KWILLIAMS@ruby.vcu.edu (01/09/90)
Does anyone have info on the old Pixel computer with the 68000 CPU, and running UNIX as the operating system. running UNIX as the operating system? We have a Pixel as part of an instrumentation set-up (IR spectrophotometer) purchased about 6 years ago from Mattson Instruments, Inc. Two years ago we had a hardware and software upgrade, and it hasn't worked right since. The problem appears to be in the computer. It will work OK for a while, then start to give the error message "Random interrupt type 29 ignored" repeatedly until the console locks up and/or the computer locks up or defaults into DEBUG. No one at Mattson knows anything about this. The Pixel company is no longer in business, and we can't track down anyone who might know what that interrupt is. If anybody has a clue as to what we are seeing or how to track down our problem, please send electronic mail to: INTERNET: KWILLIAMS@RUBY.VCU.EDU BITNET: KWILLIAMS@VCUVAX Please respond to the above, as I do not presently subscribe to this BB. Thanks! Kathleen Williams Biochemistry Dept. Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University P.O. Box 614 MCV Station Richmond, VA 23298-0614