> users were interested in this either to try to resuscitate or use  
> for parts - it has
>
> - 48MB memory (16MB + 32MB upgrade)
> - Regular + Extended Life batteries
> - Serial cable
> - Power supply
> - A few PCMCIA cards (Etherlink III, 56K modem, Linksys Instant  
> Wireless)
>
> I have no idea of any of the above (particularly the memory update)  
> still works.
>
> I am happy to let anyone on the list have this for free (I will  
> cover the shipping within UK) on the understanding that it (or bits  
> of it) ends up running NetBSD again.
>
> If there is a lot of interest I will make an arbitrary decision  
> based on how compelling the request is.
>
> I am not subscribed to the list so please email me directly.
>
> Regards, Paul