The bittersweet tale of the 9406-170
I recently recovered an AS/400 9406-170 with an expansion chassis I got for scrap value: the seller advertised it as “barely functioning, can’t find VGA port...
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Booting NetBSD/VAX 1.5.3 from network on a MicroVAX 3300
Since I’ve owned my MicroVAX, it’s always had some kind of problem with its peripherals: someone had left the tape in the TK50 for years and it was completel...
Core Transfer
“To initiate a core transfer, please deposit substitute core in receptacle.” ―Aperture Science Announcement System The AS/400 is a weird platform: it...
Analyzing the various Linux system logs
Yesterday I’ve been asked by a friend who is currently working on an autonomous driving platform, running ROS on Ubuntu Linux, how to understand what caused ...
Installing and configuring Solaris 10/09 on an HP/Compaq nc6000
Last year I saved two HP/Compaq nc6000 from the workplace’s junk box: they are nice little systems equipped with a Centrino/Pentium M processor, up to 2GB of...