On Wed, 2010-05-05 21:49:58 +0200, Anders Magnusson
<ragge%ludd.ltu.se@localhost> wrote:
> arcarlini%iee.org@localhost wrote:
>> Anders Magnusson [ragge%ludd.ltu.se@localhost] wrote:
>>> I tried to port NetBSD to a 6510 once, but I did never manage ti get
>>> the XMI/BI adapter to work properly,
>>> due to lack of docs.
>> Are the docs not available now? I know manx is down but I do have:
>>
>> XMI BUS Overview Handbook
>> XMI Adapters Handbook
>> VAX 6000: Installing the VAXBI Option
>> VAX 6000 Platform Service Manual
>> VAX 6000 Model 500 Service Manual
>> VAX 6000 Model 500 Mini-Reference
>> DEC STD 057-0 VAXBI Standard
>>
>>
>> They were all available via manx and are probably all available on
>> bitsavers.
>>
> I had much docs for the BI bus but unfortunately nothing on the adapter.
> Maybe it is
> available now, but this was ~10 years ago, and I don't have any 6000's
> around anymore.
> I assume bqt is one of the last persons with real large-scale hardware
> around :-)
Well, I own a 6/320 (with IIRC a spare additional CPU is flying around
somewhere), but no disks. Ethernet is there, so something in terms of
nfs-root might work.
MfG, JBG
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