Subject: Re: Most perverted DEC system: DECsystem 5500
To: Simon Burge <simonb@wasabisystems.com>
From: Michael Kukat <michael@bsdfans.org>
List: port-vax
Date: 10/30/2002 14:03:31
Hi !

On Wed, 30 Oct 2002, Michael Kukat wrote:
> On Wed, 30 Oct 2002, Simon Burge wrote:
> > 	>> boot -f tftp() -s
>
> how do you get the ">>" prompt on this machine? I just get the VAX-like ">>>"
> prompt, which can't handle the syntax mentioned. The result is the message
> "ARG OVERF", as "help" also doesn't mention this syntax. I know this from the
> DECstations, but my DECsystem 5500 behaves a bit different, it looks more like
> a VAX in the firmware. (Yes, it really has R3000 CPU boards).

Ah, got it. "exit" helps. Now it boots Ultrix here.

...Michael

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