28 Nov
2004
28 Nov
'04
5:40 a.m.
I have one. it's a big paperweight without the microcode
tape.. the 725 was a cab with an integreated internal/etc rc25 combo.
memory is very limited . your tape drive wheel may be mush with age,
so try to check it before sacrificing your ony boot tape ;0
h
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephane Tsacas" <stephane.tsacas(a)gmail.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic Posts Only" <cctech(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 1:26 PM
Subject: Re: VAX 11/725
http://netbsd.org/Ports/vax/
and probably BSD 4.3/4.4 (http://ifctfvax.harhan.org/Quasijarus/)
should provide some kind of bootable media which will check the
hardware at boot time telling you more about the status of your
machine.
Stephane
On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 20:00:04 +0100, Jeroen van Hengstum
<jeroen.van.hengstum(a)hccnet.nl> wrote:
> Recently I got a VAX 11/725, a small model VAX that was produced around
1983.
> I intend to try to boot this machine again after
many years.
>
> - Does anyone have a 11/725?
> - Does anyone have 11/725 related documentation?
> - How do you check in a few steps with this computer whether it is still
functioning properly?
Thanks,
Jeroen