VAX-11/730

[Christian R. Fandt]

Upon the date 22:44 19-04-05, Ethan Dicks said something like:
>On 4/19/05, Tony Duell <ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> > The 11/730 CPU... normal configurations seem to be :
                --snip--
> > I am _still_ looking for the CPU board printset... I don't think it's on
> > bitsavers.
>
>Hmm... I had no idea.  I have a several-inch-thick stack of prints for
>the 11/730-Z (the configuration we've been discussing)... I know it
>covers cable runs (which are quite intricate in that box), and it
>_may_ have CPU board prints; I'll have to check.

Ohhhh, I would like a copy of any 11/730 docs you may find!

The only things on bitsavers is a field maint printset for the assembly of 
a variant of the 730 called the Config. Pkg 76. Has a few useful bits in 
there on the mechanicals and cable connections but no schemas or suchlike. 
Also there is a 107 page Installation Guide which has a bunch of useful 
general info including a list of documentation relative to the 11/730 found 
on page 1-4.

My machine is the 11/730 SBB pictured on page 1-3. Lacking is an available 
mass storage cabinet but I would like to shortcut the system size and find 
a small hard disk to mount internally and an appropriate controller board 
(not SCSI - I cannot afford another mortgage on this house:-\ ) which would 
allow me to run VMS 5.5 that I have on hand or at least whichever one of 
the *BSD versions that have been ported to the 730.

Mounting a 5 1/4" or even a 3 1/2" hard disk inside the cabinet (or even 
the BA-11 itself) would be just ducky since there is very little room to 
spare around this house. Who's been thinking further on an IDE/Unibus 
interface over the past couple of months?? Qbus too?

Regards,  Chris F.

NNNN


Christian Fandt,    Electronic/Electrical Historian
Jamestown, NY  USA      cfandt at netsync.net
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