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  • [Update] 7564 Industrial Computer

    From Tomas Slavotinek@21:1/5 to All on Mon Aug 30 17:12:28 2021
    Ergh, 7564 is a typo, it's supposed to be 7546. Fixing...

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  • From Tomas Slavotinek@21:1/5 to All on Mon Aug 30 17:08:42 2021
    I've added page for the 7564 Industrial Computer:

    https://ardent-tool.com/7564/

    For now it only contains the most basic info, links, and all the
    relevant announcement letters I could find.

    There's also a photo gallery under the "Common Devices" page:

    https://ardent-tool.com/7564/Common.html

    (photos sourced from ebay seller "pcheaven201", more specifically this
    auction: https://www.ebay.com/itm/223955312121)

    If you have more info about these machines (there are at least 3
    different models), please let me know!

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  • From Tomas Slavotinek@21:1/5 to Tomas Slavotinek on Mon Aug 30 17:20:14 2021
    And done:

    https://ardent-tool.com/7546/

    (the "7564" link will continue to work for now, but please don't post it anywhere)

    On 30.8.2021 17:12, Tomas Slavotinek wrote:
    Ergh, 7564 is a typo, it's supposed to be 7546. Fixing...

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  • From IBMMuseum@21:1/5 to Tomas Slavotinek on Mon Aug 30 12:00:16 2021
    On Monday, August 30, 2021 at 9:20:16 AM UTC-6, Tomas Slavotinek wrote:
    And done:

    https://ardent-tool.com/7546/

    (the "7564" link will continue to work for now, but please don't post it anywhere)
    On 30.8.2021 17:12, Tomas Slavotinek wrote:
    Ergh, 7564 is a typo, it's supposed to be 7546. Fixing...

    I'm more familiar with the ISA multiport adapters, a couple of years back I wanted to contact Quadron to see if they would release a version of their software to a poor hobbyist like me. I'll even bet that parallel port lead masks the security dongle on
    the I/O (actually just the 8 ports of the multiport adapter) break-out bracket - there is no other reason for it to be there.

    I'm seeing what I believe to be a SCSI connection, and I don't think it is headless for his screen pictures (although it looks like a flat-panel or laptop) - that's likely an 8557 or 9557 planar and riser. If an 8557, it prompts question if the VRAM
    sockets are fully populated - and that is what I'm going with unless the seller is breezing through (planar) XGA-2 errors. I don't see the VESA driver on the screen, and it looks like the Quadron software is going into a diagnostic. Still, I may see if
    the seller wants to venture below a third of that price.

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  • From IBMMuseum@21:1/5 to All on Mon Aug 30 13:12:03 2021
    It appears that the microchannel Industrials are getting sorted off together - I know the PICMG 75xx and PC 350-based Industrials are documented well (from Kevin, where I got mine?) but I can kick some more stuff up on those too.

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  • From Tomas Slavotinek@21:1/5 to IBMMuseum on Mon Aug 30 22:38:41 2021
    On 30.8.2021 21:00, IBMMuseum wrote:
    I'm more familiar with the ISA multiport adapters, a couple of years back I wanted to contact Quadron to see if they would release a version of their software to a poor hobbyist like me. I'll even bet that parallel port lead masks the security dongle
    on the I/O (actually just the 8 ports of the multiport adapter) break-out bracket - there is no other reason for it to be there.

    I'm seeing what I believe to be a SCSI connection, and I don't think it is headless for his screen pictures (although it looks like a flat-panel or laptop) - that's likely an 8557 or 9557 planar and riser. If an 8557, it prompts question if the VRAM
    sockets are fully populated - and that is what I'm going with unless the seller is breezing through (planar) XGA-2 errors. I don't see the VESA driver on the screen, and it looks like the Quadron software is going into a diagnostic. Still, I may see if
    the seller wants to venture below a third of that price.

    Yeah not sure whether it's an 8557 or 7557... The machine sticker isn't
    of much help unfortunately:

    https://ardent-tool.com/7546/7546_Switch.jpg

    Instead of the usual

    | Type-Model |
    | Serial No. |

    this machine has

    | Type-Serial No. |

    Or at least that's what I assume it is...

    Does your 7541/2 use the same format?

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