Egregious VMS newbie questions

From: Peter C. Wallace <pcw_at_mesanet.com>
Date: Sun Jan 11 13:07:04 2004

On Sun, 11 Jan 2004, John Lawson wrote:

>
>
> Thanks to Mr. Finnegan - I have a nice VAXstation 3100 Mod 38 running
> Hobbyist VMS V7.2 - sitting here whirring away. As I observed to him -
> it's interesting to have a DEC machine in my collection that weighs *less*
> than I do.
>
> So now my untutored Quesions am:
>
> Can this be done:
>
> VAXstation --> Ethernet -->[???]<-- Ethernet <-- cablemodem <-- the Net.
>
> What adapts Thin Ethernet coax to Cat5?

Many older 10Baset hubs have a 10Base2 connector so you could go that route
(or cross that bridge), but in the 3100 M38 its probably easier just to use
the AUI connector and a 10BaseT MAU. You need to set the little push button in
the correct position so the AUI port is activated...


If you need a 10BaseT MAU, I have many, for the cost of shipping...

>
> More specifically to download/install freeBSD perhaps...
>

You probably mean NetBSD...

>
>
> And, furthermore: MY VMS experience was sketchy at best, mostly
> desultory playing with a uVAX II that Hans now has - and I have no doc at
> all right now.
>
> What is the system called that VMS uses to chain all the DCL commands to
> auto-execute at startup? I wanna edit a lot of them out - especially
> right now it's looking for a cluster it can't find, and periodically
> (every 15 mins) complains of "too few servers".
>
> Thirdly/finally: Anyone got a VMS Grey Wall they'd like to unload cheap?
> I'll pay for the books, packing and shipping to zip 89706 (Carson City,
> NV).
>
>
> Cheers!
>
> John
>
>

Peter Wallace
Mesa Electronics
Received on Sun Jan 11 2004 - 13:07:04 GMT