Hi !

> FWIW, I see the same thing if I power up and try MOP.  If I boot VMS and
> break to >>> and boot via MOP the timer works.

What box was it ? Looks like TODR or so is used. As long as this register
is 0, it stays there. I think VMS writes something useful to it, and so it
starts counting in 1/100s seconds. But as Ragge said, this timer is no
more used, the problems should have been also gone.

so long.. Michael