Subject: Re: DECsystem 5900
To: Dave McGuire <mcguire@neurotica.com>
From: emanuel stiebler <emu@ecubics.com>
List: port-pmax
Date: 09/12/2000 13:32:00
Dave McGuire wrote:
>
> On September 12, (Erik Bennett) wrote:
> > I just bought a 19" rack. A real nice enclosure, actually, but when I
> > opened it up, it had a DECsystem 5900 in it.
> >
> > I believe it's the R3000 model, and I think it has two 8 meg memory
> > modules in it.
> >
> > Is 16 meg enough to run BSD? Will this unit take the 32 meg modules?
> > I've seen conflicting reports.
>
> 16mb will be tight but it should run.
>
> Mine has 32mb modules in it. Darn cool machine, if you ask me.
What kind of memory do they use ?
Is it something special to the 5900 ?
(probably a stupid question, but i never saw a 5900) ;-)
cheers & thanks