#supervisorhero

2024-07-26
So.. After a few - no, a lot - of snags and bugs and corner cases and compromises: #Novell #NetWare 4.2 (which is really 4.11 with some make-up) for OS/2 running on a 486DX50 EISA-based machine. Networking is by a pair of 100Mbit network cards (one for each kernel personality), while main file storage is on a #ZuluSCSI connected to an Adaptec 2742-controller.
For the occasion I also built a new "rack", with dedicated console for the machine. Next up - #IPX-ify all my #DOS machines :D
#retro #retrocomputing #supervisorhero
New "rack", cheap storage shelf from Clas Ohlson.. Top shelf with server mounted on an open frame hanging from the back wall; shelf below with display, keyboard and mouse.Close-up of server; shelf is covered in gray LEGO surface with a few small LEGO cars and The Joker's helicopter suspended in front of the motherboard.Screenshot (well, photo) of server; shows OS/2 desktop with the NetWare server in one window, the NWADMIN tool in a DOS box, NetWare Tools for OS/2 in a third window, and a Babylon 5 wallpaper.Details of server: 128MB RAM, serial ports, Sound Blaster 16, Compaq NetFlex-3 EISA 100Mbit NIC, a hidden 3Com EISA 100Mbit NIC, an ISA ATI Mach64 with 4MB VRAM, an Adaptec AHA-2742 wide-SCSI controller, and (hidden) a Tekram VLB caching IDE controller.

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