[Info-vax] KZPCM-DX or KZPCM-DA (VMS compatible)

[Hans Vlems]

On 3 mrt, 01:20, urbancamo <mwickens2... at googlemail.com> wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> A while back I posted a question about DA500 network adapters for an
> AlphaServer 300 4/266. Basically I want 100MB networking on this box
> which has a PCI backplane.
>
> Recently I found the KZPCM-DX card which is a combo 2x68 pin SCSI and
> 10/100 ethernet controller. I bought one of ebay only to then find
> that the manufacturer IntraServer have variants of KZPCM-DX which are
> either compatible or not-compatible with VMS. The variant I have
> recently bought, ITI-4280UE apparently is not compatible, a -V is
> required at the end of the part number.
>
> If anyone in the UK/EU has one of these parts (or the US with USPS
> shipping) would be prepared to sell me one of these cards please
> contact me. The latest card cost me GBP20 and has to go back -
> Blackmore IT may have one that works for GBP40, but seeing as how the
> box only cost me GBP50 in the first place (all shipping from EU) I
> don't feel comfortable getting silly with the $$$.
>
> Regards, Mark.

A -DX ought to work. BlackmoreIT is a good supplier but they're not
well versed in DEC lore I'm afraid.
DEC sold two versions, one was Windows only and neither VMS nor Tru64
were able to use them.
net BSD (and reputedly RedHat) will boot from them as will NT 4 and
Windows 2k.
Hans