VMS/VAX/Alpha questions...

From: no <oliv555_at_arrl.net>
Date: Thu Oct 12 19:37:09 2000

Roger Merchberger wrote:
>
> Rumor has it that Zane H. Healy may have mentioned these words:
>
> >Now what was the question?
>
> Lemme simplify: Does a VAX or older Alpha box *have* to have DEC drives
> installed in them for OpenVMS to work or for the boxes to actually
> recognize the drive (a la Compaq, Apple & the like) or can I slap in an IBM
> 2 gigger and have it work?
>
> [ The largest drive I can find for sale (reasonably) from DEC is a 426Meg,
> and I was hoping for bigger, but if a 2Gig IBM (read: non-DEC) drive won't
> be recognized, it's not going to do me a hill of beans worth of good... ]
>
> Does DEC say: "You'll run that RZ25 & *Be Happy About It*", or can I run
> non-DEC rommed hard drives just fine?
>
> RZ or not RZ, *that* is the question. ;-)
>
>

Unless you require huge capacity, I've found the Quantum Pro/Lightnings
730mb work great in my VLC and M60. And they can be had for fairly
attractive
prices on eBay.

A plus with the PRO series is they are among coolest running drives.
Big improvement over the scalding hot Barracuda I had been running in
the VLC.

Nick Oliviero
Received on Thu Oct 12 2000 - 19:37:09 BST