30 Jul
2016
30 Jul
'16
8:19 a.m.
On 7/29/2016 9:30 PM, Zane Healy wrote:
I have a couple of Viking (TD Systems) scsi controllers which is what I
am thinking of using. I have some S-Box SCSI controllers then may come
in handy.
I like the idea of VMS 5.5 just to restore the system back to its former
glory.
Doug
On Jul 29,
2016, at 6:08 PM, Douglas Taylor <dj.taylor4 at comcast.net> wrote:
I just got a MicroVax II in the BA123 world box chassis. I has a TK50, RX50, RXDQ2, but
no DEQNA. I'd like to get it running an OS.
The DU disks don't work, but I have a couple of Qbus SCSI controllers that might come
in handy.
Can you use those SD to SCSI convertors in this type of configuration? Anyone have
experience with this?
What OS's can I use with this hardware? NetBSD? Are versions of VMS available? How
do you get an OS onto this system?
The all around best choice would be VAX/VMS
v5.5-2. You can get Hobbyist licenses. The OS was available as part of the Hobbyist
program. If you add a SCSI adapter, you can hopefully attach a CD. IIRC, it will run up
to either v7.2 or 7.3, at least I know I had v7.2 on a MicroVAX III (well, technically I
still do, if it will boot).
Ultrix would also be available.
What I did though was I gave it a brain transplant, and converted mine to a PDP-11 once I
got a better VAX.
I need to invest in a couple of those SD adapters myself. I?d really like to put one on
one of my AlphaStation 200 4/233?s. Hopefully they?ll still work. It?s been years since
I?ve done anything with my DEC HW. :-(
Zane