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I found one of these on eBay - and I was looking for the software to program it... does this exist?

Geoff

Yes but your going backwards.

I hope it was a gift? If you got it for expansion reasons (to go beyond the 818 configuration) be aware that when you go to the next cabinet you'll need to replace your 818 cabinet with a 128. What I mean by cabinet is the box that holds the cards.

Is this it?
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5815566785

1993 technology...that's old. We have quite a few 128 MPD with memory mods in version 5,6 and a few 7. and there not very expensive, send me a pm if you want prices.

Yeah that's the one - and I'm still winning - what's the diffrence in the 8/18 and 128? I know 8 co in and 18 int. ext's is what I have but what is the 128 box?

I believe the 128 MPD can run 32 power ports per cabinet(8 lines x 24 stations, stations and lines use a power port) and it can have up to 3 cabinets.

The 818 MPD can only run 8 lines and 18 stations.

128 Ports upto 48 CO Lines and 96 Stations
28x32 per cabinet
To bad the pic didnt show the battery door. I bet $$$ its swollen.

Or even corroded

I'll replace it when it comes in... (the battery) but since I did win it does anyone have the software to program it like out 8/18 3.05?

You can get a program kit from either SS or myself.

As I recall that version came on a 5 1/4 floppy, I only go back as far a ver 3. I'm no help.

There really isn't much call for ver 2 or 1 now days But they are available in a kit.

Is it another $75?.... If so I'll wait untill my mpd card goes bad before I get one....

As This card is only if our other card goes bad!

Let me ask do you have 16 button phones? SD2 SD1 or BA2? If you do these will not work with SB2. And if you do have the old style you have to make sure they are a SAP or DAP set for them to work. Sorry for your luck. Also the SB2 programmer came on 2 or 3 5.25 floppies. You didnt get the other kit from me :confused: .

That figures..... I've got lots of EX2 (8x24) phones a few SD2 phones (Kids), and 1 BA1 8 button no display phone (mother-in laws bathroom) and a few more EX1's (2 x 24's)....

Oh Well... I bought a backup MPD 8/18 board exactly like the one I have now from sundance and I'm having a few problems with it... it asks me for a pw to program it... I pulled the battery and waited a few minutes and put it back in to see if that would work but it didn't... it just made things worse.... now it says init. please wait...


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* CONFIGURATION ERROR *
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And keeeps rebooting, I'm going to call them back tommorow....

I have the *WORST* luck ever......

You have nuked the memory cartridge not a wise thing to just pull the battery you have to default the system.
This is the perfect example for why a (enter what ever you do for a living) should not be doing phone work. Do yourself a favor get a Tech to come to your home get the system setup just the way you want it and then maintain it yourself. The hard part about playing with old parts be it phone parts or car parts is you have to know the qurks of what was happening then and the what ifs of now. A few well spent hours of phone support maybe all you need to solve your issues and the few $$ it cost for the would be better money spent than contuning to buy more parts.

[And keeps rebooting, I'm going to call them back tomorrow....]

There isn't much they can do about it now that you have nuked the memory, you should have called and they may have been able to get you by the password or one of us could have but now that is not an option. You are going to have to start from scratch.

Taking out the battery wipes out the whole card?!! I remember reading in the manual that if the battery was low or dead to replace it. What happens if the working card I haves battery dies, I know it's 10+ years old and probably needs to be replaced soon, when it does die is it going to be permenately inoperable as well?

Thats where you make sure you have a current backup of the system programming and to a complete restore after you default the system.

I do have a backup .cfg file on my hard drive - I just can't get the cabinet to boot up and restore the backup file. Keep in mind this is a backup memroy cartridge that I am working with. I have a seperate memory cartridge that works fine and is running right now. I'm just trying to get the new memory cartridge programed with the same file as the one that I'm running right now.

Are they the same ver.

Yes. 3.05C

So is this memory card still trash? Can it never be used again?

No it's not trash, reset it to default.

Geoff
Get off your wallet and call DTMF for support, you could be up and running in 30 mins.

I was getting ready to do that but I didn't know his name.... could you PM it to me?

I've got to head out, call SS. Click on his site link. You two have fun.

I'll do that but don't be suprised If I ask for SSphone when I call!

Dont be suprised if thats how I answer.

SSPhone got me back up and running in about 30 seconds! You guys rock!

Geoff