--- Bob Lafleur <bob_lafleur_at_technologist.com> wrote:
> There's also the slightly smaller MicroVAX 2000, kind-of in a square-ish
> box, and significantly slower (0.9 VUPs). Not SCSI compatible, really.
And dependent on harder-and-harder-to-get disk drives.
> If available, I'd stick with a 3100.
Good choice.
> CD-ROM drive is a good thing to have for loading software.
Speaking of which, what would it take (DCL script, binaries, etc.) to
move older VMS distros (VMS 5.5-2 comes to mind) from magtape to CD-ROM
for installation on those platforms that have one but not the other.
I have a box of VMS 4.x and VMS 5.x magtape and standalone TU58s and
RX50s. I want to create a CD-ROM that acts like a VMS 6.1 CD for
installation under, say, simh. I know I can extract saveset files, etc.,
to install VMS under simh. I want to package the savesets in a
more modern fashion and save a step or two at install time.
Is this possible? I have a SCSI CD-R drive (Smart & Friendly 2006, a
rebadged Sony 926) and SCSI magtape on an AXP/VMS box. I presume
there is a version of cdrecord for VMS, or an equivalent. Is there an
ODS-1 or OSD-2 equivalent of mkisofs for VMS? Does there have to be?
-ethan
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