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Huntertur: Add picture of case

2024-12-31T23:17:52Z

Add picture of case

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			[[Image:Motorola Net6200.jpg\|thumb\|right\|The case of the Motorola Net6200/166]]
	The '''Motorola Net6200/166''' is a machine I had been trying to find for about four years, then get running for about half a year.		The '''Motorola Net6200/166''' is a machine I had been trying to find for about four years, then get running for about half a year.

Huntertur: Add screenshot of firmware menu

2024-12-31T23:16:10Z

Add screenshot of firmware menu

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	== Specs ==		== Specs ==
			[[Image:Powerized ROM System Manager.jpg\|thumb\|right\|The firmware menu of the Powerized ROM System Manager]]
	; <code>system-id</code> : <code>00 ff ff 58 08 00</code>		; <code>system-id</code> : <code>00 ff ff 58 08 00</code>
	; <code>name</code> : FirePower,Powerized_LX MP		; <code>name</code> : FirePower,Powerized_LX MP

Huntertur: /* Speculation / History */ Add Brad's response

2024-07-12T15:07:24Z

Speculation / History: Add Brad's response

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	Best Regards,		Best Regards,
	Dennis		Dennis
			</blockquote>

			=== Brad Bonczkiewicz's email ===
			<blockquote>
			Hi Hunter, sorry I do not have any additional information about the computer. Our records go back around 20 years which wouldn't include this system. While I've been in my position 15+ years, I have made every effort to ensure the hard drives are wiped before being disposed. If this was university property, it is critical we delete all user data, configuration files/accounts/passwords, and Marquette-licensed software for both legal and liability purposes. I would greatly appreciate if you would not connect the computer to the Internet and erase the drive when you are completed. While I do remember Windows NT 4 as a student in college, I don't remember the Motorola hardware and its unusual to find a PowerPC that is not inside of a Mac. Very interesting find and project to restore. Good luck
	</blockquote>		</blockquote>

Huntertur: Add a References section

2024-04-29T02:38:48Z

Add a References section

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	* 2024-01-24: {{Upgrade\|The correct RAM is installed.}}		* 2024-01-24: {{Upgrade\|The correct RAM is installed.}}
	* 2024-02-04: The original Administrator password is recovered.		* 2024-02-04: The original Administrator password is recovered.

			== References ==
			<references />

	[[Category:Computers]]		[[Category:Computers]]

Huntertur: /* Speculation / History */ Add a thing Purple found

2024-04-29T02:38:32Z

Speculation / History: Add a thing Purple found

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	** primary DNS server of <code>134.48.1.32</code>		** primary DNS server of <code>134.48.1.32</code>
	** secondary DNS server of <code>134.48.1.31</code>		** secondary DNS server of <code>134.48.1.31</code>
			* Apparently Microsoft discontinued Windows NT for PowerPC a mere month after PowerStack II machines entered production.<ref>https://archive.org/details/MacWorld9703March1997/page/n37/mode/1up?q=Powerstack</ref>
	* In response to there being an existing commercial third-party PowerPC Windows NT application on disk, Revexia says: <blockquote>For the PowerPC port of NT? Wtf, I mean like I knew that was possible but I struggle to imagine why anyone would actually want to use a PPC for NT. I can think of a million purpose built NT machines that would just have been easier to use. Wonder if that university just had a bunch of expensive PPCs leftover and a mandate to transition to Windows for integration with other systems. Let us know what you figure out!</blockquote>		* In response to there being an existing commercial third-party PowerPC Windows NT application on disk, Revexia says: <blockquote>For the PowerPC port of NT? Wtf, I mean like I knew that was possible but I struggle to imagine why anyone would actually want to use a PPC for NT. I can think of a million purpose built NT machines that would just have been easier to use. Wonder if that university just had a bunch of expensive PPCs leftover and a mandate to transition to Windows for integration with other systems. Let us know what you figure out!</blockquote>

Huntertur: /* Dr. Dennis Brylow's email */ Reformat for MediaWiki

2024-04-29T01:53:26Z

Dr. Dennis Brylow's email: Reformat for MediaWiki

Huntertur: /* Speculation / History */ Add Brylow's email

2024-04-29T01:51:12Z

Speculation / History: Add Brylow's email

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 ** secondary DNS server of <code>134.48.1.31</code>
 * In response to there being an existing commercial third-party PowerPC Windows NT application on disk, Revexia says: <blockquote>For the PowerPC port of NT? Wtf, I mean like I knew that was possible but I struggle to imagine why anyone would actually want to use a PPC for NT. I can think of a million purpose built NT machines that would just have been easier to use. Wonder if that university just had a bunch of expensive PPCs leftover and a mandate to transition to Windows for integration with other systems. Let us know what you figure out!</blockquote>
 == Things to archive ==

Huntertur: /* Quirks */ Add discrepancy in serial port name

2024-02-05T02:54:20Z

Quirks: Add discrepancy in serial port name

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	* If you reboot the computer from within Windows NT, when the system reboots into the firmware, it will claim to not detect a keyboard (using COM1 instead) and then hang. The Num Lock key on the keyboard stays on.		* If you reboot the computer from within Windows NT, when the system reboots into the firmware, it will claim to not detect a keyboard (using COM1 instead) and then hang. The Num Lock key on the keyboard stays on.
	* I have not yet been able to successfully boot from the optical drive. My retail Windows NT 4.0 Workstation CD bombs out immediately in Windows Setup about not being able to load the CD-ROM device, and the device it tries to load does not change with the value of <code>OSLOADPARTITION</code>. Other CDs, like for old versions of PowerPC Linux distros, don't get past the Forth interpreter regardless of how I try to <code>boot</code> the files on them.		* I have not yet been able to successfully boot from the optical drive. My retail Windows NT 4.0 Workstation CD bombs out immediately in Windows Setup about not being able to load the CD-ROM device, and the device it tries to load does not change with the value of <code>OSLOADPARTITION</code>. Other CDs, like for old versions of PowerPC Linux distros, don't get past the Forth interpreter regardless of how I try to <code>boot</code> the files on them.
			* The back of the case calls the serial port "COMM 1" (2x M), while the firmware calls it "com1" (1x M).

	== Reconstructing the boot configuration ==		== Reconstructing the boot configuration ==

Huntertur: Add today's events

2024-02-05T02:19:17Z

Add today's events

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	The '''Motorola Net6200/166''' ~~???~~ ~~(TODO:~~ ~~Paste~~ ~~the~~ ~~research~~ ~~Purple~~ ~~helped~~ ~~with)~~		The '''Motorola Net6200/166''' is a machine I had been trying to find for about four years, then get running for about half a year.

	== Specs ==		== Specs ==
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	* 2024-01-14: {{Upgrade\|21 capacitors are replaced (8 on processor card, 13 on motherboard.}}		* 2024-01-14: {{Upgrade\|21 capacitors are replaced (8 on processor card, 13 on motherboard.}}
	* 2024-01-24: {{Upgrade\|The correct RAM is installed.}}		* 2024-01-24: {{Upgrade\|The correct RAM is installed.}}
			* 2024-02-04: The original Administrator password is recovered.

	[[Category:Computers]]		[[Category:Computers]]

Huntertur: /* Specs */ Add other name for the Ethernet card

2024-02-05T02:16:30Z

Specs: Add other name for the Ethernet card

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	; Display adapter : Cirrus Logic GD5446 Rev A		; Display adapter : Cirrus Logic GD5446 Rev A
	; VRAM : 2 MiB		; VRAM : 2 MiB
	; Ethernet adapter: ZNYX NetBlaster ZX345 (SA0025)		; Ethernet adapter: ZNYX NetBlaster ZX345 (SA0025) -- Windows NT detects this as a DEC PCI Fast Ethernet DECchip 21140
	; SCSI card : Adaptec AHA-2940UW		; SCSI card : Adaptec AHA-2940UW
	; Expansion : 4 Conventional PCI slots, 3 16-bit ISA slots		; Expansion : 4 Conventional PCI slots, 3 16-bit ISA slots

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	Dear Hunter,		Dear Hunter,

	This is fascinating. The machine you speak of would likely predate me;		This is fascinating. The machine you speak of would likely predate me;
	When I got to Marquette in 2005, there were no such unusual machines in		When I got to Marquette in 2005, there were no such unusual machines in
	service in the then Math/Stats/Computer Science Department. To my		service in the then Math/Stats/Computer Science Department. To my
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	involved in lab infrastructure at the time.		involved in lab infrastructure at the time.

	I can suggest two leads, if you haven't contacted them already. Mr.		I can suggest two leads, if you haven't contacted them already. Mr.
	Steve Goodman <steven.goodman@marquette.edu>, our computer science		Steve Goodman <steven.goodman@marquette.edu>, our computer science
	department director of technology, did a prior stint here at Marquette the		department director of technology, did a prior stint here at Marquette the
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	storage in the back room by the time I got here, but it sounds similar to		storage in the back room by the time I got here, but it sounds similar to
	what you're asking about. There were dozens of them.		what you're asking about. There were dozens of them.

	I had briefly investigated them as backend machines for our RISC-based		I had briefly investigated them as backend machines for our RISC-based
	embedded operating systems infrastructure, but there was very little		embedded operating systems infrastructure, but there was very little
	documentation available anywhere on them, and the work wasn't going to be		documentation available anywhere on them, and the work wasn't going to be
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	move over from the Physics building in the 1990's.		move over from the Physics building in the 1990's.

	My second lead would be to reach out to Brad Bonczkiewicz		My second lead would be to reach out to Brad Bonczkiewicz
	<brad.bonczkiewicz@marquette.edu>, director of technology over in the		<brad.bonczkiewicz@marquette.edu>, director of technology over in the
	College of Engineering. He's been around here a long time, and might know		College of Engineering. He's been around here a long time, and might know
	something about how this machine came to be in the eng.mu.edu domain.		something about how this machine came to be in the eng.mu.edu domain.

	Let me know if you'd like me to make electronic introductions to either		Let me know if you'd like me to make electronic introductions to either
	or both of these two gentlemen. I'm certainly curious to hear what you		or both of these two gentlemen. I'm certainly curious to hear what you
	learn.		learn.

	Best Regards,		Best Regards,
	Dennis		Dennis

	</blockquote>		</blockquote>