lenny@icus.UUCP (Lenny Tropiano) (06/04/88)
In article <112@pcid.UUCP> mark@pcid.UUCP (mark hilliard) writes: |>In article <4912@ihlpf.ATT.COM> gmark@ihlpf.ATT.COM (Stewart) writes: |>>given out? If it can't, why are you mentioning it? Is it that we |>>can obtain this, but not details on how to do the procedure |>>ourselves? Do you mean you developed this upgrade? If it's |>>secret, why should we be bothered with this on the net? Anyway, |>>fill me in, if I'm the only one who doesn't understand your |>>comment. Thanks. |> |>Yes, it can be given out, no Lenny did not develop it. It was developed |>by Convergent. I have it, (gizzmo at 190meg), and you can have it too. I |>have a spare chip (programmed), but no way to copy it. I am currently |>lookin into getting it copied. |> |>Come on people, let's get together on this and find a way to distribute |>this upgrade! Well since I am pretty much convinced that it can't hurt giving out the upgrade (its only you who is taking total responsibility for any changes you make and warrantees you break) I am going to try to make the upgrade instructions available. Since the AT&T UNIX pc and the Convergent S/50 is *OFFICIALLY* a dead product line, I can't see why anyone would have gripes on giving out these instructions. The instructions consist of 8 photocopies. WARNING: The copies are probably at least 4th generation by now and they are not the best, but they are certainly readable and workable. The important part of the upgrade are the first two pages. The first one explaining the actually instructions for installing the 16R4 PAL, capacitor and the 9 jumpers. The second page explains the equations that need to be programmed into a PAL16R4A (which I don't have the facilities to make and/or distribute). All I can give are the instructions, you'll have to make arrangements to get the PAL programmed. Please send US mailing address, and $2.50 to cover the shipping, photocoping and handling charges to: Lenny Tropiano ICUS Computer Group AT&T UNIX pc - FIELD UPGRADE P5.1 PO Box 1 Islip Terrace, New York 11752 Please allow 4 to 6 weeks for delivery (I hope not to take that long, but if I get swamped with responses it might take a little longer). DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY MODIFICATIONS YOU MAKE WITH THE FIELD UPGRADE P5.1. AFTER DOING THIS UPGRADE YOU ARE TOTALLY LIABLE FOR ANY HARDWARE FAILURE AS AT&T WILL NOT COVER THE MACHINE IF YOU MODIFY ANY PART OF THE MACHINE. I DO GUARANTEE THAT THESE DIRECTIONS WILL ALLOW YOU TO FORMAT FIX DISKS UP TO 16 HEADS IF PERFORMED CORRECTLY. You understand that AT&T, ICUS Computer Group, Lenny Tropiano and agents make NO warranties, expressed or implied, and specifically disclaim any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. -Lenny -- US MAIL : Lenny Tropiano, ICUS Computer Group IIIII CCC U U SSS PO Box 1 I C U U S Islip Terrace, New York 11752 I C U U SS PHONE : (516) 968-8576 [H] (516) 582-5525 [W] I C U U S TELEX : 154232428 [ICUS] IIIII CCC UUU SSS AT&T MAIL: ...attmail!icus!lenny UUCP : ...{mtune, ihnp4, boulder, talcott, sbcs, bc-cis}!icus!lenny