DEC Professional 350 - video issue

Ian S. King isking at uw.edu
Sun Apr 12 23:22:12 CDT 2015


The ethernet adapter is a CTI card (not Unibus or Qbus) with an identifying
number of 000042 on its plastic handle.  It's also called a DECNA card, but
since I don't have one I don't know if that's written on it somewhere (i.e.
the solder mask).  Thanks -- Ian

On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 7:38 PM, Paul Anderson <useddec at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Ian,
>
>  Any part numbers?
>
>
> Thanks, Paul
>
> On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 5:19 PM, Ian S. King <isking at uw.edu> wrote:
>
> > I have a Pro 380 - I'd really like to find an ethernet card for it, and
> > maybe some additional memory….
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 9:20 PM, Paul Anderson <useddec at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > I might have a spare board and maybe even a print set. I'll try to
> check
> > > tomorrow.
> > >
> > > I plan on selling all of my DECMATE, PRO350 and PRO 380 systems and
> > parts.
> > > A list member inquired about it several months ago, but never got back
> to
> > > me. Or maybe I dropped the ball...
> > >
> > > Paul
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 2:35 PM, John Ames <commodorejohn at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Back in November I dropped in on a list member's moving giveaway and
> > > > came away with some DEC stuff, among which was a DEC Professional 350
> > > > with keyboard and monitor. As the previous owner informed me, the
> > > > video isn't working; there's no picture on the monitor, but there's
> > > > visible sync lines, and the diagnostic lights on the back of the unit
> > > > indicate an error with the bitmap graphics card. I'm pretty sure it's
> > > > an issue with the card and not the slot, since the error moves with
> > > > the card when I install it in one of the other slots, but I'm not
> sure
> > > > what to look for on the card itself - nothing is socketed, so it's
> not
> > > > chip creep, and the card connector looks to be in good shape.
> > > >
> > > > Does anybody have any advice for diagnosing and repairing this? I'd
> > > > really like to get it working. Failing that, does anybody have a
> spare
> > > > for the video card? (It's DEC part number 54-15138.) I've got a
> > > > Rainbow I'd be willing to trade for a working one (base unit only - I
> > > > don't have the facilities to test it, but according to the owner it
> > > > was in working condition.)
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Ian S. King, MSIS, MSCS, Ph.D. Candidate
> > The Information School <http://ischool.uw.edu>
> >
> > Archivist, Voices From the Rwanda Tribunal <http://tribunalvoices.org>
> > Value Sensitive Design Research Lab <http://vsdesign.org>
> >
> > University of Washington
> >
> > There is an old Vulcan saying: "Only Nixon could go to China."
> >
>



-- 
Ian S. King, MSIS, MSCS, Ph.D. Candidate
The Information School <http://ischool.uw.edu>

Archivist, Voices From the Rwanda Tribunal <http://tribunalvoices.org>
Value Sensitive Design Research Lab <http://vsdesign.org>

University of Washington

There is an old Vulcan saying: "Only Nixon could go to China."


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