I'm UP!

Thanks to the loan of the tapes by Hank, the many helpful hints from Allison, the tip from Zane about standalone Backup, and the dumb luck of stumbling across some DEC manuals for installation and update of VMS v5.5 at the local swapmeet, it looks like I am on the way to having an operational MicroVAX/Station 2000. The manuals told me that Backup was contained in Tape #2/2 and, even though it was not so labled as containing it, Backup booted up. They also provided the correct syntax for a number of needed commands. I'm sure that they will prove most helpful in other areas also. As I write, the machine has booted off the RD54 and is busily loading DECwindows and all that other good stuff that comes in the installation kit. Mandatory Update will follow, and somewhere along the line I can enter my hobbyist license information (makes me honest :-)). I am sure that I will have more questions, but I certainly appreciate the help that I have been given. - don