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 )
> >
> >
> 
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