[Info-vax] Good/best version of (Open)VMS for a VAXstation 2000?

[Mike K.]

On May 25, 5:28 pm, VAXman-  @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
> In article <8ada4c75-3601-4ab4-a4a2-1da96df4f... at 32g2000vbe.googlegroups.com>, "Mike K." <madcrow.maxw... at gmail.com> writes:
>
> >Recently an emulator of the VAXstation 2000 has become available on
> >the 'Net and as I'd like to try out some of the actual VAX graphics
> >software that using it should make possible, I'm wondering if anybody
> >knows what version of (Open)VMS should fit best onto a system with
> >only 14 MB of RAM...
>
> I have two MicroVAX 2000s with 14MB each.  One has been configured as
> a VAXstation 2000.
>
> I'd have to ask for what reason anybody would want to run an emulation
> of a MicroVAX 2000 or VAXstation 2000, and why would anybody have made
> the effort to produce one?
> --

People have been interested in a VAXstation emulator that can run
native VAXstation graphics software rather than being limited solely
to whatever X11 things work over a "remote" link for a while. I'm
guessing that the VAXstation 2000 used more off-the-shelf components
than some other more "desirable" models and thus was easier to code an
emulator for.

Mike

Mike