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BlackCoffeeDrinker picked up a MicroVAX 3100 M40, and gave me (NCommander), access to it. These are my notes, write-ups and adventures as I go through this machine.
[[File:Vax 8k keys.png|thumb|VAX running dnetc -bench]]
BlackCoffeeDrinker picked up a MicroVAX 3100 M40, and gave me (NCommander), access to it. I am accessing this machine entirely remotely. Currently, only console and networking is plugged in, although there's a 4 GiB DEC SCSI hard drive that appears to have been used as a scratch partition.
 
These are my notes, write-ups and adventures as I go through this machine.


== Current Status ==
== Current Status ==
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== Screenshots ==
== Screenshots ==
[[File:Vax 8k keys.png|thumb|VAX running dnetc -bench]]

Revision as of 06:50, 26 April 2024

VAX running dnetc -bench

BlackCoffeeDrinker picked up a MicroVAX 3100 M40, and gave me (NCommander), access to it. I am accessing this machine entirely remotely. Currently, only console and networking is plugged in, although there's a 4 GiB DEC SCSI hard drive that appears to have been used as a scratch partition.

These are my notes, write-ups and adventures as I go through this machine.

Current Status

  • Successfully netbooted into NetBSD 7.1
  • Currently not booting Ultrix 4.5 from network
  • HDD read successful, appears to be a scratch drive from use in a VAXCluster(?)

Initial State

Setup

The Plan

Right now, I'm looking to get NetBSD 10 running on it.

Screenshots