[SunRescue] [offtopic - RS/6000 available]

Kent Rankin srao at usit.net
Thu Aug 12 22:33:22 CDT 1999


>Keep in mind also that you will need a CDROM drive with IBM firmware in
>order to boot it, if you manage to acquire AIX CD's.  Any CDROM drive can
>be used once the system is operational, but the firmware will only talk to
>IBM CDROMs.  I have a dead one that may be repairable if anyone wants it.
>
>The hard drives are IBM 0661's, mostly but not quite completely SCSI-II.
>Logitech mice will work (IBM mice are/were OEM Logitech), most other
>brands do not.  Keyboards are funky, though RT keyboards (a lot cheaper)
>can be hacked to work.


    If anyone needs them, I've got a pile of IBM RS/6000 keyboards for $20
each.


                                        -Kent Rankin







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