I've successfully booted VMS on my VAXstation 3100 M38 from a DEC TK50Z
SCSI tape drive and even an Apple CD300 SCSI CD-ROM (same mechanism as
the DEC RRD42 but different firmware).

Gunnar

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>-----Original Message-----
>From:	rickgc@calweb.com [SMTP:rickgc@calweb.com]
>Sent:	Tuesday, September 30, 1997 4:44 PM
>To:	Anders Magnusson
>Cc:	ragge@ludd.luth.se; psapp@terra.cnct.com; port-vax@NetBSD.ORG
>Subject:	Re: boot image for VS3100-M76 (KA43)...
>
>How did Digital originally boot the 3100 M38? I noticed that there is a SCSI
>connector on the back which leads me to believe that a CD or Tape drive
>could be connected there (I also have a cable that fits and it terminates to
>a 50 pin centronics type connector).