[rescue] Vaxstation 4000VLC

[Lionel Peterson]

When I went searching for MMJ cables I came across Pacific Custom Cable Inc, they had a wide selection of MMJ adapters and custom cable builds.

Alas, I can't find their website - the URL was PacificCable.com, but I can't seem to hit the home page.

Their adapter prices were fair $3.50 - $6.00, based on the page I printed out, hope they're still around.

I found this info page, and they are on lots of gov't contractor/supplier lists:

Pacific Custom Cable Inc
(253) 373-0800
https://g.co/kgs/gkQb5gY

Good luck,

Ken

> On Feb 25, 2024, at 14:29, Michael Dombrowski via rescue <rescue at sunhelp.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> I've owned many interesting Unix workstations over the years, but never a Vax... until now. I ended up snagging a Vaxstation 4000 VLC on eBay and it is en route. I've been doing some background reading and wanted to query the experts here.
> My initial goal is to get a serial console going and my understanding is that I will need to get a MMJ to DB9/25 adapter along with MMJ cable. The machine has a DB25 port, but this can't be used for console.
> I'd also eventually love to get a video console going.  The 3W3 to anything adapters seem quite rare nowadays, but it looks like digikey sells 3W3 connectors so an adapter to VGA can be made without too much trouble.
> Mouse and keyboard seem to be the bottleneck. There is a project out there to adapt a PS2 mouse, I haven't found one yet for keyboards.
> 
> RAM seems standard and I have a SCSI2SD. I also have an AUI transceiver on the way
> 
> Thanks
> Mike
> 
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