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- From: kmc@cs.brown.edu (Ken Curewitz)
- Subject: Re: Unknown console password on DECstation 5000/33
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.135931.1321@cs.brown.edu>
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- Organization: Brown Computer Science Dept.
- References: <1993Jan20.152752.1@ssrl01.slac.stanford.edu> <ROBM.93Jan21164254@ishtar.Berkeley.EDU> <1993Jan22.100004.63045@cc.usu.edu>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 13:59:31 GMT
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- I believe that the Dallas chip has a pin on it (pin 21?) that, when grounded (to pin 12) (with the system
- power off!!!), clears the NVRAM.
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- I would also guess that they used a socket on the Dallas chip.
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