🚀 go-pugleaf

Having just picked up an 11/750, I find that I can't boot the thing without
some kind of tape drive.  I'm using a repaired RA-80 for disk, but right now
I think it's got /usr from a 4.3BSD system on it.  I've got tapes and a license
for BSD, but no tape drive to boot from, since the Massbus TE-16 I was initially
going to get with the VAX turned out to be a bit too big to come along.  I'd
really like one of the tape drives that are about the same size as a storage
cabinet.  I think I've seen a TU-78 in this configuration, and I'm sure I've
seen the TU-81, but anything reasonably small that I can read the 1600bpi
BSD reels on would be appreciated.  I do have a TS03, but the 600' limitation
on reel length causes some not insignificant problems.  If anybody in the NY
area (NJ or CT would be fine, too!) has something appropriate that they're
looking to sell, I'd love to hear from him.  I'm also looking for a DMF32 to
replace the one I've got, which was fried when a "friend" plugged it into my
11/44, *backwards*.  (To add insult to injury...)  I've no idea what these
cost these days, though.  If anyone has one of those (actually, a DMZ would be
real nice, too, but I've never met one.  Were they very rare?) I'm sure we
can work something out about cost, shipping, etc.

Finally, I have a few questions.  I know almost nothing about Massbus.  Do I need to terminate the Massbus port on the back of the CPU chassis?  If so, could I
just unplug the connectors from the back of the backplane instead?  Second question -- I've got a feeling that someone may have played switcheroo with the
CPU cards.  What order should they go in in a 750?  Lastly, are there any
Unibus serial boards that will go >=38400bps?  I thought I remembered that the
DMF would, but the BSD drivers don't seem to think so, and the manual for it
doesn't mention anything over 19200bps, either.


Thanks!


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Thor Lancelot Simon	 tls@panix.COM

"Better be careful there.  John might decide to start taking legal action
against people who refuse to buy stuff from him."  --Kevin McBride