[rescue] Bull Escala T604e
roosmcd at dds.nl
roosmcd at dds.nl
Thu Oct 17 04:07:10 CDT 2002
> 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
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