Hmmm, I wonder if anyone with any clout has ever asked DEC/Compaq
about using the Diag tape for home use?
With some vendors warming up to hardware and/or Unix hobbyists, is it
possible they might make this tape available for little or no cost for
personal
use?  Kinda like Sun making Solaris free; you just pay for media.

This would be most helpful... I know I've got a drive or two that need a
DEC
low-level format, and I live in fear of my one good RD54 "losing" its
format
and me not being able to revive it.

-Jonathan






Ronny Svedman <ronny@Update.UU.SE> on 10/23/98 07:59:30 PM
                                                              
                                                              
                                                              
 To:      "J. Buck Caldwell" <buck_c@polygon.com>             
                                                              
 cc:      port-vax@netbsd.org(bcc: Jonathan Sturges/ESD/GMR)  
                                                              
                                                              
                                                              
 Subject: Re: MDM                                             
                                                              








On Fri, 23 Oct 1998, J. Buck Caldwell wrote:

> Ditto, except in the US. Of course, an downloadable image would be the
best...
> I've got three uvIIs, a uv3500, and a uv3600 that I could use that tape
on.

I dont think it would be "legal" or "moral" to put such a thing up for
download, judging from the VERY harsh-worded disclaimers when booting the
diagnostic tape.. but i can upon request email a "copytape":ed image to
the people in need of such ;-) this way i wont have to put my service
provider in any kind of bad light. On the other hand: Would digital
(compaq) really mind ???



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