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[Hans Bachner]

Dave Froble schrieb am 23.10.2020 um 01:25:
> On 10/22/2020 5:52 PM, Jan-Erik Söderholm wrote:
>> Den 2020-10-22 kl. 23:42, skrev Hans Bachner:
>>> Hi Camiel,
>>>
>>> Camiel Vanderhoeven schrieb am 22.10.2020 um 17:52:
>>>> Op donderdag 22 oktober 2020 om 17:33:29 UTC+2 schreef Robert A. 
>>>> Brooks:
>>>>> We expect that V8.4-2L1 will work on any Alpha; we did not test
>>>>> against anything older than
>>>>> XP1000's.
>>>>
>>>> We, as VSI, did not test anything older, but as a private person who
>>>> happens to have a large collection of old computers, I ran V8.4-2L1
>>>> on most Alpha systems I have; including these older models:
>>>>
>>>> - DEC 3000 AXP (models 300, 400, and 800)
>>>> - DEC 4000 AXP
>>>> - AlphaServer 400, 500, 800, 1000, 1000A, 1200, 2100A, 4000, 8200
>>>> - AlphaStation 200, 250, 255
>>>> - Personal Workstation 600a
>>>> - Multia VX40
>>>> - Tadpole Alphabook 1
>>>>
>>>> [...]
>>>
>>> an impressive list :-)
>>>
>>> Where did you get the drivers from which are required for VMS on
>>> Multia? I think the "compatibility kit" on the freeware CD contained a
>>> graphics and a network driver, but only vor versions pre-dating V7.3.
>>>
>>> Thanks & regards,
>>> Hans.
>>
>> Where *Camiel* get the drivers? :-)
>>
>> Rmember that Camiel is one of the most "internal" programmers for VMS.
>> If there is a driver missing, he'll probably just write it... :-)
> 
> Exactly what I thought as soon as I saw the question.
> 
> :-)

Both of you are right - I should have asked: where can *we* get the drivers?

:-)

Hans.