29 Jul
2016
29 Jul
'16
8:15 p.m.
On 30 July 2016 at 02:30 Zane Healy <healyzh at aracnet.com> wrote:
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