[Info-vax] VAXstation 4000s available on ebay

[Peter 'EPLAN' LANGSTOeGER]

In article <aro1afFcnj2U1 at mid.individual.net>, bill at server1.cs.uofs.edu (Bill Gunshannon) writes:
>In article <kj6c6l$7bf$2 at online.de>, helbig at astro.multiCLOTHESvax.de (Phillip Helbig---undress to reply) writes:
>> In article <kj4rs7$mh1$1 at speranza.aioe.org>, glen herrmannsfeldt <gah at ugcs.caltech.edu> writes: 
>>> Gianluca Bonetti <gl at decadence.it> wrote:
>>>  
>>> > Just wanted to tell you all, that there are some VAXstation 4000 
>>> > for sale on ebay (not my auctions, of course)
>>> 
>>> I notice that no disks are included.
>>> 
>>> Anyone happen to know what kind they need?
>>> 
>>> I will guess the usual 50 pin SCSI disks, but maybe not.
>> 
>> Yes, 50-pin SCSI disks.  You can put a couple inside, or have external 
>> disks.  With SCSI-1, cable length is not as much of a problem.

I think, that VS4090 have SCSI-2, not SCSI-1

>If these are like the 3100 finding the cable itself is.  :-(

No, VS40xx has a different connector to a 31xx. And if you need some
SCSI cables for 31xx, I have more than one somewhere in my basement...

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Peter "EPLAN" LANGSTÖGER
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