Brian Hechinger wrote:
> 
> Gunther Schadow drunkenly mumbled...
> >
> > I am going to be the proud owner of a VAX 6000-400 machine.
> > But I haven't seen that NetBSD runs on this one. How hard
> > do you think it will be to make it run? I know quite a bit
> > about the BSD kernel but know about nothing regarding the
> > VAX. So I appreciate any hints on how I should best approach
> > this project.
> 
> can't help ya here, hope someone else can.
> 
> > Also, I have my hands on two more VAX 6000-400 machines that
> > need to go ASAP. I would like to "donate" them to whoever
> > would get NetBSD up and running on them.
> >
> > Please respond ASAP today or this weekend, since I have to
> > arrange for rescuing the machines before they go to the
> > junk yard.
> 
> where are you located? these are large machines and i would have to come pick
> them up.

Brian, I am in Indianapolis. You are right, these are excitingly 
large machines :-). I will probably take them into my garage in
custody (where they will have to share a bed with my 75 Cadillac,
speaking of old stuff :-) So, you can see that if I take all three
of them home, I need to get rid of two of them quickly (or else
someone get's rid of me :-).

These machines are fully functional by the way, only one (the 
fourth one) has power supply problems ... but that makes it just
a great source for spare parts.

Please let me know if you feel able and willing to work on the
NetBSD port for this platform. We will figure out some shipping
arrangement then.

Thanks,
-Gunther