ttam@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Tony Tam) (05/09/91)
I just got a Convergence technology sytem running a UNIX V derivative called CTIX 3.2 from 1985. The system CPU is a 68010 with 2 meg memory 256x1 and a 40 meg hard drive and one 360K floppy. It also has 2 serial ports a printer port and a 464? 'cluster' port. One catch, I did not get the manuals, original (40?) system floppies but, the complete system is installed on the HD Now my problems: 1) I want to back up the complete system (boot track and all) so that if I accidentally crash, burn or kill the hard disk, I can restore the system to another hard disk or the current one. But, I don't even have a clue on how to format the floppy. Any help here is VERY VERY HAPPILY ACCEPTED. 2) I also have a TELERAY terminal but, the system is auto set for VT-100. I have copied a new termcap file from a BSD V (DEC) system with the TELERAY defined. I assumed that I must replace the current termcap with this one (160K long). But, I don't know how to continue from there. I want to have the system prompt for terminal type after the login and be able to set the correct terminal type or if it can not find the terminal type then default to the teletype. 3) The current system has a 40 meg hard drive and a 360k floppy. I want to and a second hard drive and change the floppy to 1.2meg. On the mother board is a socket for another data cable for a hard drive. The hard drive looks like a MFM drive found in IBMPCs. It has similar interface on the edge connectors (one for data and larger for control) I assumed I could just get a controller cable with 2 connection and another data cable then I could hook up the second drive. All I have to do aft that is to find and install a new device driver and move some switches on the motherboard. For the floppy I don't have the faintest idea. I don't think I can just replace the drive. 4) The CPU is a 68010 (I don't know the speed) but, I want to change it to a 68020 or 68030 with the FPU if I can. There must be a generic board to plug on top of the old CPU with the new chips such as in the MAC, ATARI, AMIGA, SUN? I would probably need to change the compiler and assembler to use the new chips. I may have to install some kind of drivers to let the chips function properly with 68010 codes. 5) I have a 2400 and 1200 baud modem (Hayes and ???) and would like to hook it to the system (serial port 1?). I want to both call out and accepting calls from the modem (like a terminal gateway). Does anyone know how to do this? 6) If someone has a similar machine, I need to talk to hat person to find out more about this system and its limitations. Thanks for your time, Alex Davis ttam@cory.berkeley.edu P.S. Does anyone have a set of UNIX manuals that is nolonger needed? Is there an address for the company that makes the CONVERGENCE 6300 or support it in the US. (Better yet California?).