16 Nov
1998
16 Nov
'98
1:50 a.m.
< It comes with 16MB memory and 2 100 MB Hard drives (the owner isn't sur
< about this)
< No monitor or mouse...
Not bad.
< I think I could figure alot out, since I am used to Unix from my use of
< Linux and I program a mainframe by profession...I know VMS is different
< but I plan to get a hobbyist license.
VMS at the command level is like dos, more sophisticated though.
< monitor,...all I have is SVGA monitors...can I just hook up a terminal
< or a serial cable to the PC and run via a terminal?
Yes, many do.
< Can the OS be installed this way? Is there an adapter so I can use a
< VGA monitor?
VGA is unlikely. Also if a console crt is used you need a LK201 or 401
(DEC) keyboard and ther eis a cable to go with it.
Yes, VMS installs via terminal.
< What about CD player...got a Sanyo SCSI, and alot of IDE...can I instal
< via this?
IDE is useless but the SANYO SCSI may work. Try it and see.
< Sorry for all the questions, but I was hoping someone would be familiar
< with VAXen...
There are a few of us. ;) I happen to have 3 VS3100/m10E, 3100/M76,
two MivroVAXIIs and three VS2000s... I like vaxen and VMS.
Allison
16 Nov
16 Nov
2:01 p.m.
< Can the OS be installed this way? Is there an
adapter so I can use a
< VGA monitor?
VGA is unlikely. Also if a console crt is used you need a LK201 or 401
(DEC) keyboard and ther eis a cable to go with it.
*snip*
Allison
Um... I did get a vaxstation 3100 to work with a multisync 4d (if memory serves)
once, although the cable setup eludes me, as does the exact model of vaxstation.
I THINK I used the vaxstation's cable and plugged each of the plugs into the
corresponding socket on the Multisync. This has all been a long time ago now
and it was a strictly "I wonder if this will work" kind of experiment so
naturally there was no documentation.
So there might be some small chance, depending on WHAT VGA monitor you want to
use, and whether you're willing to risk its life and health.
--
Jim Strickland
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3:55 p.m.
Speaking of failing memory, I seem to recall that they do "Sync on Green",
and I assume the standard VS3100 monitor cable would have BNC connectors,
so a good Multisync monitor probably can handle it. Dunno, never really
though to try, and I don't have a cable.
Looking at the back of my VS3100 m30, it's got a connector like a
Macintosh, instead of a standard VGA connector. But I've got a VT420
plugged in and am using it as a VAXserver 3100.
Zane
Um... I did get a vaxstation 3100 to work with a
multisync 4d (if memory
serves)
once, although the cable setup eludes me, as does the exact model of
vaxstation.
I THINK I used the vaxstation's cable and plugged each of the plugs into the
corresponding socket on the Multisync. This has all been a long time ago now
and it was a strictly "I wonder if this will work" kind of experiment so
naturally there was no documentation.
So there might be some small chance, depending on WHAT VGA monitor you want to
use, and whether you're willing to risk its life and health.
--
Jim Strickland
jim(a)DIESPAMMERSCUMcalico.litterbox.com
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7:02 p.m.
At 07:50 AM 16-11-98 -0500, Allison J Parent wrote:
There are a few of us. ;) I happen to have 3
VS3100/m10E, 3100/M76,
two MivroVAXIIs and three VS2000s... I like vaxen and VMS.
Well I've being doing VMS since 1980 and been managing them since 1982.
Sitting in a room not too far from my ofice is about $3million worth of VMS
gear so I guess I'm still a VMS person.... (Of course, in the store room,
there are more VAX systems that are far more interesting than the ones in
the computer room, in that I own them :-)
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