[Info-vax] OpenVMS Hobbyist licence - howto

[Bob Eager]

On Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:28:19 +0000, AdeV wrote:

>> The best/easiest way is to hook up a PC running some VT-emulator to the
>> console port. Simple file transfers (such as the text mails with the
>> PAKs) can be transfered thgrough a simple cut-n-paste into the terminal
>> emulation window (with a "$ CREATE <some-file>" command first).
> 
> My 3100/30 is missing its back panel... I can see 3x DEC type ports, 1x
> 25-pin sub-D, and one mystery port; is there a specific "console" one,
> or just any of the 3 DEC types?

No, it's the printer port you have to use, strangely.

http://home.iae.nl/users/pb0aia/vax/vs3khw.html

>> > Also;
>> > there's a CDROM in the base unit, but no hard drive. Will any SCSI
>> > unit do, or does it need to be a special DEC item?

Most 50 pin SCSI will do, but there's a maximum capacity (probably 1GB or 
4GB). I wrote a program to 'downsize' some old disks I had that were a 
bit too big.

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