OK, I missed
that 3100 somehow :^) Looks like that's exactly what the
original poster needs.
Zane
Except it doesn't have a hard drive and questionable as to memory.
-Bob
FYI, I've had good luck with Apple SCSI HD's in DEC gear. However, having
said that I'm now totally on DEC Hard Drives on all my VMS machines except
one. The big thing is the boot drive will probably need to be under just
over 1GB (don't remember the exact number, as I'm only using a RZ25 in my
3100).
Memory on the other hand is a big issue. Do careful research on any VMS
system you buy concerning the memory. Some VAXen or Alpha's you can
'affordably' add more RAM to. Others you're better off buying a second
system for the RAM! I've got an AlphaStation 500/333 that I can't run
DECwindows on with decent performance because the RAM costs to much. For a
couple hundred more than it would have cost to go to 192MB (the next
logical step from 96MB) I was able to get a PWS433au with 320MB.
Zane
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