VAXstation CDROM questions (again) - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

9 Jun 1999

I am quite sure I have some cables here that I got from my DEC surplus bids.
Contact me off list with the details of you system and/or the part # you
need and I will check for you.  I am usually able to get them new for $5 to
$15 depending on particular bid.

Dan
dburrows(a)netpath.net
danburrows(a)mindspring.com

-----Original Message-----
From: paul yaskowski &lt;paul(a)paul.dragontear.org&gt;
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
&lt;classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu&gt;
Date: Tuesday, June 08, 1999 9:28 PM
Subject: Re: VAXstation CDROM questions (again)

...
 * Zane H. Healy (healyzh(a)aracnet.com) [06.08.99
21:08]:
> >  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. 
  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

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