[HECnet] Boot VAX from Alpha host Infoserver?

I would be willing to put my InfoServer-100 (with a six-stack CDROM drive) up on the HECnet segment. With the new version of the bridge that we are field testing it might be interesting to see what is possible. I have just purchased a (real not hobbyist) VMS V7.3-1 kit for VAXen to try this out on - it should be here sometime next week. I can make the system available to any and all who would like to login to it and play/learn/hack etc. When the VMS kit shows up I will send additional mail. -Steve -----Original Message----- From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE] On Behalf Of Fred Sent: Friday, November 27, 2009 08:56 To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE Subject: Re: [HECnet] Boot VAX from Alpha host Infoserver? On Fri, 27 Nov 2009, gerry77 at mail.com wrote: It was my understanding that although the hardware is the same, the ROM firmware would have to be different. Or it was just the real InfoServer which had a crippled firmware just NOT to allow booting VMS on it? set hope/mode=on Would SIMH be up to this task? Can it simulate the needed hardware? If so, that would be the easy test needed. See if a SIMH Infoserver could boot a real VAX. At least it would be "closer" ... (hey, work with me here ... *grin*) Fred