> > On 30 July 2016 at 02:30 Zane Healy <heal...@aracnet.com> wrote: > > > > > On Jul 29, 2016, at 6:08 PM, Douglas Taylor <dj.tayl...@comcast.net> > > wrote: > > > > I just got a MicroVax II in the BA123 world box chassis. I has a TK50, > > RX50, RXDQ2, but no DEQNA. I'd like to get it running an OS. > > > > The DU disks don't work, but I have a couple of Qbus SCSI controllers > > that might come in handy. > > > > Can you use those SD to SCSI convertors in this type of configuration? > > Anyone have experience with this? > > > > What OS's can I use with this hardware? NetBSD? Are versions of VMS > > available? How do you get an OS onto this system? > > The all around best choice would be VAX/VMS v5.5-2. You can get Hobbyist > licenses. The OS was available as part of the Hobbyist program. If you add a > SCSI adapter, you can hopefully attach a CD. IIRC, it will run up to either > v7.2 or 7.3, at least I know I had v7.2 on a MicroVAX III (well, technically I > still do, if it will boot). > > Ultrix would also be available. > > What I did though was I gave it a brain transplant, and converted mine to > a PDP-11 once I got a better VAX. > > I need to invest in a couple of those SD adapters myself. I’d really like > to put one on one of my AlphaStation 200 4/233’s. Hopefully they’ll still > work. It’s been years since I’ve done anything with my DEC HW. :-( > > Zane > > >
> Zane, OT reply, but I have been looking for anyone with a working AlphaStation 200 4/233 who could run a test for me. If you get VMS (7.2-1 iirc) running on one of them would you be prepared to run a test program of mine on it that would dump the DROM and the NVRAM? Thanks Rob
