[Info-vax] VMS on VAXstation 3100 Model 48

[polemon]

On 10 Jan 2009 23:29:04 GMT
Hans Bachner <Hans at Bachner.priv.at> wrote:

> polemon <cbyrzba at cbyrzba.bet> wrote:
> > I need to be a DECUS member if i want an account there.
> 
> Actually, you will become a Connect member these days
> (http://www.connect-community.org/), at least in the U.S. and several 
> other countries. DECUS is "migrating" to Connect. 

Just applied for a membership, it is indeed rather uncomplicated.

> You can't download the software. If you don't know someone from whom you 
> can borrow the media, you can buy a "Hobbyist CD" with OpenVMS and some 
> Layered Products. Click at the "OpenVMS Media" link at the top of the 
> http://www.openvmshobbyist.com/ homepage.

30 USD isn't actually cheap for a CD, but I'll ask around my university
if someone happens to have one.

> > The system is ancient, so to say. It is made in 1987, I doubt any
> > recent OpenVMS will run on it...
> 
> Sure it will. The latest OpenVMS VAX version is V7.3 which will happily 
> run on the VAXstation 3100 (as well as on most older VAX models).

That's certainly reassureing, I was planning to put NetBSD/vax on it'd
fail to install VMS.

Thanks for your help!

--polemon

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