>
>Subject: RE: TCP/IP for VMS 5.4
> From: "Robert Jarratt" <robert.jarratt at ntlworld.com>
> Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:11:38 +0100
> To: "'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'"
> <cctalk at classiccmp.org>, <cctech at classiccmp.org>
>
>> OK, I'm only running three MicroVAXIIs, 7 MicroVAX3100s (2 are m76)
>> and two
>> MicroVAX2000s. FOr OSs I run VMS5.2, 5.44, 7.3 and Ultrix32V4.2. I
>> currently
>> have 4 RD54s and 4 RD53s functional and a few SCSI drives. Maybe the
>> differnce
>> is my copy of 5.44 is is the DEC release from back then when I got the
>> machine
>> (MVII GPX) as part of the severence along with all the paks. With the
>> full
>> DECWindows plus Pathworks RD54 is pretty much full and that with swap
>> and page
>> on a separate disk.
>>
>>
>> Allison
>
>I was careful not to select any options, wary about space, so I did not put
>DECWindows on and I don't (think) I have Pathworks. I also do not have any
>layered products on yet, but the most I plan to add is going to be either
>VAX Pascal or VAX C and maybe FMS, I don't know how much space these are
>going to take up. At the moment I am just happy that I have it basically
>working.
>
>Any details you have on reviving RD53s and RD54s would be very welcome.
>
the revive thing is restricted to 53s, 54s when they die the best you can hope
for is to swap board and HDAs to get a good one...maybe.
To do the internal work on RD53s one must be brave as it means opeing the drive
and working with tools. Oh and all tools must be demagnetized first.
Allison
>Regards
>
>Rob
Hi All,
I have been working with the folks over at the mess project (http://www.mess.org/) on an emulator for the Visual 1050. It's coming along really well. One thing we are lacking is a rom dump for the keyboard. There is either an 8039 or 8049 in the kb with associated firmware we would like to get a dump of.
Also, it would be great if we could collect other versions of the Z80 and 6502 firmware. We currently have dumps rev'd at 1.2 (Z80) and 1.1 (6502). It would be great to get dumps of any other versions.
If anybody can help out could you please contact me?
Thanks.
>
>Subject: RE: TCP/IP for VMS 5.4
> From: "Robert Jarratt" <robert.jarratt at ntlworld.com>
> Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:08:18 +0100
> To: "'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'"
> <cctalk at classiccmp.org>, <cctech at classiccmp.org>
>
>> I'd not olly say cheaper, but then you will not be limited to 153MB.
>> when yo consider that V5.4 eats the 153MB about 80% a 1gb drive is
>> very attractive.
>>
>> Last I looked (it been a while) a SCSI adaptor such as CMD is 4-500$
>> and suitable SCSI drives are cheap.
>>
>>
>> Allison
>>
>>
>
>I beg to differ on that. I have installed VMS 5.4, with DECnet onto my
>MicroVAX II. Someone has also kindly sent me UCX 1.3 which is now also
>installed (so the original question has now been answered). All that on an
>RD53:
>
>$ sh dev dua0:/full
>
>Disk DUA0:, device type RD53, is online, mounted, file-oriented device,
> shareable, available to cluster, error logging is enabled.
>
> Error count 0 Operations completed
>3761
> Owner process "" Owner UIC
>[1,1]
> Owner process ID 00000000 Dev Prot
>S:RWED,O:RWED,G:RWED,W:RWED
> Reference count 61 Default buffer size
>512
> Total blocks 138672 Sectors per track
>17
> Total cylinders 1020 Tracks per cylinder
>8
>
> Volume label "MICRO1VMS54" Relative volume number
>0
> Cluster size 3 Transaction count
>136
> Free blocks 54528 Maximum files allowed
>17334
> Extend quantity 5 Mount count
>1
> Mount status System Cache name
>"_DUA0:XQPCACHE"
> Extent cache size 64 Maximum blocks in extent cache
>5452
> File ID cache size 64 Blocks currently in extent cache
>3105
> Quota cache size 0 Maximum buffers in FCP cache
>120
>
> Volume status: subject to mount verification, file high-water marking,
>write-
> through caching enabled.
>
>As for SCSI and ESDI controllers, the prices I see on ebay are beyond my
>hobbyist means.
>
>Regards
>
>Rob
OK, I'm only running three MicroVAXIIs, 7 MicroVAX3100s (2 are m76) and two
MicroVAX2000s. FOr OSs I run VMS5.2, 5.44, 7.3 and Ultrix32V4.2. I currently
have 4 RD54s and 4 RD53s functional and a few SCSI drives. Maybe the differnce
is my copy of 5.44 is is the DEC release from back then when I got the machine
(MVII GPX) as part of the severence along with all the paks. With the full
DECWindows plus Pathworks RD54 is pretty much full and that with swap and page
on a separate disk.
Allison
My MicroVAX went from booting from DUA0 one day to acting as though the drive does not exist the next.Error code is:?41 DEVASSIGN, DUA0
?06 HLT INST ?PC = 00000C1A. ? The tape unit seems to be OK, but I don't have a bootable tape to try it with. ?I bought another KFQSA board hoping it would help but it did not. The two drives seem to be spinning, but I don't know their condition. I hope you will take the time to think about what might be wrong. I have been working with Dan Snyder in PA, and he said to try e-mailing your group.
Thanking you in advance,
Wayne Verish
I would be most grateful for any RSTS-11 version V4 or earlier. The
RSTSV4A disk at rsts.org does work, but I am after a distribution to
construct an equivalent.
I have located tape image files that should contain the distribution,
but the tapes are not directly bootable, and I don't know how to get
them to play nice with E11 or simh (I have tried both). Once I get a
prepared Rk05 disk under the simulators, I can get the disk image onto
the real disk.
As I mentioned, I want to learn the black art of running my old machine
using the distributions that were from the same era (1970 - 1974).
Thanks!
On Mon Jul 13 10:15:52 CDT 2009, Zane H. Healy wrote:
>At 7:59 PM -0600 7/12/09, B M wrote:
>>I am looking for RSTS-11 circa 1972 to install on my PDP-11/10
>>machine. I am more interested in a "historically correct" rather than
>>"more useable" system.
>>
>>I have a PDP-11/10 with 32kw core memory and an RK05 disk drive. My
>>goal is to load RSTS-11 on this machine. I have scoured the internet,
>>including rsts.org and Bitsavers, but I have not come up with an
>>installable distribution.
> What version are you looking for? You've searched more places that I
> was aware of. I'd not heard of rsts.org, and I don't have anything
> older than what is at those locations.
>
> Zane
>
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On Mon, 13 Jul 2009, Robert Jarratt wrote:
> You are right about the RD53s though. The one that came with the machine
> seemed a bit dubious to me but seemed at least to respond in some way (I
> could start a boot but it would never complete). Then one day it just went
> offline as if it is not attached at all, I wonder if this is not a
> mechanical problem but an electronic one in this case? Is there anything
> that can be done to revive them?
Most likely you've run into the sticky pads problem. Hopefully Allison
answers this, as I believe she has experience reviving RD53's. IIRC,
basically you open the drive up and remove the sticky rubber pads. I really
don't remember the details as I went SCSI nearly 10 years ago.
Zane
On Mon, 13 Jul 2009, Robert Jarratt wrote:
>>
>> Please tell me you've backed the system up.
>>
>
> Don't worry, I keep a copy of everything important on a SIMH virtual disk,
> which is itself backed up. Thanks for asking though :-)
I take it that this means you're backing up a MicroVAX II via DECnet to VMS
running under SIMH? Or that you simply have copies of everything on a SIMH
virtual disk? I'm asking as the RD53's are hidiously unreliable. Never
count on it powering back up after you power it down.
I would have a copy of a nice VAX/VMS v4.x system disk if I'd had everything
setup and done a backup the first time I powered it up. So I'm speaking
>from personal experience. :-(
Zane
At 9:08 AM +0100 7/13/09, Robert Jarratt wrote:
>I beg to differ on that. I have installed VMS 5.4, with DECnet onto my
>MicroVAX II. Someone has also kindly sent me UCX 1.3 which is now also
>installed (so the original question has now been answered). All that on an
>RD53:
Please tell me you've backed the system up.
>As for SCSI and ESDI controllers, the prices I see on ebay are beyond my
>hobbyist means.
Geez, what are ESDI controllers going for these days? I just did a
search on some my archives, it's been over 9 years since I was
selling a bunch.
Zane
--
| Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Administrator |
| healyzh at aracnet.com (primary) | OpenVMS Enthusiast |
| MONK::HEALYZH (DECnet) | Classic Computer Collector |
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+
| Empire of the Petal Throne and Traveller Role Playing, |
| PDP-10 Emulation and Zane's Computer Museum. |
| http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/ |
IBM printer for the IBM 5100 "portable" and later systems.
Type: dot matrix
Condition: unknown
Location: Twin Falls, Idaho
Contact Suzanne if interested:
Suzanne Crow <suzannecrow at cableone.net>
I am about to throw out a bunch of old IBM DOS/VSE manuals (late 70s
early 80s
for System 370, so when it says DOS it does NOT mean MS/DOS ;-).
If anybody wants them they are free for local pick up or you pay
shipping.
Note that they'll be shipped from Athens, Greece.
A PL/I Primer - Student Text SC28-6808-1
IBM System/370 Principles of Operation GA22-7000-8
DOS PL/I Optimizing Compiler: Programmer's Guide SC33-0008-2
DOS PL/I Optimizing Compiler: Execution Logic SC33-0019-1
DOS PL/I Resident Library: Program Logic LY33-6011-1
DOS PL/I Transient Library: Program Logic LY33-6012-1 (2 copies)
DOS PL/I Optimizing Compiler: Program Logic LY33-6010-1
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