VMS setup - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

30 Jul 2001

From: Zane H. Healy &lt;healyzh(a)aracnet.com&gt;

...
 I'm going to have to disagree with Allison on this
one.  I strongly believe
...
 that a VAXstation/MicroVAX 2000 is not a good system in
this case. There
...
 are two major problems that I see, both related to the
disk interface.
You're stuck with a MFM disk, all of which are getting very old, and you
can't connect a CD-ROM.  If you're only going to have one OpenVMS system,
do
...
 yourself a favor and get one with real SCSI! 

I just put it out there.  A 3100 is a better choice for more moden disks
and
also a faster machine but it's possible to set up a MV2000 easily enough.
There is a scsi interface on it and there are port patches and even rom
patches out there for  it.  What makes the MV2000 appealing is they are
often found for free!

...
 Also, why V5.4?  The preferred landing zone for V5.x is
V5.5-2. 

Why 5.4... smaller footprint and a tiny bit more legacy support left in
it.  Though,
V5.5 is a good version too, that one was simply overlooked.

Allison