8 Jun
1999
8 Jun
'99
1:15 p.m.
* Zane H. Healy (healyzh(a)aracnet.com) [06.08.99 21:08]:
Any idea where I could pick myself up one of those? The CDROM is not
the only price factor that i'm worried about, it's also the external
SCSI cable. I looked at a DEC SCSI cable that will fit into the back
SCSI port, and it cost a mere $95. I'm running a incredibly tight
budget, the story of a teenager's life, and $95 is simply out of the
question.
-paul
--
paul(a)paul.dragontear.org [a paradigm of a paramount failure]
Here's my
question: I have a VAXstation 3100, and i'm interested in
upgrading VMS. Currently it runs VMS 5.4. Since the VAX doesn't have
a cdrom, and i'm assuming the cost of a DEC CDROM is outrageous (i'm
15, give me a break.), I was wondering if there is a way to install
from a network CDROM drive. Could I setup my Linux box to share it's
CDROM via NFS? Or is there perhaps any software that would allow this?
Or am I insane? The questions..
Find a cheap 3rd party CD-ROM that supports 512-byte blocks, and you'll
hopefully be able to use it. I've used a 2x Mac CD-ROM, and a 4x Panasonic
external on my 3100. I've used the same external and a 4x Toshiba on my
Alpha's. The important thing is it MUST suport 512-byte blocks, most PC
CD-ROM's support 2048-byte blocks.
I got the 4x Toshiba for $15 used, as a price reference.