HP Integral : running !

[Tony Duell]

> 
> So i got my newest toy, a HP Integral running. Problem turned out to be 
> cold solder joint at the Powerok signal. Strangely enough the current 
> carrying pins nearby were OK.
> Thanks to Tony and Joe for the pointers...
> A mechanical problem with the floppy will be sorted later.

FWIW, I've worked on a lot of these floppy drives, including rebuilding 
the speindle brearings and replacing heads, so I can almost certainly 
talk you through any repairs.


> 
> First impressions : this thing badly needs a harddisk....

Agreed.  I use an HP9133H plugged into the HPIB port. I think other HP 
drive boxes work. 

> Second : if this is HPUX 5.0, what must HPUX 1.0 have been....
> 
> Of course i do no have software and manuals. Am i wrong to believe that 

There's a web site with some free software available...

> the system is only really usable with a harddisk, or am i overlooking 
> something ?

No, they really should have made a hard disk, and a serial port, standard...

-tony