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From: cctalk <cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org> On Behalf Of Jan-Benedict Glaw
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Sent: 20 March 2020 21:29
To: Maciej W. Rozycki <macro at linux-mips.org>
Cc: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at classiccmp.org>;
Peter Corlett <abuse at cabal.org.uk>
Subject: Re: HPE OpenVMS Hobbyist license program is closing
Hi Maciej!
Long time no see!
On Fri, 2020-03-20 17:36:25 +0000, Maciej W. Rozycki <macro at linux-
mips.org> wrote:
On Tue, 10 Mar 2020, Jan-Benedict Glaw via cctalk
wrote:
Linux
and/or NetBSD/vax would be a good choice, though, to
implement the VAX's system calls and execute it's binaries. Though
there were more concerted efforts to do this years ago, but I
don't know what became of them. Google shows a smattering of
efforts littered with broken links. :(
There was a vax-linux port started by others, and I cared for it for
a good number of years. My life changed a lot since then, I quite
failed (and failed hard!) to bring up the needed time to care for
Linux, care for GCC and Binutils, GNU libc and all those programs
silently expecting IEEE floating point support.
I'm still here to help. :)
<3
I expect to get at least one of my VAXen online
RSN (a 4000/60, with
TURBOchannel). As in a couple of weeks' time (if only not that damn
COVID thing!). It boots our ancient VAX/Linux port with an NFS-root
over a PMAD interface. Other machines may follow.
Actually, I'm searching (more active than ever) for a proper location to put all
of my hardware to. I already have shelves, controllable power plugs, and just
today an EPROM reader/writer arrived. Though I'm unsure (to use fair
language) when there'll be a really up-to-date working Linux port. But maybe
at some time, there'll be one!
MfG, JBG
--
Out of interest, what controllable power plugs (sockets?) are you using?
Regards
Rob