Ethan Dicks wrote:
> --- Dave Woodman <dave_at_naffnet.org.uk> wrote:
> > Christopher Smith wrote:
> >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Ethan Dicks [mailto:erd_6502_at_yahoo.com]
> > >
> > > > I received a stack of VMS CDs (originals) from a friend...
>
> > What to do... is...
> >
> > $ mount dua4/foreign
> > %MOUNT-I-MOUNTED, VAXBINSEP931 mounted on _WXVAX$DUA4:
>
> I know how to play with tapes/disks/etc. under VMS. What I lack
> at the moment is a VAX with CD-ROM (the best I have is an Alpha
> with CD-ROM).
>
If you can cluster your VAX and Alpha then you should be able to use the
drive remotely.
Alternatively, if you have enough disk space on the VAX then you could
do what I used to
do - dump the cdrom to a file and mount it as a virtual disk:- several
drivers are available
in the various freeware archives.
>
> > $ run cd_directory:cdmenu
> .
> .
> .
> > And you are ready to play!
>
> Handy. This is *exactly* the kind of thing I've been looking for.
>
> > If you have a version later than September 1993 then there are some
> > things that I would like...
>
> I may be able to help you.
I'll be in touch!
>
>
> -ethan
>
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Received on Tue May 28 2002 - 16:06:31 BST