First post, by edumoes
I've had a few of retro PCs in a rack, so the idea it's to share all files/iso/utils needed from a central location. But, using old machine era server. I want to share to Windows / Pure DOS.
Some days ago i've brought 3 siemens primergy 351 servers for like US$ 50. Only one of them boot/post, other was SCO unix installed, and the last one it's used for parts only.
All three servers comes with Floppys, NEC SCSI Cdrom, and Tandberg SCSI tape backup unit.
General specs of servers:
Up to 2 - Socket 5/7 processors, at 200mhz.
512MB memory.
4 PCI (1 shared)
4 EISA slots (1 shared)
PS2 Mouse/Keyboard. Integrated video, serial, parallel, IDE & floppy controller.
Let's start:
All three servers:
Close Up:
First "great" surprise. These 5 1/4 floppys are high density. I think 99% of all HD drives that i've saw are non-black.
Well… 1 Adaptec 2940UW for devices, 1 Adaptec 2944 for externals HVD devices. And 1 Mylex EISA controller (used for connecting bulk of printers). And Intel PCI 10 pro ethernet adapter.
I've started with the one that boots, SCSI disk are really loud (you know..clack..clack..). So for now, i'm going to use an old 8gb IDE.
Windows Nt4 it's the best option, but Windows 2000 will work fine with +128mb and dual CPU.