On Fri, 3 Nov 2000, Clint Wolff (VAX collector) wrote:

> I am not aware of any VAXen that will BOOT from a nine-track tape.
> If someone knows how to do this on a 750, let me know. I currently
> have to boot and run the 4.3BSD utilities (format, etc) from the
> TU58.

Actually, any VAXen can boot just fine from any tape. The problem is that
almost no VAXen might have a boot program to actually do this in rom,
which means you'll have to find one, and then enter it through the
console.

Having said that, I know that MtXinu manuals have the bootstrap to boot
from TU80 tapedrives on an 11/750. I think they have a few more bootstraps
in there as well, but that one I do remember, since I have used it.

The next thing is that you need to have a tape with the proper files on it
to run from a tape.

	Johnny

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