MicroVax II

[Jarratt RMA]

> 
>     On 30 July 2016 at 02:30 Zane Healy <healyzh at aracnet.com> wrote:
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>     > On Jul 29, 2016, at 6:08 PM, Douglas Taylor <dj.taylor4 at comcast.net>
>     > wrote:
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>     > I just got a MicroVax II in the BA123 world box chassis. I has a TK50,
>     > RX50, RXDQ2, but no DEQNA. I'd like to get it running an OS.
>     >
>     > The DU disks don't work, but I have a couple of Qbus SCSI controllers
>     > that might come in handy.
>     >
>     > Can you use those SD to SCSI convertors in this type of configuration?
>     > Anyone have experience with this?
>     >
>     > What OS's can I use with this hardware? NetBSD? Are versions of VMS
>     > available? How do you get an OS onto this system?
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>     The all around best choice would be VAX/VMS v5.5-2. You can get Hobbyist
> licenses. The OS was available as part of the Hobbyist program. If you add a
> SCSI adapter, you can hopefully attach a CD. IIRC, it will run up to either
> v7.2 or 7.3, at least I know I had v7.2 on a MicroVAX III (well, technically I
> still do, if it will boot).
> 
>     Ultrix would also be available.
> 
>     What I did though was I gave it a brain transplant, and converted mine to
> a PDP-11 once I got a better VAX.
> 
>     I need to invest in a couple of those SD adapters myself. I’d really like
> to put one on one of my AlphaStation 200 4/233’s. Hopefully they’ll still
> work. It’s been years since I’ve done anything with my DEC HW. :-(
> 
>     Zane
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Zane,

OT reply, but I have been looking for anyone with a working AlphaStation 200
4/233 who could run a test for me. If you get VMS (7.2-1 iirc) running on one of
them would you be prepared to run a test program of mine on it that would dump
the DROM and the NVRAM?

Thanks

Rob