[Info-vax] OT: For MAC Lovers Only :-)

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <1843a2c1-b32b-48b7-858f-59abbbba56f3 at b15g2000yqk.googlegroups.com>,
	Steven Schweda <sms.antinode at gmail.com> writes:
>> Apparently my LC II or at least that's what it says when I
>> try to install it.  :-)
> 
>> [...] Don't think they can do 7.5.5.  I think a 68030 is
>> required.
> 
>    An LC II may have some other limitation, but I'd bet
> against 7.5.5 requiring a 68030.

One small thing, I should have said LC III, not II.  

> 
>> VMS does Appletalk??
> 
>    It did, until they stopped recompiling/relinking the
> stuff.  As the "PATHWORKS for OpenVMS (Macintosh)" "Server
> Release Notes" (MSA013A.RELEASE_NOTES) say:
> 
>       AppleTalk for OpenVMS 3.2 is included in PATHWORKS
>       for OpenVMS (Macintosh) V1.3A.
> 
>    Now (VMS V8.x, I believe), when you try to start it, you
> get stuff like this:
> 
> Starting AppleTalk for OpenVMS...
> %SYSMAN-I-NODERR, error returned from node ALP
> -SYSTEM-W-SYSVERDIF, system version mismatch; please relink
> %SYSMAN-I-NODERR, error returned from node ALP
> -SYSTEM-W-SYSVERDIF, system version mismatch; please relink
> %INSTALL-E-FAIL, failed to CREATE entry for
>  DISK$VMS083ALP:<SYS0.SYSCOMMON.SYSEXE>ATK$MANAGER.EXE
> -INSTALL-E-SYSVERDIF, system version mismatch - please relink
> 
>    I haven't tried faking the shared image version info.
> Until very recently (when I got the free PowerBook), I
> haven't much cared.  If I got desperate, I could probably
> fire up a VAX, or see if I still have a V7.x system disk on
> my spare/experimental Alpha.

I really need to get that VAXStation 3100 up again.  It's on the desk
and I have the PAKs.

> 
>> How much persuasion would it take for you to send me a
>> copy?  :-)
> 
>    Not much.
> 
>       http://antinode.info/ftp/Mac/UofMN_MacInternetKit.zip

Thank you, I got it.

bill

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