I have 8.4 running on a DEC 3000 as well. SSH works fine for me. I
think I have a 4GB system disk and have all kinds of extra software
installed. It's currently on the shelf, so I can't tell exactly how
much space I'm using -- but erm, I'd look for at least a 4GB drive ;)
I've wanted to upgrade to a 68pin drive myself, but there's just no room
in the case for a drive + adapter, so you're kinda looking at an
external drive cabinet at that point.
--Jason
On 10/12/2017 09:50 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote:
The system can actually run stock 8.4? I believe that at least the latest 8.4
release from VSI requires a 21264 CPU.
IIRC, you can make it work with a 68-pin drive, but you may need an adapter
with active termination on the pins that get dropped. I’m pretty sure I had
something like this going on one of my early Alpha’s. Though it might have
been going the other way.
Question, have you tried SSH under 8.4? My XP1000 is still running 8.3, and
TCPIP 5.6-9. I’ve found that I can no longer SSH into the system from my Mac,
as the version the VMS system is running is unsupported.
Zane
On Oct 12, 2017, at 9:38 PM, Douglas Taylor via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org>
wrote:
I'm trying to bring up an Alpha machine, a 3000-300, the hardware is working
fine, but I have some questions-
The system disk is an RZ26 (1.06GB) and I installed the OS and one layered
product and the disk is full. How much disk space is needed for 8.4?
There is a power regulator next to the CPU chip and it runs pretty hot, I
measured the heat sink at 140 deg F. Is this normal? The chip is LT 1083 CP.
Can I use 68 pin SCSI drives in this computer, is there an adapter to go from
68 to 50 pins that would work?
Doug
