Egregious VMS newbie questions

From: Witchy <witchy_at_binarydinosaurs.co.uk>
Date: Sun Jan 11 17:38:25 2004

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk-bounces_at_classiccmp.org
> [mailto:cctalk-bounces_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Michael Sokolov
> Sent: 11 January 2004 21:17
> To: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: RE: Egregious VMS newbie questions
>
>
> Witchy <witchy_at_binarydinosaurs.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > Also, if it's looking for a cluster then shut it down to get to the
> > dead-sergeant prompt (>>>) and type SET VAXCLUSTER 0 to turn off the
> > clustering software.
>
> The console ROM has no such command. The ROM knows nothing about VMS and
> clusters.

Do you have a VAX that doesn't know about clusters? Of course the ROM knows
about VMS and clusters! It's a bloody VAX! I don't suppose you'll remember
all the talking when Alpha VMS was released and people wondered whether the
Alpha firmware would expect VMSCLUSTER instead of VAXCLUSTER?

I spent 18 years working with VAXen and Alphas so I suspect I might know
what I'm talking about.

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Adrian/Witchy
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Received on Sun Jan 11 2004 - 17:38:25 GMT

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