[rescue] is this the 'good' one ? (DECServer 700)

[Eric Dittman]

> > DEC DECSERVER 700 - M/N: DSRVW-YC
> > 
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2066952058
> >                                                                                           
> >                 Dec Decserver 700 
> >                       M/N: DSRVW-YC, rev. A01 
> >                       S/N: AS31209890 
> >                 with: 
> >                       16-port 
> >                       ethernet RJ45 /AUI ports 
> >                 no manual, no accessories, as shown 
> >                 used, guaranteed working at arrival
> 
> It's not the best one (it's discontinued due to EOL of internal
> components), but it does have the ability to use a PCMCIA FLASH card,
> and has a built-in AC power supply, and with enough internal RAM it will
> run a decently new version of the firmware.  It would certainly make a
> good console terminal server.  They sell upwards of $200-$300 or more,
> used, from resellers, which is of course way too much, but that's what
> people will pay when they have to or don't know any better I guess.
> 
> 	http://www.dnpg.com/dr/hubs/servers/manuals/

I have a few DSRVW-YC, and I can state with certainty they can
*NOT* use a PCMCIA FLASH card.  There is no socket.  The model
equivalent to the -YC with the FLASH card socket is the -ZC.
There are other, newer models with FLASH card sockets, but the
16-port DECserver 700s usually seen on eBay are either -YC or
-ZC.  The -YC servers go for a lot less than the -ZC, so if
you see a -ZC with a low BuyItNow price grab it.
-- 
Eric Dittman
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