I am quite sure I have some cables here that I got from my DEC surplus bids.
Contact me off list with the details of you system and/or the part # you
need and I will check for you. I am usually able to get them new for $5 to
$15 depending on particular bid.
Dan
dburrows_at_netpath.net
danburrows_at_mindspring.com
-----Original Message-----
From: paul yaskowski <paul_at_paul.dragontear.org>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Tuesday, June 08, 1999 9:28 PM
Subject: Re: VAXstation CDROM questions (again)
>* Zane H. Healy (healyzh_at_aracnet.com) [06.08.99 21:08]:
>> > Here's my question: I have a VAXstation 3100, and i'm interested in
>> >upgrading VMS. Currently it runs VMS 5.4. Since the VAX doesn't have
>> >a cdrom, and i'm assuming the cost of a DEC CDROM is outrageous (i'm
>> >15, give me a break.), I was wondering if there is a way to install
>> >from a network CDROM drive. Could I setup my Linux box to share it's
>> >CDROM via NFS? Or is there perhaps any software that would allow this?
>> >Or am I insane? The questions..
>>
>> Find a cheap 3rd party CD-ROM that supports 512-byte blocks, and you'll
>> hopefully be able to use it. I've used a 2x Mac CD-ROM, and a 4x
Panasonic
>> external on my 3100. I've used the same external and a 4x Toshiba on my
>> Alpha's. The important thing is it MUST suport 512-byte blocks, most PC
>> CD-ROM's support 2048-byte blocks.
>>
>> I got the 4x Toshiba for $15 used, as a price reference.
>
> Any idea where I could pick myself up one of those? The CDROM is not
>the only price factor that i'm worried about, it's also the external
>SCSI cable. I looked at a DEC SCSI cable that will fit into the back
>SCSI port, and it cost a mere $95. I'm running a incredibly tight
>budget, the story of a teenager's life, and $95 is simply out of the
>question.
>
>-paul
>
>--
> paul_at_paul.dragontear.org [a paradigm of a paramount failure]
>
Received on Wed Jun 09 1999 - 06:25:42 BST