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Sent from Outlook<http://aka.ms/weboutlook> ________________________________ From: cctech <cctech-boun...@classiccmp.org> on behalf of Mark Wickens via cctech <cct...@classiccmp.org> Sent: Friday, February 2, 2018 12:11 PM To: Robert Adamson; General Discussion: On-Topic Posts Subject: Re: VMS 8.4 Alpha Hobbyist disk images https://cdburnerxp.se/en/home CDBurnerXP is the one to use - as recommended by Stephen Hoffman himself. Mark. On 2 February 2018 at 20:07, Robert Adamson via cctech < cct...@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2018 12:55:41 -0500 > > From: Douglas Taylor <dj.tayl...@comcast.net> > > To: "General Discussion: On-Topic Posts" <cct...@classiccmp.org> > > Subject: VMS 8.4 Alpha Hobbyist disk images > > Message-ID: <92b4de6a-b537-4bfb-a1fd-1ebe8133f...@comcast.net> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > > > I'm getting an Alphaserver 1000a and wanted to install VMS 8.4 - > > hobbyist license from CD. > > > > So, I went to the folder on my PC where I have the 8.4 hobbyist > > distribution.? There are 3 ISO files; ALPHA084, ALPHA084LP1 and > > ALPHA084LP2. > > > > I thought I would burn these to CD and up and away.? However, Windows 7 > > balks and says, 'The selected disc image file isn't valid'. > > > > Is it Windows 7 or is there something I'm missing?? Is the CD on the > > Alphaserver 2048 byte block size or 512? > > > > Doug > > They _are_ 'ISO' images but in a format which Windows 7 or whatever burning > program you're using doesn't understand. > I used Nero (or Daemon I think) to write CDs for my VAX but there will be > plenty of other programs equally suitable. > You don't need to do anything special, just treat them as an ISO image and > let the burning software get on with it. > Once written, Windows won't be able to read them so don't panic. If the > burning software includes verification then it (not Windows) will be able > to > read them back OK. > > (I'm using VMS v7.3 but I'm sure this is no different). > > Generally AFAIK the CD readers on Vaxes (Vaxen - ugh!!) and Alphas will > deliver 512 byte blocks but this isn't relevant for the image itself. > > Bob > > >
