27 Aug
2002
27 Aug
'02
3:50 p.m.
Just picked up a 4000-200 for next to nothing, but
I need to install VMS
on TK50, anyone have a VMS Install, maybe ver 4 or 5 or higher???? (I'm
not familiar with a TF85, will it read TK50's and TK70's..... shaking the
dust off of my near forgotten Vax skills {or here-in lack of})
Curt
I'm not sure you'll be able to even run V5.5-4Hx (I think that's the high
mark
for V5.5 and I'm not sure what the 'x' was), and I'm pretty sure you
can't
run plain V5.5. You might need to go with V6.0 in order to have VMS support
your hardware. If you can get someone to build you tapes, I'd recommend
getting V7.2 or V7.3 instead of earlier versions if you can, as all the doc's
are available online.
IIRC, the TF85 can read TK50's and TK70's just fine, however, you can't
write them. Once you get the system up and running you'll probably want
some Compact III DLT tapes (or does it require Compact II tapes).
I take it this is the first VMS system you've owned? If so you'll probably
find some useful pointers in the VAX section of
http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/decemu.html
Zane
27 Aug
27 Aug
3:58 p.m.
On Tue, 27 Aug 2002, Zane H. Healy wrote:
You might also want to sign up for the free DECUS...er..Encompass
membership at http://www.encompassus.org/ . After signing up, you'll be
able to order a Hobbiest version of OpenVMS from
http://www.montagar.com/hobbyist/index.html on CDs... of course, if you
can't find a bootable CDROM drive like a RRD5x, or don't have SCSI, that
might not help you too much I guess.
-- Pat
Just picked
up a 4000-200 for next to nothing, but I need to install VMS
on TK50, anyone have a VMS Install, maybe ver 4 or 5 or higher???? (I'm
not familiar with a TF85, will it read TK50's and TK70's..... shaking the
dust off of my near forgotten Vax skills {or here-in lack of})
Curt
I'm not sure you'll be able to even run V5.5-4Hx (I think that's the high
mark
for V5.5 and I'm not sure what the 'x' was), and I'm pretty sure you
can't
run plain V5.5. You might need to go with V6.0 in order to have VMS support
your hardware. If you can get someone to build you tapes, I'd recommend
getting V7.2 or V7.3 instead of earlier versions if you can, as all the doc's
are available online. 
4:18 p.m.
Hi Pat,
I've got a SCSI CDROM, so I could always go that route, I'll look into
the links you guys sent, thanks for all the support and help, anyone know
what the max memory of a 4000-200 is, I'd like to try and max out the system
as much as possible just for the sake of it.
Curt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Finnegan" <pat(a)purdueriots.com>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 4:58 PM
Subject: Re: TK 50 with VMS???
On Tue, 27 Aug 2002, Zane H. Healy wrote:
> > Just picked up a 4000-200 for next to nothing, but I need to
install
VMS
> > on TK50, anyone have a VMS Install, maybe
ver 4 or 5 or higher????
(I'm
> > not familiar with a TF85, will it read
TK50's and TK70's..... shaking
the
> > dust off of my near forgotten Vax skills {or
here-in lack of})
> >
> > Curt
>
> I'm not sure you'll be able to even run V5.5-4Hx (I think that's the
high mark
> for V5.5 and I'm not sure what the
'x' was), and I'm pretty sure you
can't
> run plain V5.5. You might need to go with V6.0
in order to have VMS
support
> your hardware. If you can get someone to build
you tapes, I'd recommend
> getting V7.2 or V7.3 instead of earlier versions if you can, as all the
doc's
are available
online.
You might also want to sign up for the free DECUS...er..Encompass
membership at http://www.encompassus.org/ . After signing up, you'll be
able to order a Hobbiest version of OpenVMS from
http://www.montagar.com/hobbyist/index.html on CDs... of course, if you
can't find a bootable CDROM drive like a RRD5x, or don't have SCSI, that
might not help you too much I guess.
-- Pat
4:17 p.m.
Thanks, so go higher VMS Rev level, okay..... my last Vax was a MicroVax
II and that was 95' so its been quite a while.
Curt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Zane H. Healy" <healyzh(a)aracnet.com>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 4:50 PM
Subject: Re: TK 50 with VMS???
mark
> Just picked up a 4000-200 for next to nothing,
but I need to install
VMS
> on TK50, anyone have a VMS Install, maybe ver 4
or 5 or higher????
(I'm
> not familiar with a TF85, will it read TK50's
and TK70's..... shaking
the
dust off of my
near forgotten Vax skills {or here-in lack of})
Curt
I'm not sure you'll be able to even run V5.5-4Hx (I think that's the high
for V5.5 and I'm not sure what the 'x'
was), and I'm pretty sure you can't
run plain V5.5. You might need to go with V6.0 in order to have VMS
support
your hardware. If you can get someone to build you
tapes, I'd recommend
getting V7.2 or V7.3 instead of earlier versions if you can, as all the
doc's
are available online.
IIRC, the TF85 can read TK50's and TK70's just fine, however, you can't
write them. Once you get the system up and running you'll probably want
some Compact III DLT tapes (or does it require Compact II tapes).
I take it this is the first VMS system you've owned? If so you'll
probably
find some useful pointers in the VAX section of
http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/decemu.html
Zane
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