[Info-vax] VAXStation 3100

[Dave Froble]

On 1/18/2019 9:28 AM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> On 1/18/19 12:56 AM, John H. Reinhardt wrote:
>> On 1/17/2019 3:44 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> A quick update being as I'm the guy who started this thread.
>>>
>>> Turns out I have 7.3 CD's (not sure about layered products,
>>> I have 1 CD labeled that but I know they can't be on 1 CD!)
>>>
>>
>> No, in this case "Layered Products" means things like DECram, DWMotif,
>> Pathworks, etc.  Not BASIC, COBOL, etc.
>
> I suspected as much when I mounted the CD and looked at it.
> But I do have a set of LP CD's dated 2004 which are probably
> what I need.  No index, however, so finding what i want (and
> have a license for) is going to be a chore.  These did not
> come in the usual packaging which had a paper list of what
> was there and what disk it was on.

If you have a set of "Consolidated Distribution" disks, the "list" is on 
every disk.

>>> Install went easy.  I am using a 1GB Fujitsu drive.  And,
>>> I will likely take a look at net booting and running it
>>> diskless.  This is my M76, my most powerful one.  On
>>> another note, I tried the Infoserver.  Nothing on the
>>> hard disk.  There were two CD's inside the case, one with
>>> what looks like a key written on the envelope.  That looks
>>> like it should boot, but it never goes beyond the start
>>> of the process and then periodic access to the disk.  The
>>> other says not bootable right off the bat.
>>>
>>> So, I have heard that the Infoserver software is on the
>>> Freeware CD.  Is this true?  If so, what do I do with
>>> it if I can't even boot the machine?  Can I put it on
>>> my mop server and remote boot the Infoserver to install
>>> a system on it?
>>
>> If it's in an ISO type format you might be able to write it to a CD
>> and boot the Infoserver from it.I looked at it once but that was long
>> ago.
>
> Well, they are .img files.  Not sure what that means but
> Brasero on Linux happily wrote it to a CD. Didn't boot
> though.  Not sure where to go from  here with that but
> it isn't stopping my program, just slowing it down.
>
> I have DECNET running.  I have LAT running on two of my
> Unix boxes and somehow they advertise their availability.
> How can I get VMS to do that?  I tried moving my PAKs
> over OPA0: but that was a dismal failure.  Overrun after
> no more than 2 lines.  Wold like to just use DECNET to
> move them and then get on from there but I can't figure
> out how to let the other boxes know the VMS systems is
> there.

Where do you currently have the PAKs?

While DECnet can be very useful, it's not so much with other than VMS 
systems.  You should get TCP/IP running, and then it's as simple as 
using FTP.

> Am having fun, though.

So, then, no problem, right?


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