8 Jun
1999
8 Jun
'99
12:25 p.m.
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.
Zane
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