interesting... I just got a Vax 7.2 kit... will try it out....
Bob Lafleur wrote:
> I just tried, my VAX 7.2 VMS CD also boots into a minimal VMS from SYS1
> on my MicroVAX. So I guess they changed it between 7.1 and 7.2.
>
> - Bob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org]
> On Behalf Of David Barnes
> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 8:11 PM
> To: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: How do VMS Condists work?
>
> Hmmm would like to see that... My latest VAX cd distro is 7.1, but I am
> current on the Alpha platform.. must have changed along the way then...
> cool.
>
> Bob Lafleur wrote:
>
> > My VMS 7.3 CD for VAX boots to a minimal OpenVMS system booting into
> > SYS1 on my MicroVAX, but not in the emulator (SIMH).
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org]
> > On Behalf Of Eric Dittman
> > Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 12:09 AM
> > To: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org
> > Subject: Re: How do VMS Condists work?
> >
> > > Here's the deal...
> > > OpenVMS Alpha cd's will boot up into a minimal OpenVMS system, you
> > > can
> >
> > > exit to dcl and do most commands. OpenVMS VAX cd's will boot only
> > > into
> >
> > > Standalone Backup.
> >
> > I'm pretty sure the OpenVMS VAX V7.3 CD will boot into a minimal
> > OpenVMS system.
> > --
> > Eric Dittman
> > dittman_at_dittman.net
> > Check out the DEC Enthusiasts Club at http://www.dittman.net/
Received on Fri May 31 2002 - 09:45:53 BST