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Newsgroups: vmsnet.pdp-11,comp.os.vms,comp.sys.dec,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: MicroVAX installation hassle
Message-ID: <RJM.96Jan25112123@swift.eng.ox.ac.uk>
From: rjm@swift.eng.ox.ac.uk (Bob Manners)
Date: 25 Jan 1996 11:21:23 GMT
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Sorry to cross-post to the pdp11 people, but I thought there was a
slight chance that pdp11 owners with TK50 tape drives may be able to
help me on this one.
As previously reported, I'm trying to set up a couple of MicroVAX
II's. After a problem with my TK50 drive, which destroyed the leader
strip of my bootable VMS installation tape, I'm a little stuck. There
are two options for me, I think. One is to borrow a set of VMS
installation tapes on TK50, the other is to go for NetBSD, which I
understand is available for the VAX (no flames from the comp.os.vms
people please ;)
Basically I'd be very grateful if anyone with VMS (any version) on
TK50 could help me out. Similarly, whilst I can presumably get NetBSD
off the net, I can't get it on to a TK50 without having a running
operating system! Thus NetBSD on TK50s would also be extremely useful
...
Cheers,
Bob.
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