27 Feb
2021
27 Feb
'21
9:37 p.m.
? I'm tinkering with putting together a MicroVAX I system. They only
ran on a few versions of VMS.
? Does anyone have a copy of VMS handy for any version between V4.1 and
V5.1? On HECnet would be great.
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Lee K. Gleason N5ZMR
Control-G Consultants
lee.gleason at comcast.net
27 Feb
27 Feb
9:52 p.m.
I think that the MicroVAX I was only officially supported for some limited range of
versions, possibly the ones you mention. However, I'm pretty sure that I ran versions
beyond the ones you mention on mine and I'm quite sure that the hardware specific
pieces of the VMS were never removed.
Try the latest VMS version. The small memory might require some limited system
parameters. The distribution media that the came on (a ton of floppies) isn't useful
or practical, but on a simh MicroVAX I simulator can install from CDROM. MicroVMS was
only a subset of VMS to reduce the size of the necessary floppy set and limit space
consumed on the relatively small disks that were supported. I always ran full VMS on
mine.
On Feb 27, 2021 12:40 PM, Lee Gleason <lee.gleason at comcast.net> wrote:
I'm tinkering with putting together a MicroVAX I system. They only
ran on a few versions of VMS.
Does anyone have a copy of VMS handy for any version between V4.1 and
V5.1? On HECnet would be great.
--
Lee K. Gleason N5ZMR
Control-G Consultants
lee.gleason at comcast.net
10:19 p.m.
On 2/27/2021 2:52 PM, Mark Pizzolato - Info Comm wrote:
Try the latest VMS version.? The small memory might require some
limited system parameters.? The distribution media that the came on (a
ton of floppies) isn't useful or practical, but on a simh MicroVAX I
simulator can install from CDROM.? MicroVMS was only a subset of VMS
to reduce the size of the necessary floppy set and limit space
consumed on the relatively small disks that were supported.? I always
ran full VMS on mine.
? Ah, great. Testing on SIMH will make this significantly easier.
?Thanks.
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Lee K. Gleason N5ZMR
Control-G Consultants
lee.gleason at comcast.net
11:04 p.m.
On simh you could install VMS on any QBUS or UNIBUS vax simulator RQ device and then boot
from that disk image on on a MicroVAX I simulator.
On Feb 27, 2021 1:21 PM, Lee Gleason <lee.gleason at comcast.net> wrote:
On 2/27/2021 2:52 PM, Mark Pizzolato - Info Comm wrote:
Try the latest VMS version. The small memory might require some limited system
parameters. The distribution media that the came on (a ton of floppies) isn't useful
or practical, but on a simh MicroVAX I simulator can install from CDROM. MicroVMS was
only a subset of VMS to reduce the size of the necessary floppy set and limit space
consumed on the relatively small disks that were supported. I always ran full VMS on
mine.
Ah, great. Testing on SIMH will make this significantly easier.
Thanks.
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Lee K. Gleason N5ZMR
Control-G Consultants
lee.gleason at comcast.net<mailto:lee.gleason at comcast.net>
28 Feb
28 Feb
3:32 a.m.
On 2/27/21 3:37 PM, Lee Gleason wrote:
? I'm tinkering with putting together a MicroVAX
I system. They only
ran on a few versions of VMS.
I'm pleased to see another MicroVAX-I system coming back to life. I
have two here (one in a BA23 and one CPU board set with cab kit) and we
have one over at LSSM. They're ungodly slow, but they have oodles of
personality. :)
-Dave
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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA
4:07 a.m.
On 2/27/2021 8:32 PM, Dave McGuire wrote:
On 2/27/21 3:37 PM, Lee Gleason wrote:
? I've had a VAXStation 100 running off of a VAX 11/725 - so I figure I
need the other extremely eccentric VAX (MicroVAX/VAXstation 1) to make
my strange? VAX experience complete...
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Lee K. Gleason N5ZMR
Control-G Consultants
lee.gleason at comcast.net
?? I'm tinkering with putting together a
MicroVAX I system. They only
ran on a few versions of VMS.
? I'm pleased to see another MicroVAX-I system coming back to life.? I
have two here (one in a BA23 and one CPU board set with cab kit) and
we have one over at LSSM.? They're ungodly slow, but they have oodles
of personality. :)
??????????? -Dave
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