Subject: Re: New guy...
To: NetBSD Bob <nbsdbob@weedcon1.cropsci.ncsu.edu>
From: Lord Isildur <mrfusion@umbar.vaxpower.org>
List: port-vax
Date: 05/25/2001 20:35:20
the VLC's motherboard is small enough for a future project: VAX laptop!
all that's really needed is to build a small power supply, to run from
battery, make some cabling to hook up a 2.5" SCSI drive, and make a VT220
clone with an LCD display and a salvaged laptop keyboard for input, and wire
it to the console line of the vlc board.. make a sufficiently cool enclosure
from aluminum sheet, do the metalwork for the hinges and the mounting of
external orifices, etc, and youve got a VAX for the road! 8-)
isildur
On Fri, 25 May 2001, NetBSD Bob wrote:
> > > > On a related note, I am also picking up a MV2000 at the same time -
> > > > any comments on that machine?
> > >
> > > I dunno much about that, except it is slow, ugly, not full scsi, and
> > > it is useful for formatting mfm drives for MicroVAXen (T 70 does it
> > > from the prom).
> >
> > oh, come now. lunchbox vax is so cute! :)
>
> Yeah, true, but.... a 4000 VLC would make a much nicer teensieweensieVAX.
>
> (:+}}...
>
> Bob
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