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| 7424.1 | LP Utilities diskette, probably the correct version now. | SUTRA::16.36.3.63::Bats | Speeding, speeding, I'm always speeding | Tue Apr 29 1997 12:16 | 12 |
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Steve,
I did some research to our LP archives and found another LP setup diskette.
I zipped it to \\sutra.vbo.dec.com\systems\lp\lpmtutl2.zip
I've got no LP systems alive here (either in the stock rooms, or canabalized)
so I'm not sure if this one solves the problem.
Can you get this customer to tries this version?
If it is the correct one, I'll forward it to Bill so the real BBS can be updated.
Pjotrr
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| 7424.2 | wrapped to <80 columns - Thanks Pjotrr, I'll watch outcome. | TARKIN::LIN | Bill Lin | Tue Apr 29 1997 13:03 | 21 |
| <<< Note 7424.1 by SUTRA::16.36.3.63::Bats
"Speeding, speeding, I'm always speeding" >>>
-< LP Utilities diskette, probably the correct version now. >-
Steve,
I did some research to our LP archives and found another LP setup diskette.
I zipped it to \\sutra.vbo.dec.com\systems\lp\lpmtutl2.zip
I've got no LP systems alive here (either in the stock rooms, or
canabalized) so I'm not sure if this one solves the problem.
Can you get this customer to tries this version?
If it is the correct one, I'll forward it to Bill so the real BBS can be
updated.
Pjotrr
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| 7424.3 | | QUARK::LIONEL | Free advice is worth every cent | Tue Apr 29 1997 16:57 | 3 |
| I'll send it to the customer and let you know what happens. Thanks.
Steve
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| 7424.4 | | QUARK::LIONEL | Free advice is worth every cent | Wed Apr 30 1997 14:45 | 10 |
| The customer thanks us for adding to his collection of "demo" setup utilities,
but says that he has more than he needs at present, and would appreciate a
"real" one.
BTW, you don't need a 433LP to determine which version utility you have - just
run it on any PC, and you'll see in the opening screen whether or not it's
a demo (the demo version says so.) You can even run it from a DOS window under
Windows (for the purpose of identification.)
Steve
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| 7424.5 | | TARKIN::LIN | Bill Lin | Wed Apr 30 1997 14:54 | 10 |
| re: .4 by QUARK::LIONEL
>> customer thanks us for adding to his collection of "demo" setup
>> utilities,
That's too bad... I don't know these machines all that well. Didn't
it have a ROM-based setup like the other, later machines? I guess if
the customer is desperate, we can suggest some shareware/freeware ones.
/Bill
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| 7424.6 | ftp site. | PCBUOA::WHITEC | Parrot_Trooper | Wed Apr 30 1997 15:33 | 7 |
| anyone try ftp://winnah.mro.dec.com
that used to be the site for all this support when pc's were a novelty
in digital.
chet
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| 7424.7 | | QUARK::LIONEL | Free advice is worth every cent | Wed Apr 30 1997 15:43 | 6 |
| No, it didn't have ROM-based setup.
Is there anyone out there with an LP 433 who has a "real" setup disk they'd
be willing to let be copied?
Steve
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| 7424.8 | | TUXEDO::WRAY | John Wray, Distributed Processing Engineering | Wed Apr 30 1997 16:05 | 5 |
| Isn't the LP the Tiger II (same as the MT series, but with only 3 ISA
expansion slots on a short riser)? That model does have a ROM-based
setup (at least, my 425sxLP did).
John
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| 7424.9 | | QUARK::LIONEL | Free advice is worth every cent | Wed Apr 30 1997 18:15 | 4 |
| I think it was the LP+ series that had the BIOS setup - the LP doesn't seem
to.
Steve
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| 7424.10 | | TUXEDO::WRAY | John Wray, Distributed Processing Engineering | Thu May 01 1997 13:34 | 15 |
| I think "LP" refers to more than one line, then. My DECpcLP (no "+")
definitely had a Phoenix BIOS with 2-page setup in ROM. The "demo"
setup you referred to had "lpmt" in its name, and both the DECpc LP and
MT lines were based on the same Tiger II design, and wouldn't need a
real setup utility.
I think there was another "LP" line available in Europe (perhaps built
by Olivetti) - is this what the customer has?
There were also some of the very old Tandy DECstation line that had a
"LP" designation (I still have a DECstation 212LP putting in sterling
service as a print-server). But if the customer's machine says "DECpc"
rather than "DECstation", then it's not one of these.
John
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| 7424.11 | wag | KEIKI::WHITE | | Thu May 01 1997 18:42 | 14 |
|
I have seen references to a BIOS setup disable inside the BIOS
itself for some machines from this era. Is it possible that the
capability to enter CMOS setup has been disabled and we don't
have the setup utility to reenable this capability?
Possibly discharging the CMOS battery using J3, if this
is a tiger II would re-enable the setup function.
Bill
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| 7424.12 | | EMIL::KANDER | It's never too late to give up. | Tue May 06 1997 07:10 | 7 |
|
I have a bunch of old 'olivetti' setup floppies, none tahts labeled
425 lp though... If you give me the the PN in the back of the macine
I'll se what I can come up with.
Regars,
Ola
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| 7424.13 | | QUARK::LIONEL | Free advice is worth every cent | Tue May 06 1997 15:13 | 3 |
| PC678-B3
Steve
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| 7424.14 | I have it ! | EMIL::KANDER | It's never too late to give up. | Wed May 07 1997 07:54 | 10 |
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I have placed a file called pc433425.img on
EMIL::USER$SRC:[KANDER.PUBLIC.MISC] , It's an image of the
setup floppy for decpc 425 and decpc 433. (BA313 and BA315
mother boards...) Use dosimage.exe to restore it to a floppy.
I use this disk quite often so I'm sure it's no demo version ;-)
Ola
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| 7424.15 | | QUARK::LIONEL | Free advice is worth every cent | Wed May 07 1997 15:40 | 3 |
| Thanks, I'll pass that along to the customer and we'll see how it goes...
Steve
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| 7424.16 | | QUARK::LIONEL | Free advice is worth every cent | Fri May 09 1997 15:57 | 4 |
| Node EMIL has been unreachable since Wednesday afternoon (I have an FTSV
job trying to copy the file.)
Steve
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| 7424.17 | | TARKIN::LIN | Bill Lin | Fri May 09 1997 16:27 | 5 |
| re: .16 by QUARK::LIONEL
I have a copy in tarkin::acad77:[lin.public]pc433425.img temporarily.
/Bill
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| 7424.18 | | QUARK::LIONEL | Free advice is worth every cent | Sun May 11 1997 13:31 | 4 |
| That one works great, the customer says. Thanks! Bill, please have
this copy put up on the BBS.
Steve
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| 7424.19 | | TARKIN::LIN | Bill Lin | Sun May 11 1997 13:48 | 1 |
| Consider it done.
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