[Info-vax] MicroVAX/VMS newbie, couple of questions

[Kari Uusimäki]

Tone007 wrote:
> Well, it looks like my luck is holding out, my blank tape came and
> loads and unloads just fine in the drive, and shows up in the boot
> menu.  No more blinking lights, hooray.
> 
> While the network install sounds doable, I think I'd like to give
> installing from tape a shot, just something about making the big
> machine do it on its own sounds like fun to me.
> 
> What are my chances of finding 7.3 on a TK70 tape?

One suggestion I told another hobbyist.

You could try to find a BA353 (storage box with three slots which looks 
like a pizza box) with a CD-ROM and then a HSD05 (DSSI-to-SCSI 
controller) on Ebay. That should cost you maybe less that $50. Then hook 
the the HSD05 to your MicroVAX 3400 DSSI bus. Do some configuration on 
the MV 3400 and voila, you are ready to install VMS V7.3 from a CD.

I can help you with the setup.