I think this looks like a keeper.

On Mon, 24 Jan 2000, NetBSD Bob wrote:

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> 1.  Backplane --- looks like a full 8 slot backplane.  I did not see
>     any resin filled or otherwise nuked slots, and every slot was
>     taken up with boards.

Could it be that the field circus already came out and "upgraded"
this one?

> 3.  HD was an Imprimis (CDC? or Seagate?) 94196-766.  Some folks have
>     suggested it is a 766 mb ESDI thing?

This is definitely ESDI (see below).  In my opinion, a nice drive.  You
may be able to find a companion cheaply.  Most people are clueless about
what to do with ESDI drives, and end up throwing them away, or selling
them cheaply on E-bay.  I got 3 from our Physics Dept. that they didn't
want any more.

> 
> 4.  Boards:
> 
>    a)  KA630 CPU
> 
>    b)  MS630B VS II video board (mono?)
> 
>    c)  Clearpoint MV2RAM/8 (8mb ram board?)
> 
>    d)  3 each grant continuity cards
> 
>    e)  DiLogic DQ696 HD controller (ESDI?)

You lucked out with the memory and the disk controller.  There are 
some threads earlier this summer both from me and Chuck McManis
on how to get another disk formatted for this controller, how to 
set it up to coexist with a RQDX3, etc.

>    f)  M75456 TK-50 tape controller
> 
>    g)  Viking VIK/QTO SCSI(?) controller (50 pin header thing)

If that's the case, you really lucked out?  Any disks hooked up to 
this?

>    i)  DZQ11  4 line asynchronous i/o board
> 
>    j)  DEQNA ethernet board
> 
> 
> 
> Alas, when I took the boards out for cleaning them up, I was not
> thinking, and did not note the positions of the cards other than
> slot 1 == cpu,  slot 2 == video,  slot 3 == ram.

Bad boy NetBob!

> Can anyone give me a suggested board layout for reinstalling the
> board set correctly?

Several variations may work, I would suggest: cpu, memory, asynchronous
IO (if you want it), ethernet, tape controller, disk controllers, grant
continuity cards as needed.  

> 
> IFF it actually has an esdi controller and a scsi controller, can
> those work correctly with NetBSD?  If so, it may have the potential
> to make a better 5 buckeroo machine that I originally thought.

Both will definitely work with Netbsd!

> So, what NetBSD course of action is reasonable on the old VS II/RC
> beastie?  This week in the surplus pit, I may be able to find its
> companion monitor (VR262?), for a buck or two, and I have some
> feelers out in the department from whence the beastie came, for
> any remaining docs or manuals.

They are slow, but dependable, and nice machines when you have
such golden disk controllers.

Doug