🚀 go-pugleaf

    Date: Sat, 5 Jun 1999 18:13 EDT
    From: dworkin@village.org


    I've seen more traffic on this list in the last few days than there's
    previously been since I subscribed four years ago....

    Anyway, as I mentioned in my previous posting, I've got a 3640 with
    Genera 5.something.  The printed documentation's even older.  The 3640
    has what appears to be an ESDI disk, an ethernet port, and the usual
    console bits.  I believe one of the spare systems has a QIC-style tape
    drive, interface and functionality unknown.  I'd really like to update
    to the latest&greatest version of Genera, with a new SCSI disk and
    a tape drive (say, an Exabyte 8200, since I've got several of them).  What
    are my realistic options, what would it cost me, and who all do I need
    to contact?

Sorry, 3640's don't do SCSI.  (There were three different projects to
provide this, two within and one outside of Symbolics but the only one
which was close to a product was the one outside of Symbolics.)

[Actually that isn't quite true; if you got an old Gbus board you could
plug in an old adaptec SCSI controller and write some software.  I actually
did this as a consulting project for Bellcore a long time ago.]

However, you can upgrade the software.  Dave Schmidt, whom I've CCed, should
be able to help you.

    Also, is it possible to extend the console cable to, say, 50 feet?
    I've got a moderately well-appointed machine room, but it's not
    exactly the most comfortable coding environment.  Is there anything
    special about the cable, other than the slightly-odd connectors?

    Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

	    Dworkin