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  • L Lost User

    Beats me - that's one blast from the past, guy! Where did you get that?

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    PIEBALDconsult
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    Ebay. A place in Vancouver.

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      PIEBALDconsult wrote:

      get some disks for it

      What sort? I have some (2) unopened packs of 5¼ floppies laying about. :laugh:

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      This has no drives at all. I may have to boot it from one of my AlphaServers... I haven't done that since I had VMS System Manager training around 1994. This may be a bigger project than I had planned. Not bored!

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      • A Abhinav S

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        "FEB 90".

        1890? ;P

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        It doesn't specify; could be 2090. ::shrug::

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        • P PIEBALDconsult

          Whoo hoo!! My MicroVAX 3100 just arrived! :cool: A label says it was manufactured in "FEB 90". Now I have to make sure it works and get some disks for it. And an adapter to connect it to the network... And install VMS...

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          Mike Hankey
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          Damn that's a blast from the past. Spent a good portion of my early career working on DEC machines. You get it for pleasure or biz?

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          • P PIEBALDconsult

            Whoo hoo!! My MicroVAX 3100 just arrived! :cool: A label says it was manufactured in "FEB 90". Now I have to make sure it works and get some disks for it. And an adapter to connect it to the network... And install VMS...

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            I think I remember when those were "the new hot"…or was it a VAXstation 3100…probably… Wow…what VMS are you sticking on it?

            Java, Basic, who cares - it's all a bunch of tree-hugging hippy cr*p CodeProject MVP for 2010 - who'd'a thunk it!

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            • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

              Damn that's a blast from the past. Spent a good portion of my early career working on DEC machines. You get it for pleasure or biz?

              Never use money to measure wealth! http://www.hq4thmarinescomm.com[^] My Site

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              Mike Hankey wrote:

              Spent a good portion of my early career working on DEC machines.

              Me too; 1983 through 2002.

              Mike Hankey wrote:

              pleasure

              I've been relegated to an OpenVMS Hobbyist[^]. :sigh:

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                I think I remember when those were "the new hot"…or was it a VAXstation 3100…probably… Wow…what VMS are you sticking on it?

                Java, Basic, who cares - it's all a bunch of tree-hugging hippy cr*p CodeProject MVP for 2010 - who'd'a thunk it!

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                I should be able to put OpenVMS 7.3 on it. Once it has disks and I get media... etc. etc. etc.

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                • P PIEBALDconsult

                  I should be able to put OpenVMS 7.3 on it. Once it has disks and I get media... etc. etc. etc.

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                  7.3…I think the last one I used (before transitioning to Windows…95) was 5.5…or something like that. I'm guessing my long-forgotten VMS skills would still be applicable...

                  Java, Basic, who cares - it's all a bunch of tree-hugging hippy cr*p CodeProject MVP for 2010 - who'd'a thunk it!

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                    PIEBALDconsult wrote:

                    "FEB 90".

                    1890? ;P

                    The funniest thing about this particular signature is that by the time you realise it doesn't say anything it's too late to stop reading it. My latest tip/trick Visit the Hindi forum here.

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                    BC?

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                      7.3…I think the last one I used (before transitioning to Windows…95) was 5.5…or something like that. I'm guessing my long-forgotten VMS skills would still be applicable...

                      Java, Basic, who cares - it's all a bunch of tree-hugging hippy cr*p CodeProject MVP for 2010 - who'd'a thunk it!

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                      PIEBALDconsult
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                      I was using 6.2 when Win95 was new. My last job involving OpenVMS was using 7.2

                      Stuart Dootson wrote:

                      long-forgotten VMS skills

                      I bought these systems and became a hobbyist to keep mine from atrophying completely. And I can show others what a real operating system is like. :cool:

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                      • P PIEBALDconsult

                        Mike Hankey wrote:

                        Spent a good portion of my early career working on DEC machines.

                        Me too; 1983 through 2002.

                        Mike Hankey wrote:

                        pleasure

                        I've been relegated to an OpenVMS Hobbyist[^]. :sigh:

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                        Mike Hankey
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                        Yeah that's about the same period for me. Did a lot of very neat stuff on Vax machines.....Ah the good old days!

                        PIEBALDconsult wrote:

                        I've been relegated to an OpenVMS Hobbyist[^]. Sigh

                        Cool, good to see they are still being used.

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                        • P PIEBALDconsult

                          Whoo hoo!! My MicroVAX 3100 just arrived! :cool: A label says it was manufactured in "FEB 90". Now I have to make sure it works and get some disks for it. And an adapter to connect it to the network... And install VMS...

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                          Ravi Bhavnani
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                          Oh man... severe nostalgia! I really miss my LK201. :cool:  I'd kill to be able to use one with my Windows box! /ravi

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                            Oh man... severe nostalgia! I really miss my LK201. :cool:  I'd kill to be able to use one with my Windows box! /ravi

                            My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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                            My VT220 has one of those. But you can't have it.

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                            • P PIEBALDconsult

                              My VT220 has one of those. But you can't have it.

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                              Ravi Bhavnani
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                              Dang, I wish I'd kept my µVAX-II.  I used to sit on it while playing guitar.  It was the perfect height - and boy could it support a ton!  Although I think my iPod Nano probably has more power. :) /ravi

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                              • L Lost User

                                Beats me - that's one blast from the past, guy! Where did you get that?

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                                Ravi Bhavnani
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                                Here's[^] some more nostalgia. :) /ravi

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                                  My VT220 has one of those. But you can't have it.

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                                  Ravi Bhavnani
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                                  I'm sure you have one of these[^]. :) /ravi

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                                  • R Ravi Bhavnani

                                    I'm sure you have one of these[^]. :) /ravi

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                                    I have a VT101 User Guide -- it's my go-to source for ASCII tables.

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                                    • R Ravi Bhavnani

                                      Here's[^] some more nostalgia. :) /ravi

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                                      Awesome! :-D

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                                      • P PIEBALDconsult

                                        I have a VT101 User Guide -- it's my go-to source for ASCII tables.

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                                        Ravi Bhavnani
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                                        Not to mention glass TTY escape sequences - IIRC was <ESC>[K was erase current line, <ESC>[2J was erase from cursor to EOL and <ESC>[9 was toggle between 80/132 column modes.  Fond memories of writing screenfuls of DCL macros... ah, the life that was Digital!  :cool: /ravi

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                                          Not to mention glass TTY escape sequences - IIRC was <ESC>[K was erase current line, <ESC>[2J was erase from cursor to EOL and <ESC>[9 was toggle between 80/132 column modes.  Fond memories of writing screenfuls of DCL macros... ah, the life that was Digital!  :cool: /ravi

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                                          I didn't do much with deletes, but positioning. Also on VT340s (if I recall correctly) I would open someone else's terminus and scroll a message on the status line. :thumbsup:

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