VAXstation 4000VLC

From: healyzh_at_aracnet.com <(healyzh_at_aracnet.com)>
Date: Tue May 2 20:15:14 2000

> > Possible problems:
> > 2GB HD
>
> Is it possible to use bigger than 1GB as system ? Don't know ...

Yes, that's only a problem on the early 3100 models. I think I'm going to
have to try the 2GB again, since I think the 1GB disk is making some wierd
noises.

> > Anyway I've not got OpenVMS V7.1 loaded
>
> 7.1 or 7.2.1 ? IIRC, there were some issues before 7.2 with non dec drives
> during install, but I'm not sure.

7.1, I *wish* I had 7.2.1, though I'm more interested in TCPIP 5.1 (it's not
out yet) as it's supposed to include features that I need. I think any
version starting with V6 is fairly able to handle 3rd party disks, but even
with V7.2 or V7.2.1 there are some disks that just won't work.

> > on a 1GB HD that came out of a Super Computer and am configuring it.
>
> Just for the heck of it, (Never installed VMS on a VLC before) i tried it
> few hours before.
> I took a TEAC CDROM + 1 GB Fujitsu Drive. Took me around 1 hour to logon in
> DECWindows, without any problems.

Close to what I did, I've got a 1GB Fujitsu, and a Mitsuami (that's close to
right) 4x CD-ROM in I believe a Panasonic external case. I don't have a
monitor though so I still need to get TCPIP on there so I can try DECwindows
remotely. It's the remote DECwindows performance that I care about anyway
since this is the method in which I want to use the system.

How good did you think the DECwindows performance was locally?

                                Zane
 
Received on Tue May 02 2000 - 20:15:14 BST