<> >So. What's the *smallest* vax-11 (or other machine) that'll run vms?
<> >Wait...
<>
<> MicroVAX 2000. Slow by today's standards, but the size of a lunchbox a
<> *very* cheap.
<>
<> -Dave McGuire
<There are some substantial disadvantages to the 2000s. The biggest is they
<MFM disks, which are hard to find these days. 3100s are SCSI machines.
True... to a point there are SCSI drivers for the MV2000 for VMS as there
is a SCSI bus in it!
To be exacting the SCSI bus in complete but the boot roms will only
recognize the oddball TK50. There is a fellow that developed a SCSI drive
so VMS can also talk to SCSI drives.
Also the MFM controller will talk to RX33 floppy, and more than one RDxx.
ALL MV/VS3100s are SCSI some may have the TLZ30 tape or RX23 floppy in them.
<Er. Let me qualify that and say VaxStation 2000s want MFM drives. Don't k
<about MicroVax 2000s.
Same silly box.
Allison
Received on Tue Nov 30 1999 - 17:54:38 GMT