[cctalk] Re: MicroVAX 3100 ( was: Re: Re: VAX and OpenVMS)

... and the resulting backup will be much more reliable than the one written by an old tape drive (which model, by the way?) on a possibly old tape, if that ever succeeds. I made especially frustration experiences using the once famous TK50 drives, and even (a little) more recent DAT drives tend to fail very often nowadays. One disadvantage, however, is the necessary struggle with licensing, although that can be managed with a little help. Another option is a backup over network WITHOUT using an operating system running on the system to be saved. Unfortunately it has up to now been tested on MicroVAX I and MicroVAX II systems using a DEQNA or DELQA network adapter only. It uses a simh VAX to send a special machine language program to the backup target computer, on that the program in turn uses MSCP commands to send a bit-wise disk copy back to the simh VAX. It is new, it is unconventional, but it has been successfully tested on several MicroVAX I and MicroVAX II computers. I think it is time to get out one of my VAXstation 3100s (won't make any difference) and test it there. But you will need to be patient – other projects have priority for the time being. To be honest - I expect the program will need adaptation to the newer hardware, especially the network adapter - MSCP hasn't changed I think. Am So., 7. Dez. 2025 um 22:27 Uhr schrieb Antonio Carlini via cctalk < cctalk(a)classiccmp.org&gt;gt;: