30 Nov
1999
30 Nov
'99
4:57 p.m.
I just got mail from a friend in Virginia who is
saving a MicroVAX 3100-90
for me that they are pitching out where he works (and he'll *deliver*, too!)
Where can I go to learn more about specific models of 3100s? He mentions
that it has either 64 or 128Mb of RAM, a 500Mb and 1Gb scsi disk, DAT and
an external tape that, from his descriptions, I'm assuming is a TLZ30 or
<DROOL!!!> Check out http://anacin.nsc.vcu.edu/~jim/mvax/mvax_faq.html for a
small amount of info. That is one SERIOUS system! Not quite the best in
the 3100 family, but very close, only a handful of VAXen are faster and most
that are BIG systems.
similar. One minor catch - they filled the disk and
it won't boot. I take
it I can conversational-boot it and use the console as the startup file to
wrest control from the system in the earliest stages, then, at least, purge
the SYS$MANAGER area of old log files to leave enough room to perform a full
boot (and clear the SYSTEM password while I'm at it ;-)
http://eisner.decus.org/vms/faq.htm
As I recall, the procedure in the FAQ is the best for this.
Did I miss anything? Is there a publish procedure for
recovering from totally
full disks, or will I have to go back to the manuals and remember how to do
it from scratch? I've been away from VMS for the past couple of years. All
You might want to do a dejanews search. Somewhere either on USENET or maybe
even here there was a discussion about this in the last couple of weeks.
I've really done recently is log on and run some
ancient DCL scripts. Now
back in the old days, I used to assemble 11/730's from piles of parts,
reconstruct console tapes, write system programs and devices drivers, etc., but
never with anything newer than an 8530. Our "main" machines were an 11/750
That 8530, only 4 VUPs, the 3100/90 is 24 VUPs! <DROOL!> <SIGH> I really
hope I find that the 4000/90 works once I get the RAM for it that I'm waiting
on. Currently my fastest VAXen are only 2.4 VUPs.
Zane