From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.1 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED, HTML_FONT_LOW_CONTRAST,HTML_IMAGE_ONLY_20,HTML_MESSAGE, MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 23320 invoked from network); 22 Feb 2023 17:18:15 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (2600:3c01:e000:146::1) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 22 Feb 2023 17:18:15 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7241E42212; Thu, 23 Feb 2023 03:18:11 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-vs1-xe2b.google.com (mail-vs1-xe2b.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::e2b]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 51EF641CB5 for ; Thu, 23 Feb 2023 03:18:05 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-vs1-xe2b.google.com with SMTP id d7so4498224vsj.2 for ; Wed, 22 Feb 2023 09:18:05 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=ccc.com; s=google; t=1677086284; h=cc:to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=xNPn1bU/cBCtOwGmkYUkgsgIagPkaLpfXxy2pdWPfO8=; b=AkNlfRodrEVuMMgEAgBABlGw5VcOYxkzPkfdXHkU27CBmetE5OB2JitsRd0V9Jgg/6 uq1OC63aGQ6XJDp4vTPc188BF7iXIYUqPTfC93RVf3pHl5f24oZeHok7DNPZah0vKvGI aFo6VqK7r0mQG++ApMLsV8JxjZrOfdEtaWpoA= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; t=1677086284; h=cc:to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id :reply-to; bh=xNPn1bU/cBCtOwGmkYUkgsgIagPkaLpfXxy2pdWPfO8=; b=cnTo/byka3ZeT9JUF76qclir3fwoFw2pTZlrKsEasnYdqBOk9gfmNWvrMUyCwGNkjN H5EypUGbmdBRYbxQaPe1V4RoBIRdBUpReZ6ZoNFjXq469BZTi1QkwrJVElynT4YHb1zx /ocHAIOvd9RQLtCr/ZbT2wEdd2Ao2JM81SEucOZNwi9VPvs4gj2BEzb4PgBwNR7igf7h 9utV/fUAW8VuqwKB8aGFiRyHfYH1buiEVfUhASGuKeQn1yU7xC8vaa1KcTW0i8YmNpQo AZFp3JB/G3BHmkcStkrGOzHPbjeH+YZPPJ6YcOjhYcGmX+jjNhyNMsthzGLmhDqGok6M QHEA== X-Gm-Message-State: AO0yUKV9XRAw6srPcjzNzblxp/wRWHaYqDmkV8dO1CGY0M91NIWWpQYk Pzyx3rBPzlpduCf7C4tcbkg+JHTV8lqGVFeZrK5V9wgrzrfdkcbmPi8= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AK7set+7MP/PMAzVI21qvuxLkxoSaxLcMdS5wyy3hsE0Bm+aEKB/SbMnc8obMgdVqetR+2yV24XUEZAw71Dgxo6Bfkc= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6122:12c2:b0:405:1365:2606 with SMTP id d2-20020a05612212c200b0040513652606mr1529376vkp.9.1677086283965; Wed, 22 Feb 2023 09:18:03 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: Clem Cole Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2023 12:17:38 -0500 Message-ID: To: Maciej Jan Broniarz Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="00000000000036baf105f54d145a" Message-ID-Hash: TLNFXPQ2S4FNB2ZKYJAGNG2OJAAANRKU X-Message-ID-Hash: TLNFXPQ2S4FNB2ZKYJAGNG2OJAAANRKU X-MailFrom: clemc@ccc.com X-Mailman-Rule-Misses: dmarc-mitigation; no-senders; approved; emergency; loop; banned-address; member-moderation; nonmember-moderation; administrivia; implicit-dest; max-recipients; max-size; news-moderation; no-subject; digests; suspicious-header CC: tuhs@tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 3.3.6b1 Precedence: list Subject: [TUHS] Re: Help needed with some old VAX Machines List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list Archived-At: List-Archive: List-Help: List-Owner: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: --00000000000036baf105f54d145a Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Bitsavers in your friends: https://archive.org/details/dec-manuals A small suggestion .. you might go to the Open SIMH website, and you'll find several pointers to tutorials. The VAXStation is one of the systems that SIMH can emulate, so you might want to practice a bit on virtual hardware, which will be less fragile and easier to start over if you make an error. =E1=90=A7 On Wed, Feb 22, 2023 at 11:49 AM Maciej Jan Broniarz wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > Our local Hackroom acquired some VAX Station machines. The problem is, we > have absolutely no docs or knowledge how to run the machine or how to tes= t > if it is working properly. Any help would be appreciated > > All best, > > -- > Maciej Jan Broniarz > --00000000000036baf105f54d145a Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Bitsavers in your friends:=C2=A0=C2=A0https://archive.org/details/dec-manuals<= /a>

A small suggestion .. you might go to the=C2=A0Open SIMH=C2=A0website, and you'll find several pointers = to tutorials.=C2=A0 The VAXStation is one of the systems that SIMH can emul= ate, so you might want to practice a bit on virtual hardware, which will be= less fragile and easier to start over if you make an error.
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On Wed, Feb 22, 2023 at 11:49 AM Maciej Jan Broniarz <<= a href=3D"mailto:mj@broniarz.net">mj@broniarz.net> wrote:
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Hello Eve= ryone,

Our local Hackroom acquired some VAX Station= machines. The problem is, we have absolutely=C2=A0no docs or knowledge how= to run the machine or how to test if it is working properly. Any help woul= d be appreciated

All best,

-- =
Maciej Jan= Broniarz
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