[rescue] Bull Escala T604e

[roosmcd at dds.nl]

> Finaly I got it working... (PSU is picky, seller messed up RAM
> config...)
> It is a nice desk side box, 1/4 GB DIMM RAM, dual PPC 604e 360 MHz, two
> 64 bit PCI busses, dual 100BaseT Ethernet, three UW SCSI busses, six
> (empty) hot swap SCA drive bays, CDROM. All for 175,-EUR (ca. US$ 175).

 Hmm, is that the machine on eBay.de that I forgot to bid on? :) 
 
> Now I need an OS.
> Linux - no go. Crashes with fatal panic, but who cares about penguins?

 Should work; never tried though. No need :)

> Does anyone have any experience with this machine type?

 I have a MT604-100, 100MHz from Motorola. It's a very neat machine.

> Do I need a special Bull version of AIX?

 Yes, you need a special version. However since (all?) Bull machines are re-
badged Motorola machine (or the other way round; it's been a while since i got 
mine), you can also use the Motorola CD's. I have a set 4.1.3, but I've got no 
idea if it supports such a recent machine as yours.. I think you could also get 
new OS cd's by calling Bull and giving them your machine number, but I'm not 
too sure about that.

> 
> MacOS 9.x? 8-)  You could always try it...

 Yes, this is supposedly possible. I've never tried it, but there should be a 
version of MacOS which doesn't require an Apple ROM. This version should run on 
my Powerstack machine; but maybe your machine is too new for this version to 
support all the devices and processors.

 greetings,
   Michiel