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From: cctalk-bounces at
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[mailto:cctalk-bounces at
classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Mr Ian Primus
Sent: maandag 21 mei 2007 5:25
To: cctalk at
classiccmp.org
Subject: Well,now I've gone and done it... Dragged home more
big(ish) iron...
Eh... another in a series of things _not_ to put into a Chevy
Venture, this time featuring... A Vax 11/750 and a Vax 6210.
[...snip...]
I assume that the machine needs to boot initally from TU58
every time, and then after that, it can bootstrap from disk
or tape. I found the 11/750 FAQ, but it doesn't have a
section for "I dragged home a big heavy Vax, now what?".
Thanks!
-Ian
AFAIK, only the VAX-11/730 needed the TU58 to boot. I heard the
boot tape loaded the microcode. The VAX-11/750 (I have one) can
boot from any device available in hardware, that is any UNIBUS
peripheral. In line with the "heavy" stuff, the UDA50 with RAxx
drives are nice, but very power-hungry and really heavy. The
newer RA drives are not that power hungry, have more capacity,
but are still heavy, although easier to carry :-)
- Henk.
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