Hi Al, I highly doubt you can get the software on floppies, but I'm usually proved wrong, so best of luck. CD is the way to go but not all 3100's had SCSI as standard ( at least as an external option. Apart fromthat you're probably looking at TK tape. Versions varied, long production run, but the most usual was a 5.5, usually rev 2 or better. I had mine hooked up to PC serial port running ( origianlly ) winterm, followed by a linux box too. Bonus of course being it you network it together you can have your DECWindows too, depends on how grunty your system is. Best of luck with it, give me a shout if you run into any issues ( mmm, need to dig VAXen out and play again ;-) ) Cheers Dave Visit our website at http://www.ubswarburg.com This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. This message is provided for informational purposes and should not be construed as a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any securities or related financial instruments.