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

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134980892951 PCI - SCSI adapter + an old PC + Linux on a USB -> disk copy Even easier if you have all the bits to hand, SCSI tends to require a selection of cables, adapters and terminators to make it fly A DC power cable and 50-way ribbon may suffice for an RZ-25 Martin -----Original Message----- From: Wayne S via cctalk [mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org] Sent: 07 December 2025 22:20 To: Hans-Ulrich Hölscher &lt;vaxorcist(a)googlemail.com&gt; Cc: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts &lt;cctalk(a)classiccmp.org&gt;rg>; Wayne S &lt;Wayne.Sudol(a)hotmail.com&gt; Subject: [cctalk] Re: MicroVAX 3100 ( was: Re: Re: VAX and OpenVMS) They are expensive. Can you get a scsi drive and attach it to your mv ? Doesn’t it have an external connector? Or buy an older cheap desktop and use your scsi cards. I have an old Dell desktop that i use for ide drives and also have a pci scsi card to use. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 7, 2025, at 14:14, Hans-Ulrich Hölscher &lt;vaxorcist(a)googlemail.com&gt; wrote:  Good idea! But do you know an inexpensive USB-SCSI adapter? The last time I was looking for one I only found a few that were REALLY expensive, unfortunately. I own some older ADAPTEC PCI SCSI adapters, but that does not help me with my notebook. Wayne S <wayne.sudol@hotmail.com<mailto:wayne.sudol@hotmail.com>> schrieb am So., 7. Dez. 2025, 23:06: Nice program. Has the resultant backup been tested? I mean can you restore and boot it? Sent from my iPhone