Thanks, so go higher VMS Rev level, okay..... my last Vax was a MicroVax
II and that was 95' so its been quite a while.
Curt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Zane H. Healy" <healyzh_at_aracnet.com>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 4:50 PM
Subject: Re: TK 50 with VMS???
> > Just picked up a 4000-200 for next to nothing, but I need to install
VMS
> > on TK50, anyone have a VMS Install, maybe ver 4 or 5 or higher????
(I'm
> > not familiar with a TF85, will it read TK50's and TK70's..... shaking
the
> > dust off of my near forgotten Vax skills {or here-in lack of})
> >
> > Curt
>
> I'm not sure you'll be able to even run V5.5-4Hx (I think that's the high
mark
> for V5.5 and I'm not sure what the 'x' was), and I'm pretty sure you can't
> run plain V5.5. You might need to go with V6.0 in order to have VMS
support
> your hardware. If you can get someone to build you tapes, I'd recommend
> getting V7.2 or V7.3 instead of earlier versions if you can, as all the
doc's
> are available online.
>
> IIRC, the TF85 can read TK50's and TK70's just fine, however, you can't
> write them. Once you get the system up and running you'll probably want
> some Compact III DLT tapes (or does it require Compact II tapes).
>
> I take it this is the first VMS system you've owned? If so you'll
probably
> find some useful pointers in the VAX section of
> http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/decemu.html
>
> Zane
Received on Tue Aug 27 2002 - 16:17:01 BST