Happy hunting! :)

		David/absolute

	-- Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad. --

On Thu, 15 Jan 1998, Jacob Suter wrote:

> Date: Thu, 15 Jan 1998 19:20:04 -0600
> From: Jacob Suter <jsuter@intrastar.net>
> To: Brian D Chase <bdc@world.std.com>
> Cc: David Brownlee <abs@anim.dreamworks.com>,
>     David Evans <dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca>, port-vax@NetBSD.ORG
> Subject: Re: VS3100 connection to VT420
> 
> I had something going with this a while back, but that was one HD crash
> ago (I have no love for Maxtor anymore) and business got busy...  I'll
> see if I still got anything on tape.
> 
> JS
> 
> 
> Brian D Chase wrote:
> > 
> > A hardware guide would definitely help.  There's already a MicroVAX /
> > VAXstation FAQ but it doesn't provide too much info. A comprehensive
> > hardware guide would be very useful for not only the NetBSD supporters but
> > people interesting in VAX/Linux and VMS.  It's a good idea.
> > 
> > Even beyond compiling a list of machines and features of those machines,
> > I'd always thought that it'd be a good idea to compile a reference of
> > useful VAX tricks and hacks.  Examples being using 1.2M PC floppy drives
> > in your MicroVAX II, using phone cords as serial cables, using the
> > VAXstation 2000 as an MFM disk formatter.  There's all sort of great
> > knowledge scattered throughout mailing list archives, but there's no
> > straightforward organized way to find it.
> > 
> > I'd say it's a worthwhile effort.
> > 
> > -brian.
> > 
> > On Thu, 15 Jan 1998, David Brownlee wrote:
> > 
> > >       Hey - there are various resources around the net on vax hardware,
> > >       but none of them seem to carry detailed information on each CPU.
> > >
> > >       http://www.anglia.ac.uk/~systimk/History/Vaxes.Txt is a good
> > >       example - excellent information on what it covers, but more would
> > >       be better (exact cpu designation, min/max memory, standard
> > >       devices, physical size!, (does it run NetBSD :) etc)
> > >
> > >       Anyone interested in managing such a list? - I'm happy enough to
> > >       give it a go if noone else wants it, but its all a question of
> > >       time... :)
> > >
> > >               David/absolute
> > >
> > >      ( A person is just about as big as the things that make them angry )
> > >
> > >
> > 
> > ---
> > Brian "JARAI" Chase | http://world.std.com/~bdc/ | VAXZilla LIVES!!!
>