Steve Davidson <steve at davidson.net> writes:
>AGENA:: (19.11) is part of the STARS:: cluster. All of the nodes have
>the names of stars. Ask Dave (or Brian) what the message from
>SYLOGIN.COM said... :-)
:)
Star and Starlet; I know it well. ;)
FYI, I used to have a Sheltie. Her registered name was Starlet-dot.MLB.
We called her Starlet for short.
>The DECserver-90TL was brought up by Brian and myself. The
>DECserver-200 was brought up by Dave and myself after Dave was able to
>do a hardware reset on the unit. Prior to that it was VERY confused.
>We spent a great deal of time trying to get files off the USB stick, in
>fact much more time than anything else. The ISL configuration was easy
>(as usual with DEC). The DECserver-90TL came right up - no issues.
>Everything was loaded from AGENA::. Brian's machine was a "hot" backup
>should we have needed it. The beauty of the 90TL was not only LAT but
>telnet. Unfortunately we did not have time to make use of it.
>
>Also... I did manage to get our wireless link up long enough for both
>Dave and I to VMS/Phone Fred Coffee in Ohio. The MACbook did the best
>job holding the link. Far better than the Linux or Windows system could
>manage. Next year it will be a dedicated NetBSD platform just like what
>I use in my DEClab to support the bridge. I would like to experiment
>with using LAT just like we do today between my network and the rest of
>the backbone. If the link is robust enough then MOM/MOP might also be a
>possibility. Imagine... DECservers be loaded "remotely"!
I'll just bring a DEChub-900 and DECserver-90Ms for you next year. Also,
some DECswitch-90FE for 100MB connects to the 900 hub.
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Steve Davidson <steve at davidson.net> writes:
>I think we could get away with adding Alpha circa 92' - after all it was STI=
>LL DEC at that point.=20
I have an ES45 in a short rack with 32GB 4-way interleaved memory, 4 CPUs
and it's configured as a Galaxy (2 instances) which is a way cool thing to
demo. However, the ES is tagged with Compaq.
I do have several DEC "tagged" Alphas.
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"Hans Vlems" <hvlems at zonnet.nl> writes:
>Brian,
>
>do you know whether it is possible to configure a 2-instance galaxy
>on an Alpha Server 1200 (or possibly a DS20E)?
>That is the only hardware with more than 1 cpu that have.
>Hans
I had a 1200 (as the d|i|g|i|t|a|l Ultimate Workstation); it died. I have
2 dual CPU DS20Es (and one single CPU DE20E). I've not looked into setting
up a Galaxy on ANY dual CPU setup. It seems kind of pointless. You would,
more likely than not, have the best chance on the DS20E if it's supported.
Give it a try; it couldn't hurt.
>
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Steve Davidson <steve at davidson.net> writes:
>I will be bringing a packet probe and possibly the entire STARS:: cluster.
DECprobe, DECagent, DECbridge, etc., I got them too.
>In addition I am thinking of bringing a LATprint DEChub module.
I never bothered with those. Serial printing can be configured on any LAT
capable terminal server.
>All I will need are a couple or serial printers.
I've got a beautiful LA120 but I figured that would be nice for a console.
I do have a DEC LetterPrinter LA-210 with both options of friction feeder
and tractor feeder. I used to use it to print carbonless invoice forms.
I have a DEC LNCO2 which, if I can get some consumable for it, would be a
nice laser printer to demo. It printed gorgeous 2400DPI color. I put it
on mothballs when Hopelessly Pathetic decided their printers were better
and stopped supporting the old DEC laser printers.
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Jordi Guillaumes i Pons <jg at jordi.guillaumes.name> writes:
>Hello,
>
>My connect (formely DECUS) membership has expired, and when I try to =
>renew it I have seen the =E2=80=9Cguest=E2=80=9D membership option (the =
>free one is gone). Is there any other organization whose members are =
>elegible to obtain PAKS under the Hobbyist program?
Sign up for an account on DECUServe. eisner.decus.org
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Hello,
My connect (formely DECUS) membership has expired, and when I try to renew it I have seen the ?guest? membership option (the free one is gone). Is there any other organization whose members are elegible to obtain PAKS under the Hobbyist program?
Gregg Levine <gregg.drwho8 at gmail.com> writes:
>Hello!
>Okay. Go here:
>http://hackaday.com/2015/04/23/vcf-east-x-the-mega-mix/ it gives an
>excellent coda on the past weekend.
>
>In fact the photo shows the both of you there. And of course the
>photographer, who I met there last year, of course, forgot the most
>important part of that scene in front of it. Me. It also caught the
>group working at its best.
Hey Steve, your better side! :P That photo cuts off most of my ponytail.
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Gregg Levine <gregg.drwho8 at gmail.com> writes:
>Hello!
>Magic word is "Gack!". Now I place you. I asked Dave what was with the
>name on the Vax, and he confirmed it was yours. I wondered why it was
>named after a second stage booster back from our years of sending
>stuff into space, Think of the term, "Atlas-Agena" and you'll get my
>reasoning.
It was named after a star in Beta Centauri. ;)
>Dave was that the one who finally brought up the terminal server?
>Oddly enough I have here three Model 90 terminal servers, but they are
>the L Plus ones.
When I arrived, there was a sparsely populated DEChub90 with a DECrepeater,
IIRC (maybe it was a DECswitch) and a DECserver-90TL. Steve was working on
getting the server image onto on of Dave's systems to MOP load it. Because
I live close, I offered to run home and bring a couple of DECserver-90Ms as
they can boot off of their own flash. I also brought some tools as my case
with my VLC. Tools as I offered to make people MMJ cables once again and I
threw in the VLC just in case. The in case proved to be a smart move. My
VLC had VMS V7.3, DECnet/V and TCPIP Services, as well as a stockpile many
MOP load images. Plugged in the VLC, booted it, defined the DECserver-90TL
by its ethernet address, and voila!
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Gregg Levine <gregg.drwho8 at gmail.com> writes:
>Hello!
>Holy Mackerel. Steve, I was there, and saw that island of Dec in a
>world of stuff. (Well one of many) . Which of the two were you again?
>I met the fellow who goes by the handle of Vaxman, but I'm guessing
>that you were the other fellow I spoke to who confirmed that
>everything was working after a fashion.
I don't remember. My mind's a blank.
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Hey,
I picked up this thing nobody could particularly identify...
BF05 V1.0D Copyright 08-Dec-82
BF05>E=Editor,S=Set-up,P=Pass-thru,T=Test,H=Help
BF05>
Any ideas what the hell it IS or what the editor commands are?
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