[rescue] HP Visualize C200 Workstations

[alex at lava-net.com]

I believe the c200 had PCI slots, which should make expantion cards a 
bit easier to locate.
On Wed, Jun 13, 2007 at 11:59:23AM -0500, Jonathan 
C. Patschke wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Jun 2007, Micah R Ledbetter wrote:
> 
> > I'd be interested in them, depending mainly on shipping costs (to
> > Texas).
> >
> > In case they come with a low-end config, are upgrade parts hard to
> > source?
> 
> I may have a spare C160, if shipping turns out to be too much.  You know
> where I work, so pick-up is easy.
> 
> Upgrade parts for Cxxx systems are reasonably easy to find.  Memory is
> 72-pin ECC on the C160, and 72-pin ECC/EDO on the C200.  Drives are
> differential SCSI (or single-ended/LVD if you don't mind using the
> slower storage bus).  Adapter cards will either be GSC or EISA, so
> adding features might be a problem.
> 
> >> Note that the matching monitors are dead (or at least mostly dead).
> >
> > Is it not possible to use PC monitors?
> 
> They can use PC monitors, but there's a passive adapter dongle you need
> (that era HP workstation used EVC connectors instead of DVI).  Dell also
> used the same part, so I might be able to source a spare for you
> somewhere.
> 
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