7 Nov
2018
7 Nov
'18
7:26 a.m.
On Wed, Nov 7, 2018 at 12:58 AM Patrick Finnegan via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
Earlier machines like the 320H would have originally done this off of 8mm
tape, but I wouldn't recommend trying that since CD-ROMs are way easier.
10Mb Ethernet cards, compatible CD-ROM drives, and a copy of the media
shouldn't be too hard to find. I'm sure someone here or over on the
Sunhelp rescue list will be able to help you. If you're in the US, I know
a few people here could source you parts.
I had a couple of 7012-320 and 7012-320H a few years ago that I
couldn't give away locally and ended up taking them to a recycler.
While I had them I did get around to doing clean installs of AIX
V3.2.5 from tape. Not 8mm, I used QIC DC6150 tapes. I probably still
have that set of 5 or 6 V3.2.5 installation tapes around, but not the
external tape drive I used at the time.