[comp.unix.i386] UNISYS 6000/50, Brain dump please

jbm@uncle.UUCP (John B. Milton) (11/22/89)

Just got a new job, we have a UNISYS 6000/50. It is a base configuration.
I have a bunch of "start up" questions:

 1. Any third party availability of "MBUS" memory boards? What other machines
    are using MBUS?
 2. The 170M SCSI drive is a Micropolis 1375, the 380M they sell is a 1578,
    Can any SCSI hard drive be used with the proper /usr/lib/iv file?
 3. Am I stuck with the Unisys Ethernet board, or are others usable?
 4. Is installation of a 3.5" floppy as easy as it looks?
 5. Where can I get a ksh.
 6. CTIX/386 seems to be a modified Microport, is that correct?
 7. Anything to watch out for with Merge/386 (video, remote, etc.)
 8. Why doesn't DEL seem to work as an interrupt character?
 9. Why do I get a "driver not configured" error when I try to use sxt and shl?
10. Do you recommend installing a video card for use as the system console?
11. Is MAPPER as bad as it seems?
12. When networking to PCs, what software works on the PC end of things? Mac?

That should be a start. I would like to get into regular communication with
other 6000/50 user so we can share PD ports and such.

John
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jon@mitisft.Convergent.COM (Jon Bork) (11/30/89)

In article <608@uncle.UUCP>, jbm@uncle.UUCP (John B. Milton) writes:
> Just got a new job, we have a UNISYS 6000/50. It is a base configuration.
> I have a bunch of "start up" questions:
> 
>  1. Any third party availability of "MBUS" memory boards? What other machines
>     are using MBUS?

No, not today. The only boards I know of are the MBUS memory cards. The 
U6000/50, 51, 60 are the only systems which use this bus that I know of.
The design concept was to off-load the PC-AT bus so that boards remaining
on the AT bus could fly.

>  2. The 170M SCSI drive is a Micropolis 1375, the 380M they sell is a 1578,
>     Can any SCSI hard drive be used with the proper /usr/lib/iv file?

Yes, from a SCSI point of view. However, your support agreement probably goes
out the window. Drive qualification still involves a great deal of testing
for MTBF and reliability.

>  3. Am I stuck with the Unisys Ethernet board, or are others usable?

Any PC AT ethernet card is installable.

>  5. Where can I get a ksh.

Any ksh compiled on a 386 should work.

>  6. CTIX/386 seems to be a modified Microport, is that correct?

No, CTIX/386 is based on the AT&T System V/386 port with device driver,
file system and command enhancements. The UNIX PC product that was produced
for AT&T by Convergent has a similar O/S, as does the S/Series 68000
systems.



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