VAXStation 2000 SCSI (Was: TK50Z-GA and MicroVax 3100/90?)

From: Ethan Dicks <erd_6502_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Fri May 24 11:24:25 2002

--- Christopher Smith <csmith_at_amdocs.com> wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ethan Dicks [mailto:erd_6502_at_yahoo.com]
>
> > I'm sure that Ethernet was standard on the VAXstation 2000...
>
> I didn't know that.
 
Well... it's the same hardware as the uVAX2000, but what's the point
of a standalone graphical workstation? I can't imagine DEC sold
many VS2000s without Ethernet.

> Hmm -- he also has a "boot disk" that will supposedly make them work
> without patching the ROMS, or you can install the driver into a VMS
> system on an MFM disk, and still use SCSI disks, without either the
> boot disk or the ROM patch.

That sounds newer than the stuff I have. I'll have to look him up (when
VAXen once again rise to the top of my project pile).

-ethan


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