> I am looking for way to get data out of a microVax II
> running microVMS 4.6 onto a CD ROM.
>
> The way I figure it if I can find a CD writer than works in
> that configuration I'm done. But I can't seem to find out
> whether this is even possible let alone where to buy a CD
> like this. Any suggestions?
>
> If the CD Writer is an impossibility then my next approach
> is the put a network interface on the uVax II and send the
> data I need to a more recent vintage.
Unfortunatly you don't state what the resulting CD-ROM needs to be
readable on.
If it needs to be an ODS-2 CD-ROM your best bet looks to be to obtain a
VMS box with VMS V5.4 or newer. Though from the looks of things it really
should have V6.2 or newer. You can then use the following to create a disk
image that you can then burn to CD-R on a PC, Mac, or Unix box.
http://www.openvms.compaq.com/freeware/FREEWARE50/LD063/
If you need to read the CD-ROM on a non-VMS box, then things are going to
get tricky.
Also some information about the MicroVAX II itself would help. I assume
you've got RD5x drives on a RQDX3 controller? If you're lucky enough to
have a SCSI controller and have SCSI Hard Drives on the system then there is
another trick that should work as long as the disks are under 650MB.
Zane
Received on Wed Jun 27 2001 - 17:05:38 BST