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I finally got the 9595 after being proxyed over (it had to hop around the states a bit).
I'm shocked at the condition... it looks brand new, and there wasn't even any dust inside (fans are all clean). After cleaning the front panel thoroughly, it shines like a fresh Model M.
--> I got this 9595 instead of the upgraded 9585 for $999 because this one has a blue badge, it was WAY cheaper, and I wanted to configure it myself...
MT-32 with breakout interface sitting on top.
The fellow who originally got this said it came from some office. It apparently was used for faxes and telecommunications (it had a sticker on the front from the company who configured it as such). However, it couldn't have possibly been used that much considering there is no dust.
IN FACT, the front LED panel still has the safety tape on it! I'm leaving it on, just because you don't see that very often.
Originally it had a 486 complex (with no cache as IBM seems to hate putting cache on any 486 machine they build). I got the P60 complex in there, with a nice FDIV bugged chip. It has 64 MB of RAM, because I could only source four 8MB SIMM FRUs. I would have got four more, but only four were in stock...
It would be awesome to have 256 MB of RAM in it some day.
Top to bottom: Corvette SCSI, MPU-IMC, SMC NIC, XGA-2.
Anyways, I'll have to get around to putting windows on it some time later next week (as well as reconfiguring the IML with the ADFs for the new cards-- which have tested OK on the model 56). I have spare U320 drives that I can hook up to the corvette when my other cables arrive.
ADFmania.
It's not the quietest computer around (especially with two quantums), but it's not the noisiest either. It's acceptable for what it is...
The 9229 IntelliStation's front bezel comes off in the exact same manner as the 9595....
Front bezel has two little hooks which make the bottom flip out towards you-- and it also has a tool-less HDD caddy, with pieces that snap out just like PS/2s-- although I'd argue that it's even less tool-less than a PS/2...
I just wanted to explain that bit for people who haven't seen a modern IBM before and think that they don't make computers the same way.
I'm shocked at the condition... it looks brand new, and there wasn't even any dust inside (fans are all clean). After cleaning the front panel thoroughly, it shines like a fresh Model M.
--> I got this 9595 instead of the upgraded 9585 for $999 because this one has a blue badge, it was WAY cheaper, and I wanted to configure it myself...
MT-32 with breakout interface sitting on top.
The fellow who originally got this said it came from some office. It apparently was used for faxes and telecommunications (it had a sticker on the front from the company who configured it as such). However, it couldn't have possibly been used that much considering there is no dust.
IN FACT, the front LED panel still has the safety tape on it! I'm leaving it on, just because you don't see that very often.
Originally it had a 486 complex (with no cache as IBM seems to hate putting cache on any 486 machine they build). I got the P60 complex in there, with a nice FDIV bugged chip. It has 64 MB of RAM, because I could only source four 8MB SIMM FRUs. I would have got four more, but only four were in stock...
It would be awesome to have 256 MB of RAM in it some day.
Top to bottom: Corvette SCSI, MPU-IMC, SMC NIC, XGA-2.
Anyways, I'll have to get around to putting windows on it some time later next week (as well as reconfiguring the IML with the ADFs for the new cards-- which have tested OK on the model 56). I have spare U320 drives that I can hook up to the corvette when my other cables arrive.
ADFmania.
It's not the quietest computer around (especially with two quantums), but it's not the noisiest either. It's acceptable for what it is...
The 9229 IntelliStation's front bezel comes off in the exact same manner as the 9595....
Front bezel has two little hooks which make the bottom flip out towards you-- and it also has a tool-less HDD caddy, with pieces that snap out just like PS/2s-- although I'd argue that it's even less tool-less than a PS/2...
I just wanted to explain that bit for people who haven't seen a modern IBM before and think that they don't make computers the same way.