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From: jean@CAM.ORG (Jean Laganiere)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin,comp.unix.bsd
Subject: A Unix on my Micro VAX ???
Date: 16 Jul 1994 16:10:54 -0400
Organization: Communications Accessibles Montreal, Quebec Canada
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Message-ID: <309ese$aid@cumulus.CAM.ORG>
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I recently bouth a Micro VAX II for very cheap.
In the front, there are 4 buttons: HD1 write protect, Stop, Ready, Restart.
It seem to have about 7 years hold. There is a big HD inside.
At the back, there are (8) DB-25 connectors, (1) 15 pins connector named
DELQA, and a 9 pins connector with a baud rate selector.
I tryed to boot it with a vt-100 plugged in the 9 pins connector.
It gives me this :
KA630-A.V1.3
Performing normal system test
7..6..5..4..3..
Test completed
>>>
Then when I type 'b' :
>>>b
2..
?4c DEVINACT, DUAO
?06 HLT INST
PC= 00000EE6
Failure
>>>
I dont know any thing about VMS or RSX.
My questions are:
1- Is there a version of Unix that I can install on that machine?
2- If yes, can I have it for free or very cheap? (Like Linux).
3- Is that machine worth someting. I mean if I use it as a server on a
network
is it fast enough?
4- Can I install an ethernet card inside?
5- Can I install a 1.2 or 1.44 floppy drive in this machine and how to
configure it?
6- My dream is to make a SLIP server with this machine. Is it possible?
7- How can I know the capacity of the hard drive?
8- The (8) DB-25 ports, are they rs-232 interfaces ?
9- What is DELQA?
If you have an answer for one or many of these questions, please send me
an email at jean@cam.org.
Tanks in advance.