Isn't there an issue with VMS obsoleting the
DEQNA?
Somewhere I read a service note that said it was not supported on
processors later than the KA640/KA650.
My experience with DEC hardware is that there's a big difference between
'not supported' and 'doesn't work'. Many things I've done are not
supported, meaning you couldn't get DEC to configure and maintain a
system like that, and if it doesn't work then it's not DEC's fault, but
none-the-less they work fine.
I suspect (without justification) that the DEQNA works fine on later
processors, but that DEC have simply not tested it and aren't prepared to
state definitely that it works.
-tony
That's the DEC and IBM definition of "not supported."
Unlike the Sun (and sometimes Microsoft) meaning of the code to run this
stuff has been deleted from the build tree and we won't tell you how to
get this driver to work... EVER.
You see the SMC WD8xxx driver support has been removed from Solaris 8
(along with all the ISA ethernet drivers) which were removed partly in
Solaris 7... All were in Solaris 2.6 and were removed so Sun wouldn't
have to deal with tech support issues on the ugly ISA bus.
(Also they removed Sun4c architecture from Solaris 7 orphaning
my Sparc2 class boxes).
#$%^& SUN. I miss good old DEC.
(which would often consider special systems and time and materials
support for things not officially supported).
Bill
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