Hi Pat,
I've got a SCSI CDROM, so I could always go that route, I'll look into
the links you guys sent, thanks for all the support and help, anyone know
what the max memory of a 4000-200 is, I'd like to try and max out the system
as much as possible just for the sake of it.
Curt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Finnegan" <pat_at_purdueriots.com>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 4:58 PM
Subject: Re: TK 50 with VMS???
> On Tue, 27 Aug 2002, Zane H. Healy wrote:
>
> > > 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.
>
> You might also want to sign up for the free DECUS...er..Encompass
> membership at http://www.encompassus.org/ . After signing up, you'll be
> able to order a Hobbiest version of OpenVMS from
> http://www.montagar.com/hobbyist/index.html on CDs... of course, if you
> can't find a bootable CDROM drive like a RRD5x, or don't have SCSI, that
> might not help you too much I guess.
>
> -- Pat
>
Received on Tue Aug 27 2002 - 16:18:01 BST