Subject: Re: Vaxstation/MicroVAX info
To: Allison J Parent <allisonp@world.std.com>
From: David Brownlee <abs@NetBSD.ORG>
List: port-vax
Date: 01/23/1998 21:00:50
> Correction mayflower was supplied in the BA23 box and while the VCB02
> can be put in their as you have power and backplane limits.  Typical
> was either VCB01 (or terminal console) and 4-16mb ram, DHV-11 or DZV11
> and DEQNA.  Over time the systems could and were mangled into many oddball 
> combinations. that could be made to fit without melting the power supply.
> 
	Would it be correct to say the uVaxII was supplied in both
	size cases, while the Vaxstation II was BA23, and the
	Vaxstation II/GPX was in a BA123?

> <VAXstation II/GPX       KA630   0.9 VUP         (Caylith)
> <    Can be made from a MicroVAX II by adding VCB02 (QDSS)
> <    Equivalent to a VAXstation II with a VCB02 instead of a VCB01.
> <    UV2 CPU, Q-bus      
> <*Can run NetBSD.
> 
> The big difference was using the BA123 box with twice the power, up to
> 5 storage trays and a larger backplane.  The common config had /GPX
> (VCB01/2) installed, DHV-11, RQDX3, DEQNA, TK50 and up to two RD54s 
> and a RX50.  If the RX50 was pulled/disconnected you could have up to 
> 4 rd54s. Typical ram was three 4meg cards for 13mb but systems with 16mb 
> were not uncommon using up to three cards.  These are often found with 
> 9/13/16mb of ram.  The larger bus and power supplies made playing mix and 
> match common with this box as it was small and fairly easy to open and 
> work on.
> 
	Many thanks... details noted :)

	How many Q-bus slots were in the BA123? (and BA23 for that matter)

	Would you know what the actual PSU ratings were?

		David