DEC hardware question re infoserver 150

From: Witchy <witchy_at_binarydinosaurs.co.uk>
Date: Sun May 18 02:30:01 2003

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> From: cctech-admin_at_classiccmp.org [mailto:cctech-admin_at_classiccmp.org]On
> Behalf Of vance_at_neurotica.com
> Sent: 12 May 2003 07:08
> To: Fred deBros
> Cc: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: DEC hardware question re infoserver 150
>
> It won't run NetBSD. It uses a terminal and runs software specific to the
> infoserver. It can act as a storage server, serving disk to VMS machines,
> and also as a MOP boot server for VAX, PMAX, and Alpha machines.

This I can confirm having just tried to boot VMS 7.3 and finding it's not
very happy with that arrangement at all and just locks up :)

VAX ROMs will be required I think.

cheers

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Received on Sun May 18 2003 - 02:30:01 BST