The new VAX is alive!

From: Zane H. Healy <healyzh_at_aracnet.com>
Date: Fri Jul 27 12:04:09 2001

>Is it possible to use both TCP/IP and DECnet over the same network
>hardware with VMS? Once I get this machine connected via the terminal
>server to another machine, I'll grab a copy of CMUIP and GCC.

Yes, it's possible to do that, unfortunatly it sounds like you're in a bit
of a pickle as to how to get stuff onto the machine at the moment. Do you
have anything else running OpenVMS? I'm guessing you don't, something like
a VAXstation 3100 would be really nice at this point. I always recommend a
SCSI based VAX as a first VAX because of this.

>It appears, at first glance anyway - when my VT320 terminal isn't
>trying to quit working, that I don't have the software installed which
>is needed for the DECserver 200.

Argh! I'm so used to my 90L+ that I forgot about that, yes, the DECserver
200 needs to boot off of the VAX, and who knows if you've got the software
needed to do that on the VAX.

>This is a VAX-4000/200 with two DSSI disks; alas, no SCSI.

Nice system, if you've got a Q-Bus SCSI controller that works with CD-ROMS,
or a Q-Bus CD-ROM controller (and the right cable and CD-ROM) you could put
that in there.

                        Zane
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