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In this video I'll attempt to get a Nortel Enterprise Edge 1000 PBX running from the late 1990s. These units were later renamed BCM1000s and they run the Nortel Business Communications Manager software. I'll get the base OS installed, play around with some 66 blocks, and try to get the Media Services Card initialized. Doesn't go well. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #networking #homelab #telephony Serial to USB converter: https://amzn.to/4mAXDlJ Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack Rails: https://amzn.to/404JV1Q StarTech 42U Rack: https://amzn.to/482c3oh StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD UPS: https://amzn.to/3KZW3Jw 1U 24 Port Patch Panel: https://amzn.to/3Nm0bFa 1U Brush Panel: https://amzn.to/3mExAA3 1U Rack Shelf: https://amzn.to/3oaDclT Video gear Camera: https://amzn.to/4al3xjA Mics: https://amzn.to/4dCUuO2 Magewell Capture Device: https://amzn.to/4gxNeqz Note: The above are Amazon affiliate links. It doesn't cost you extra, but I'll receive a commission which will help keep the content coming. I only link to things I've personally ordered. 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:59 Nortel Enterprise Edge 1000 Overview 00:04:43 M7208 Meridian and Norstar Phones 00:07:16 Phone Wiring 00:10:45 Punching Down a 66 Block 00:14:59 Hard Drives 00:19:00 Looking Inside the Enterprise Edge 00:26:16 Powering up the Enterprise Edge 00:29:34 Trying to Initialize the System 00:32:49 Adding Network Cards 00:37:05 Trying IDE-to-SD Again 00:39:58 Getting a 66 Block Ready 00:44:44 Installing a Netgear FA310TX Network Card 00:48:16 Viewing the Web Management Interface 00:52:18 Trying to Initialize the MSC Again 00:59:18 Another Enterprise Edge 1000 01:10:33 More MSC Init Troubleshooting 01:18:49 Final Thoughts