healyzh_at_aracnet.com wrote:
>
> For info on what a board is See:
> http://world.std.com/~mbg/pdp11-field-guide.txt
>
> > Model 640QS-B2 BA213
> > MS650/M7621 - 8MB RAM
> KA640/M7624 - MicroVAX 3300/3400
>
> > M7559 - TMSCP controller for TK70
> > DSV11-SA/M3108 - 2-line sync SLU (Serial Line Unit)
> > M9060-YA - Good Question!
> > KSQSA/M5976-SA - Qbus to SCSI adapter
> > TQK70/M7559-00 - TMSCP controller for TK70
> > M9060-YA - Again Good Question.
>
> This strikes me as a slightly odd set of boards. What kind of disks does it
> use? What is hooked up to the SCSI adapter?
Internally; I don't know, Externally; just the terminator. I haven't found
the keyboard for the terminal yet and I haven't powered it up. I did find
out that they previously worked fine.
> > Can these machines run Linux or NetBSD. Where do I get OpenVMS? And yes
> > I'm pretty sure that we are licensed for VMS (Corp ITS is crazy about
> > that kind of thing!).
>
> The Linux/VAX project looks to be dead last I checked. It will run NetBSD,
> however the PROPER Operating System for these boxes is OpenVMS.
>
> Are you wanting to run these as Hobbyist systems? If so look at:
> http://www.montagar.com/hobbyist/ for licenses and buying a OpenVMS/VAX CD.
> You'll also need to get a free DECUS membership, and it has links to that I
> believe.
>
> If you're wanting to run it as a commercial system you'll want to check:
> http://www.openvms.compaq.com
>
> In either case you'll probably also want to check out:
> http://www.openvms.compaq.com:8000 <--- Documentation Web Site
>
> Zane
Even though the machines are in the lab they're for my personal use. If
I can con-vince my new boss that I have a use for one of them they'll be
added to the LHA project test lab in my garage. :-) One will stay VMS,
I've never worked directly with VMS but I was very impressed with their
networking! I don't know which OS to run at home. NetBSD would fit
nicely with the LHA project but I want a VMS system too. Maybe I can get
both systems. :-)
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Received on Thu Sep 07 2000 - 21:01:45 BST