Subject: Re: data sheets for 5000/200
To: Stefan Huhn <stefan.huhn@epost.de>
From: Lord Isildur <mrfusion@umbar.vaxpower.org>
List: port-pmax
Date: 07/12/2001 11:12:52
there is the classic postscript file which afaik is still on
ftp.digital.com (or was it on gatekeeper?) which has a lot of specs on the
machine. if you cant find it, i have a copy i can send you.
its a nice machine. i still run decstations a lot these days. the '200 is
a great workhorse. Make sure you keep it from clogging with dust! these
bad boys will cook themselves if they dont get cooling. (i had that happen
to one i had sitting more or less unattended for months at a time, in a
dusty place. the interior was a solid block of dust, and the machine
died. :( ) if you find a nice dec monitor and a good grafix card,
these make fine X workstations. though, the X server in netbsd is a
little slow, and the ultrix X server, while only x11R5 , is really fast.
otherwise, you an run it from the serial console, which is also cool.
happy hacking!
isildur
On Wed, 11 Jul 2001, Stefan Huhn wrote:
> hi all,
>
> i just got an old 5000/200 and i'm especially looking for detailed info
> about the stuff inside it.
> so far i know cpu-type / speed, memory, etc, but it would be nice to
> have all the technical specifications.
> it would also be nice to have some benchmark values, especially data
> transfer rates to memory / disks.
>
> possibly someone of you knows a webpage or something...
>
> hope to hear from you soon,
> --
> so far, stefan
>
>