> MicroVAX 3100/20e...I couldn't get it to boot, except into Standalone BACKUP
> mode. When the box boots, it reports that it's finding the tape drive,
> DKA300, and DKB200.
>
> I tried Eric's suggestion, but no luck. My guess is that I need to get
> the OS on TK50 tapes and find out whether the 2nd disk is even alive, but
> I have no idea where to get VMS on tape. I've been playing with intel
> hardware for years, but this is the first time I've ever experimented with
> VMS.
I don't know where to get VMS on a TK50 at a reasonable
price, but if you have a CDROM drive you can order the
OpenVMS Hobbyist CD Media from www.montagar.com/hobbyist/.
--
Eric Dittman
dittman_at_dittman.net
Received on Wed May 02 2001 - 22:02:23 BST