29 Jan
2004
29 Jan
'04
12:31 a.m.
Can anyone tell me if there is a version of Ultrix which will boot on an
11/730?
And if so, can I grab media files off the net somewhere?
(I know 4.3bsd would, and I'd like to fool around with netbsd but it
seems like ultrix might be a good way to bootstrap)
or, is there a better place to ask? (pups? tuhs?)
-brad
29 Jan
29 Jan
5:37 p.m.
Ultrix was written for MIPS processors wasn't it???
Curt
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From: "Brad Parker" <brad(a)heeltoe.com>
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Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 6:31 AM
Subject: Ultrix on an 11/730?
Can anyone tell me if there is a version of Ultrix which will boot on an
11/730?
And if so, can I grab media files off the net somewhere?
(I know 4.3bsd would, and I'd like to fool around with netbsd but it
seems like ultrix might be a good way to bootstrap)
or, is there a better place to ask? (pups? tuhs?)
-brad
10:19 p.m.
On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 23:37:43 -0500
"Curt vendel" <curt(a)atarimuseum.com> wrote:
Ultrix was written for MIPS processors wasn't
it???
No. VAX (and ULTRIX-11 for PDP-11). It was ported to MIPS when DEC
brought the DECstation 3100 to market in 1989.
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Jochen
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1 Feb
1 Feb
11:55 a.m.
On Thu, Jan 29, 2004 at 06:31:10AM -0500, Brad Parker wrote:
Can anyone tell me if there is a version of Ultrix which will boot on an
11/730?
I used to run Ultrix 1.1 on an 11/730 at work. Nothing funny... load and
go.
One tip: we had a problem when we put UUCP up on it and ran Net News on
it after the great renaming. You'll need a modern newsgroups file.
Max memory is 5MB. Dunno about newer versions than v1.1, but keep the
memory size in mind. You should be able to stuff a UDA-50 or Emulex
SMD controller on it, so disk size shouldn't be a problem.
Which version do you have? The one that looks like a skinny 11/750 or
the RL02/RB80 version with the CPU in the middle? I've never worked
with the skinny-11/750 cab. I presume there's room in the CPU box for
a couple of DD-11DKs, but that's merely an assumption. You would have
to have external disk, though (but I suppose there's room in the cab
for an RA70 or other smallish disk).
-ethan
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3 Feb
3 Feb
7 a.m.
On Thu, 29 Jan 2004, Brad Parker wrote:
Can anyone tell me if there is a version of Ultrix
which will boot on an
11/730?
Any version should work.
And if so, can I grab media files off the net
somewhere?
Yeah, but unless you know how to fiddle with tape formats, and
DEC's internal (setld) format, you probably want to set it up
to just net-boot and net-install, rather doing a tape thinger.
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