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I suppose I should provide the next update with in regards to getting GODS working on the MPU-IMC.
After talking with two people regarding the subject, I have deducted the following:
#1 GODS does not require IRQ 2/9, so whatever issue GODS has with the MPU-IMC (it works with an LAPC-I on IRQ7 just fine)
#2 GODS doesn't work with a MIF-IPA-A either
My next plan of action is jumpering the MPU-IMC to IRQ 5 (IRQ 9 will cause the machine to hang when it tries to access the MPU-IMC for obvious reasons). Then I will try redoing the IMC deploy, and if that still doesn't work, I may try windows 98. Since that's what my colleague used for testing on the LAPC-I. Also windows 95 is getting irritating with its random freezing whenever I shut down or restart. Only happens 20% of the time.
No, I didn't spend a grand on it. The computer was $200. The most expensive part of the computer was the MPU-IMC which was $300. At least it was new with the box etc. The one that is for $999 is still on ebay (it's an 8595 and doesn't have the blue badge that I wanted).
I did however spend a lot on the NIB keyboard that is now attached to it:
Oh well. Lesson learned.
Setting up a 9595 isn't all too difficult once you have it all figured out. This project actually maximized everything I knew about hardware, SCSI, and old operating systems. I love typing stuff in DOS... it's so efficient and fast. One downside is that when I switch over to using modern computers I get frustrated with how [slow] they are. Gone are the instantaneous text interfaces.
After talking with two people regarding the subject, I have deducted the following:
#1 GODS does not require IRQ 2/9, so whatever issue GODS has with the MPU-IMC (it works with an LAPC-I on IRQ7 just fine)
#2 GODS doesn't work with a MIF-IPA-A either
My next plan of action is jumpering the MPU-IMC to IRQ 5 (IRQ 9 will cause the machine to hang when it tries to access the MPU-IMC for obvious reasons). Then I will try redoing the IMC deploy, and if that still doesn't work, I may try windows 98. Since that's what my colleague used for testing on the LAPC-I. Also windows 95 is getting irritating with its random freezing whenever I shut down or restart. Only happens 20% of the time.
Nice thread... As a 9595 owner, I definitely appreciate this particular piece of hardware, and I'm DEFINITELY drooling over that 5.25" adapter that you have!Curious though - you really dropped a grand on this thing? (and yes, it is in GORGEOUS shape!)
I lucked into mine 9595-ONT: 2 available in the seller's possession (identical configurations and shape from the pictures). $50 BIN and $50 ship... I was all over it (this was about 18 months ago). Mine had been used though - alot. It was full of dust bunnies, though thankfully, the foam around the fan and internals was and is still in great shape. It was only missing 1 hard drive cage, and had 5 other SCSI drives connected (2 of which were bad; recovering the data off of them proved impossible). I never did get it fully running how I would like (got too side-tracked with other projects), but I don't see myself getting rid of that machine.
I should also note that I'm totally jealous that yours has keys with it, too
No, I didn't spend a grand on it. The computer was $200. The most expensive part of the computer was the MPU-IMC which was $300. At least it was new with the box etc. The one that is for $999 is still on ebay (it's an 8595 and doesn't have the blue badge that I wanted).
I did however spend a lot on the NIB keyboard that is now attached to it:
Oh well. Lesson learned.
Setting up a 9595 isn't all too difficult once you have it all figured out. This project actually maximized everything I knew about hardware, SCSI, and old operating systems. I love typing stuff in DOS... it's so efficient and fast. One downside is that when I switch over to using modern computers I get frustrated with how [slow] they are. Gone are the instantaneous text interfaces.
The seller didn't ship to Canada actually; it had to be proxied over. And apparently the thing was so huge, it was the maximum size allowed by the USPS when shipping it here.
