27 Apr
2006
27 Apr
'06
2:07 p.m.
Witchy wrote:
Well, be that as it may, I've installed and run VMS v7.2 on my 164LX.
You need recent SMS, supported SCSI (or a QLogic 1040) and a supported
video card.
I've never run NT on mine. Linux does pretty well; NetBSD and
FreeBSD run better.
Doc
From what I
remember the LX164 was supposed to be a screamin' NT
workstation for CAD style
apps.
From the OpenVMS FAQ:
" OpenVMS Alpha is not supported on the AlphaPC 164LX and
164SX series, though there are folks that have gotten
certain of the LX series to load SRM and bootstrap
OpenVMS. (The Aspen Durango II variant, specifically.)
One problem has been generally reported: ATA (IDE)
bootstraps will fail; SCSI storage and a SCSI CD-ROM
device is required."