On Sep 1, 2023, at 6:23 PM, Jon Elson via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
On 9/1/23 10:54, Hans-Ulrich Hölscher via cctalk wrote:
If you can't get help at the VCF - MW (which
I don't doubt), and your
MicroVAx II has a DELQA or DEQNA network adapter, then I know of two other
elegant ways to back up the data from your ESDI disk:
Either: configure your MicroVAX II into a Local Area VAXcluster using the
instruction in
https://gunkies.org/wiki/Installing,_Configuring,_and_Testing_A_VMS_V4.7_Lo…
or: follow the blog at
https://rsx11.blogspot.com/2021/09/vaxstation-1-software-install-part-1.html
and
https://rsx11.blogspot.com/2023/08/installing-software-on-microvax-and.html
Don't hesitate to ask for help; the first alternative is my work, and I
worked a little on the second one.
VMS 4.7 did not support TCP/IP out of the box. There were add-ons for that.
They DID support DECNET, but I didn't have any other computers that did. I did have a
DEQNA (I think) at one time but don't have it now! That would make things a LOT
easier.
A DMV-11 would also work, I think. Those aren't great (max speed is 56k) but better
than a serial line.
paul