Subject: Re: It rained another VAX on me... will NetBSD run on it?
To: NetBSD Bob <nbsdbob@weedcon1.cropsci.ncsu.edu>
From: Chuck McManis <cmcmanis@mcmanis.com>
List: port-vax
Date: 05/17/2001 09:36:48
At 11:56 AM 5/17/01 -0400, NetBSD Bob wrote:
>The question is, will that KA660
>cpu and ram work correctly in the BA123 backplane?
Yes it will work fine.
>The problem
>would be in the s-handle plate bits. IFF the cabkit on the BA123
>would do the trick, and I am thinking there is nothing out of the
>ordinary there, then that might be a nice upgrade to that box.
There are KA660 cab kits for the BA123 out there. They consist of three
plates, a CPU console plate, and ethernet (thick and thin) plate, and a
DSSI connector plate. All three plates are wired together and end up in a
single ribbon cable that goes back to the CPU. They aren't real common.
>Anyone know if that would work?
Caveat the cab it, it would work fine.
--Chuck