[rescue] IBM 6611-170

[Steve Sandau]

I'm interested in some of this, too. I have a 6611 (intact, with HDD,
token ring card, built-in ethernet, etc). It boots, runs, etc. The only
thing I *don't* have is the root p/w. Bummer. I also don't have another
AIX box to mount the drive on and edit the p/w file. I also can't see
that any of the Unix boxes I *do* have (Solaris 7, 8, SunOS 4.0.3, Linux
2.2, FreeBSD 4.3, HP-UX 10.20, SCO Unix) will mount an AIX drive.

I also have a (hosed, I think) 7011-250 that was the original purchase
and object to get running... It complains of a SCSI error every time an
internal drive is hooked up I think... It was pretty beat up when I
bought it off eBay. Seller felt bad when I gently complained and sent me
this 6611 gratis! Pretty nice.

So, Dave, I'd gladly part with this (I can't do much with it as is
except hold onto it hoping to get access to some machine that'll mount
the drive) if I can find some way to get a working RS600 of some *other*
type. You can send me a private email if you're interested or wqant more
details on this thing.

> 
> let me inventory the cards and ram, it does not have a hd. The scsi card,
> and what looks to be a ethernet (token ring?) card are in place. 3 others
> are in the slots, I do not recognize the interfaces. I will get part numbers
> to you.
> 
> > I rescued a 6611-170, When I first looked at I found a sticker inside that
> > said 7013-580, this would make it a rs6000 of some kind. After getting it
> > home and looking carefully it turns out to be 6611-170.
> >
> > Is this a rs6000 with specialized cards? The IBM docs call it a
> > communications controller. The description sounds like it's a router.
> >
> > Can this beastie be used for anything other than a router?
> 
>   This is a very rare machine that was specially configured to be used
> as a router on the original ANS NSFnet backbone.  Please please PLEASE
> do not recycle it or part it out.  A lot of my personal history is
> tied up in a machine just like that one...I would very much like to
> get ahold of it if you'd be willing to part with it.
> 

-- 
Steve Sandau
IS Technician, TMA Bath, Maine
ssandau at bath.tmac.com