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  • Auction: IBM PS/2 Vintage Computer - Model 95 XP486 - Base Unit Only Po

    From Louis Ohland@21:1/5 to All on Sun Oct 24 10:20:42 2021
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/334192303756

    Anderson, California

    XP486 8595-0KD. Looks to be Spock, Serial card, early 16/4 [DB9 only],
    and XGA [assume].

    "Powers up. Numbers come up on little digital screen. About a minute or
    so in it beeps and screen goes blank. Computer sounds smooth as it runs.
    I have no way of testing further. Case is dirty and dusty. Did not take
    apart. I think case can be cleaned further but did not want to use
    something that would discolor it."

    I'd guess it is misconfigured. Would have to see installed cards and
    complex. Possumble video card is misconfigured, maybe downlevel refdisk.

    If it still has the "K" complex, it might be related to the hardware on
    the complex.

    Not having the ability to run the refdisk and diags, I can't be certain.
    But... it does power up. It displays CP codes.

    My spidey sense hints it will work after being stripped down, then you'd
    have to re-install cards and memory.

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  • From Tomas Slavotinek@21:1/5 to Louis Ohland on Mon Oct 25 00:05:56 2021
    The machine beeping and the LED display going blank after showing some "numbers" (CP codes) sounds like a successful IPL to me...

    I doubt there's anything wrong with it. (aside from the horrendous
    "desktop conversion")

    On 24.10.2021 17:20, Louis Ohland wrote:
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/334192303756

    Anderson, California

    XP486 8595-0KD. Looks to be Spock, Serial card, early 16/4 [DB9 only],
    and XGA [assume].

    "Powers up. Numbers come up on little digital screen. About a minute or
    so in it beeps and screen goes blank. Computer sounds smooth as it runs.
    I have no way of testing further. Case is dirty and dusty. Did not take apart. I think case can be cleaned further but did not want to use
    something that would discolor it."

    I'd guess it is misconfigured. Would have to see installed cards and
    complex. Possumble video card is misconfigured, maybe downlevel refdisk.

    If it still has the "K" complex, it might be related to the hardware on
    the complex.

    Not having the ability to run the refdisk and diags, I can't be certain. But... it does power up. It displays CP codes.

    My spidey sense hints it will work after being stripped down, then you'd
    have to re-install cards and memory.

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  • From camtheman155@yahoo.com@21:1/5 to All on Mon Oct 25 09:52:32 2021
    The stickers on it are the most interesting thing about it. Merill Lynch was using a PS/2 Model 95 486 for a server, I wonder when it was retired or if there is any data on the hard drive(s) if they still work.

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  • From Louis Ohland@21:1/5 to camthe...@yahoo.com on Mon Oct 25 12:00:07 2021
    In the innocent halcyon days of the 90s, folks did things we wouldn't
    today. Although I'm sure some folks still do....

    Maybe. If it's a K, it would need a complex BIOS upgrade on the complex
    to handle >1GB. Unless they used the 320MB? drive as the IML source, and
    added bigger drives after it. Dunno.

    On 10/25/2021 11:52, camthe...@yahoo.com wrote:
    The stickers on it are the most interesting thing about it. Merill Lynch was using a PS/2 Model 95 486 for a server, I wonder when it was retired or if there is any data on the hard drive(s) if they still work.


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  • From Louis Ohland@21:1/5 to Louis Ohland on Mon Oct 25 12:47:30 2021
    Huh, the stock drive -MIGHT- be a 0661-367 [320MB] square drive, Havant?
    The infamous steel marble of death....

    However, if this system was under IBM support, they -MIGHT- have
    upgraded the 320MB to something better. Maybe a 0662?

    https://ardent-tool.com/complex/190-175.txt

    On 10/25/2021 12:00, Louis Ohland wrote:
    In the innocent halcyon days of the 90s, folks did things we wouldn't
    today. Although I'm sure some folks still do....

    Maybe. If it's a K, it would need a complex BIOS upgrade on the complex
    to handle >1GB. Unless they used the 320MB? drive as the IML source, and added bigger drives after it. Dunno.

    On 10/25/2021 11:52, camthe...@yahoo.com wrote:
    The stickers on it are the most interesting thing about it. Merill
    Lynch was using a PS/2 Model 95 486 for a server, I wonder when it was
    retired or if there is any data on the hard drive(s) if they still work.



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