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Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1992 19:52:36 EDT
From: <U4400@wvnvm.wvnet.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: AT&T 6300 PC Help Wanted (Can't read DOS 3.x system disks)

In article <66616@hydra.gatech.EDU>, pstatcw@prism.gatech.EDU (Christopher J.
Whaley) says:
>
>The subject line states my problem pretty well.
>
>I cannot seem to be able to get a DOS disk other than 2.11 which
>the PC came with, to boot it up.  It appears that the BIOS is 1.1,
>but I cannot tell for sure.
>
>I have retrieved all of the AT&T 6300 files from the ftp site
>129.170.16.4 (available as anonymous ftp).  None of these are
>directly applicable to my problem.
>
>Any suggestions out there?  If I do need a new BIOS or other
>hardware up-grade, please include an estimate of the cost
>so I won't get screwed when I purchase it locally.
>
You BIOS version should display when the system goes through its inital
checks when booting.  You need to upgrade to ROM-BIOS 1.43 with a PAL-90
chip as well.  I don't think you can buy them anywhere except through a
place that is a mail-order AT&T supplier.  I unfortunately can't
remember their name, and I don't have the phone number any more either,
but call AT&T technical support, BEG them (and BEGGING WILL BE
NECESSARY) to tell you the phone number without charging you an arm and
a leg for a tech support call (I refused to tell them my name, phone
number, address, or credit card number, but kept calling their 800
number and beggin until they put me through to a tech who gave me the
correct phone number in 10 seconds.)  I think the upgrade cost between
$35-45 dollars.  (by the way, the ROM BIOS 1.43 and the PAL-90 chip come
as a complete upgrade set with thorough instructions - very easy to do
if you are used to opening your computer).
8
WAIT - maybe I found the number!  In my upgrade package sitting in a
desk drawer, the documentation has 1-800-922-0354, which is supposed to
be the AT&T Information Systems Service Hotline.  Maybe they'll help, or
maybe they are the ones who sold it to me - I don't remeber.
-
Sorry if this has sounded confused.
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From: nick@socrates.umd.edu (Nick Lemberos)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: 6300 keyboards
Date: 27 Aug 92 17:04:06 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: University of Maryland University College

In article <1992Aug24.040020.13284@cbnewsl.cb.att.com> rl@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (roger.h.levy) writes:
>In article <1992Aug11.021729.3420@cbnewsc.cb.att.com>, jlt@cbnewsc.cb.att.com (jeffrey.r.light) writes:
>> >>I have a friend with a 6300 with a broken keyboard.  Is it possible
>> >>to use a regular PC/AT type keyboard on a 6300?  If so, can someone

>> > In anycase, Keytronic makes a keyboard that is compatable with the 6300
>> > (their model number is KB5151).  I'll get their number this morning.  It
>> > runs close to $200 though
>
>W. Allen Associates 408-257-9739 makes an inexpensive adaptor that will
>allow use of an AT keyboard with a 6300.   AT&T employees may be able to
>get this item from the Murray Hill stock room.

Northgate's replacement keyboard works w/ the AT&T 6300.  About $100.
Call 1-800-555-1212 and ask for Northgates phone number.

nick


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From: rwilson@uts.cc.wayne.edu (Ron Wilson)
Subject: 3B2 printer services
Organization: Wayne State University, Detroit Mich.
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 17:49:14 GMT

Having "come back" to administrating 3B2 systems after my last (3B2) experience
5 years ago, I was pleasently surprised with the enhancements to 3B2 printer
services (MODES, FORMS, CHARACTER SETS, CONTENT TYPES, filters).  However, some
enhancements to the enhancements are desirable.

As I actuallu like this enchanced System V printer service (previously, I had
considered both Sys V and BSD printer services as "equal but different" and
didn't really like either), I am wondering if anyone has created an improved
work-a-like of this enchanced System V printer services.  Specifically, I
would like to see these improvements:

	1.	Make "slow filters" operate just like "interfaces" - ie:
		pass as parameters the list of file names in the current
		print job.  This, along with the content /printer types,
		and other information available to filters would allow
		a filter to process the entire job as a whole.  Currently,
		I simulate this using interfaces for dummy printers that
		resubmit the jobs to other (real or "filter") print queues
		after processing.  Each such filter could return a list
		of processed files to the scheduler for printing or further
		filtering.

	2.	Enhance the FORMS concept to include "paper stock."  This
		would allow 2 or more logical forms to use the same "mounted"
		paper stock without an operator having to tell to printer
		service that form X is mounted when X uses the same "paper
		form" as form Y - ie: allow all logical forms that use the
		same physical form to print without operator intervention.
		(This is primarily to support having a given set of font, CPI,
		LPI, etc. attributes being selected with a single option.)

	3.	Enhance the FORMS concept to support printers with multiple
		paper supply trays/bins without operator intervention.

Thanks in advance.

Ron Wilson, rlw@chem.wayne.edu
From: venenga@iscsvax.uni.edu (Jay Venenga - University of Northern Iowa)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: 3B2 software ports available
Date: 2 Sep 92 06:49:28 GMT
Article-I.D.: iscsvax.1992Sep2.114928.6443
Organization: University of Northern Iowa

Fellow 3B2 users:

    Over the last year and a half, I have been porting p.d. software to the
3B2/500's that I am in charge of.  Before coming here, I knew little c and no
Unix, so the transition was challenging.  Now, after I have become somewhat
more adept at porting to this machine, I am wondering if there is any interest
out there for me to put my binaries, sources, whatever out on an anonymous ftp
site somewhere.  The packages I have ported so far include:

perl - Practical Extraction and Report Language
month - A visual monthly calendar and time/event browser
elm - The elm mailer from the USENET Community Trust (very nice mail package)
vilearn - Tutorial to learn the vi editor
shar/unshar - Used to create/unpack shar archives
fping - Taken from comp.sources, pings many hosts in quick succession
bison - GNU project parser generator (replaces yacc)
f2c - Fortran to C conversion program
gcc - GNU project C compiler
uuencode/uudecode - exactly what it says (my system didn't have these)
uvapc - University of Virginia pascal compiler 
patch - Applies diff style patches to source code
iozone - Tests the speed of sequential I/O on the system
archie - Archie client written in C
watcher - Watches the system, reporting problems on parameters you set
diskhog - Monitors the system for excessive disk usage
man - Public domain version of man (UNI's too cheap to pop for man pages)
talk - BSD 4.3 compatible version of talk
lpr - Lpr client only, since I have no printer for these machines
phone - Like talk, except can only be used on same machine (looks nicer than
        talk)
tar - Public domain tar utility
tcl - Tool command language
tcsh - Public domain enhanced version of the csh


Let me know if there is any interest in getting these out on a site somewhere. 
I don't know how much porting you other 3B2 guru's have done, so these ports
may have been trivial.  If there is sufficient interest, I will start looking
into the copyright stuff, as well as a site to put them on.

Either e-mail or followups here will do.

-jay

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Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago
Date: Monday, 31 Aug 1992 09:32:37 CDT
From: Satish Movva <U37127@uicvm.uic.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: Need NDIS driver for Starlan 10 Card

In article <1992Aug26.214009.390@ssigate.ssinc.com>, msc@ssigate.ssinc.com
(Michael S. Cross) says:
>
>Hi all,
>
>     I was wondering if anyone knew where we could get an NDIS driver
>for DOS that supports the AT&T StarLan 10 Card.

You can get one from the NCR bulletin board in Minnesota.  There is a
one day waiting time after registration before you can download the
files.  The number slips my mind, but NCR tech support has it.
Let me know if you cant get it and I will E-Mail the driver to you.

>
>If not, how about an ODLI driver for said card?

I believe there is one there as well, but I havent used it.

>
>I don't necessarily need the source code, and it doesn't make any
>difference if it is a PD/SW/commercial program at this point.
>(and, yes, I already have the Clarkson Packet Drivers)
>
>Please post your response (as opposed to just mailing it) because many
>sites are having trouble reaching us via the UUMAPS.  I think I set the
>followup-to line to comp.sys.att correctly ...
>
>Thanks muchly.
>
>Mike
>
>--
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>Systems and Synchronous Inc., 900 E. Diehl Rd, Suite 110, Naperville, IL 60563
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Academic Computer Center                   Internet: u37127@uicvm.uic.edu
University of Illinois at Chicago                    satish@satish.cc.uic.edu
From: mgriffin@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Mark Griffin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: 3b2/1000 keeps crashing
Date: 2 Sep 1992 11:53:16 -0500
Organization: Kansas State University
NNTP-Posting-Host: matt.ksu.ksu.edu

We have a 3b2/1000 model 70 with 28M Ram.  We also have a 3bFiber Interface
to an ISN data switch.  Usage on this machine has greatly increased lately
which has caused system degradation naturally, but it also seems to be 
causing the system to crash much too often.  Typically when the system crashes
their are 50+ users logged in.  Using various software like Writer's Workbench,
Smart, Wordperfect.  What would be causing these crashes, is it fixable, or
can this machine just not handle this much of a load.  All suggestions welcome.


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From: rrezaian@austral.chi.il.us (Russell Rezaian)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: Does a 3B2 really need a console attached?
Summary: Strange 3B2 tricks.
Keywords: 3b2/310
Date: 30 Aug 92 20:23:28 GMT
Organization: DOC Data Processing Systems

In article <1992Aug29.210603.1562@squid.tram.com> jeffrey@squid.tram.com (Jeffrey L Bromberger) writes:
>I've finally gotten to the point where I have exhausted the CPU
>power of my 3B2/400.

I am impressed!  I always seem to get bogged down by slow drive I/O
before I get close to using much of the cpu...

>I am looking into getting a junker 3B2/310 as a
>networked batch processor.  However, I don't have the space for
>another terminal to act as console.

I sympathize.  My office looks like mission control too.  (Of course, I
LIKE that...)

>This machine will probably be ethernetted to my main machine.  Is
>there any way to make the machine boot in an unattended manner?  I
>seem to recall that it needs a live terminal on /dev/console to let
>it boot.  Any way to get around this?

Well, I can think of at least two ways off hand.

Method 1)  Connect the console port of the 310 to a port on annother
machine (the 400, say) and on the 400 run a process that simply logs all
data from that port to a file.  This gives you the added advantage of being
able to see console messages in case something goes wrong.

IF you want to get fancy, you can even set this up so that you can log in
that way too, from annother terminal on the other machine.

Method 2) You can get a few short pieces of wire and an RJ-45 modular plug,
borrow a crimp too, and make a dummy plug that ties the lines together to
fool the 310 into thinking there's a terminal there.

Advantage, it's REALLY simple, and doesn't tie up a serial port on
annother machine.

Disadvantage:  You will never see console messages, so you have no
warnings for potential failures...
--
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From: dcb@kopachuk.uucp (David Breneman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: HELP 3b2 dead
Keywords: 3b2 boot
Date: 3 Sep 92 19:41:54 GMT
Organization: Tacoma Screw Products, Inc.

In article <regmad.715453158@gsusgi1.gsu.edu> regmad@gsusgi2.gsu.edu (Michael de Kraker) writes:
>Help Help Help:
>
>	Currently it just sits there both power and diag lights
>	light but no flashing and no firmware prompt.
>
>	Heres what happened:
>
>	Hit big red switch to on
>	Wait Wait Wait ( get impatient )
>	Hit big red switch to Standby
>	Console prompt flashes on screen init level 0 begins
>        System shuts down by self.
>	Hit big red switch and does not come up power and diag led light.
>
Did you try pushing the reset button several times when the Diagnostics
light comes on?  That sould get it into firmware mode.  It's a little
vague what you mean by "Console prompt flashes on screen init level 0
begins".  Do you mean that you get the message "INIT: new run level 0"
(not sure of exect wording - but you know it if you see it) or do you
merely get a flickering of the cursor?  If you just get a flickering
of the cursor, the console port baud rate may have been changed.  The
machine will only reboot successfully at 9600 baud.  Cycle your terminal
through all its baud rates and see if you can get something intelligible
to some up.  The best way to do this is to change the speed on the
terminal, press the reset button a couple times and see if anything
comes up on the screen.  If not, try it at another speed.  If you
eventually get a repsonse at a speed other than 9600, then you know that
that is the problem.  With the machine in firmware mode, when it asks
program to run enter "baud".  It will them prompt you for the correct
speed.  Enter it (9600), change your terminal back to 9600 and reboot
the machine.
> 
>	The only result was I felt that the main board runs hot
>	which may be normal. One coincidene is that the ATT 610
>	terminal appears to have died along with the 3b it will
>	rcv but not xmit. It was not used as the console during 
>	death of the 3b2 but was used subsequently. May be a clue.
>
Well, make sure you're using a working terminal!
*Necessary* settings for a 610 used as the console are:
	SPEED		9600
	SEND PARITY	NONE
	LOCAL ECHO	OFF

>	Again any advice or sources for parts and service at a reasonable
>	rate would be greatly appreciated.

Worst case scenario is it's the mother board.  You can get these used
for a couple hundred bucks.  It sounds, however, like a failure to
communicate :-) .  Probably console set up wrong, bad cable, or wrong
baud rate on the console port.

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From: jeffrey@squid.tram.com (Jeffrey L Bromberger)
Subject: Does a 3B2 really need a console attached?
Organization: Tramway Unix Systems
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 21:06:03 GMT
Summary: Can I make it boot/run without a console terminal?
Keywords: 3b2/310

I've finally gotten to the point where I have exhausted the CPU
power of my 3B2/400.  I am looking into getting a junker 3B2/310 as a
networked batch processor.  However, I don't have the space for
another terminal to act as console.

This machine will probably be ethernetted to my main machine.  Is
there any way to make the machine boot in an unattended manner?  I
seem to recall that it needs a live terminal on /dev/console to let
it boot.  Any way to get around this?

j

Or: Anyone wanna swap a 3B2/600 for my /400? :-)
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
From: cage@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (charles.gerlach)
Subject: Re: NCR/AT&T Part Number for WIN/TCP 4.0 Upgrade ???
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 15:46:05 GMT

In article <168507B6D.R1004@vmcms.csuohio.edu> R1004@vmcms.csuohio.edu writes:
> 
>    Does this mean the package will not work when running sysVR4 on a
>non-risc 3B2?  Then again it was my understaning that the TCP/IP was
>built into R4 - not an add on package.
> 
>    Has my documentation been fibbing to me?

Let see if I can clarify things.  Again, this is as I know it and may not be 
totally correct.
 
To the best of my knowledge there has never been an official AT&T SVR4 
product for non-RISC 3B2's.   This doesn't mean TCP Release 4.0 won't 
work on such an implementation, it just means my old group didn't 
try it while we were developing the package.  I don't believe there 
was anything in the package that was specific to the RISC processor.  The 
changes are good if you installed the package, it would run.  (Officially 
I expect the combination would be unsupported and you would be on your 
own if things fell apart.)
 
Now for why an add-on package.  USL provides TCP in the SVR4 source 
product they distribute.   For a number of reasons, the decision was made 
not to use this feature and to provide TCP in an add-on binary package.   If 
the documentation you are looking at is based upon the USL product, the 
portions directly related to TCP don't apply to the binary products.  
 
You should find if you compare the two, the TCP Release 4.0 package has 
more features and functionality than the TCP package bundled in the USL 
source product.  Or, at least, that was the case when I was involved with 
the TCP package.

The packaging of the binary products may be different based upon the channel
you receive it from.  At the development level the packages were separate 
when we turned them over to another NCR site last December.  

				Chuck Gerlach
				NCR MCPD-Naperville
				..!att!iwcs!cag or cag@iwcs.att.com

Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
From: dcb@kopachuk.uucp (David Breneman)
Subject: Re: Does a 3B2 really need a console attached?
Keywords: 3b2/310
Organization: Tacoma Screw Products, Inc.
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 20:58:03 GMT

In article <1992Aug29.210603.1562@squid.tram.com> jeffrey@squid.tram.com (Jeffrey L Bromberger) writes:
>Is there any way to make the machine boot in an unattended manner?  I
>seem to recall that it needs a live terminal on /dev/console to let
>it boot.  Any way to get around this?
>
For the benefit of others who wish to make a 3B2 Console Eliminator,
here is what you do.  All you need is an 8-conductor modular plug,
1" of copper phone wire (like the kind in 25-pair cables) and a plug
crimper.  Bend the wire U-shaped and put it in the plug so it jumps
terminal 4 and 6 and crimp it in place:

        1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8
   ____   __   __   __   __   __   __   __   ____
  |    | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  | |    |
  |    |o|  |o|  |o|  |o|  |o|  |o|  |o|  |o|    |
  |     -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -     |
  |                     \       /                |
  |                      \_____/                 |
  |                                              |
  |                                              |
  ------------------============------------------
                    |_        _|
                      |      |
                      |______|

Looking head-on at the plug, with the plastic clip at the bottom,
jump it as shown with the wire.

This was "invented" for us by AT&T's CPSC division, so using it
does not void your service contract! :-)

The machine can now boot off the crontab, "print" the date hourly,
give you the backup reminder, etc., but of course you don't see it
because there's no console.

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From: mdkline@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Mark D. Kline)
Subject: HP95LX & 3B2
Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 92 10:05:28 EDT

I'd appreciate hearing from anyone who's been 
successful in connecting an HP95LX palmtop to a 3B2.

thanks & best regards to all you netfolk out there

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From: dcb@kopachuk.uucp (David Breneman)
Subject: shl error on 3B2-400
Organization: Tacoma Screw Products, Inc.
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 22:01:25 GMT

So, here's the problem.  I've got a 3B2-400 running 3.1 and
when I try to use layers, here's what I get:

$ shl
no control channels available (errno=6)
$ 

There are plenty of sxt devices in the /dev directory (sxt000 thru
sxt057) and /dev/sxt directory (000 thru 057).  It doesn't work
when I'm root, either, so I can't see it's a permissions problem.
Anybody know what's going on here?  Error number 6 is supposed to
be "No such device or address".  Thank you one and all for any advice.

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