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Problem:
> We have a cluster of vax 6340 and three decstations 3100.
> VAX is rather old and slow and its maintenace is about to be stopped.
> Those decstations however have good monitors and could serve
> as X terminals.
> Unfortunately the version of vms which is installed on these
> decstations is very obsolete (5.2) and has no tcp/ip. On the other

To sum up: How to install some Unix for *free* on those vaxstations to
revive them yet for a while? (I.e. use them as X terminals)

Solutions:
1. Use NetBSD. It has really a port to 3100, but not yet with harddisk 
   support. It reqiures more discussion with NetBSD people.

2. Linux is for *decstations* and therefor couldn't help there.
   Have I understood correctly? Once I've been at vax-linux homepage, I saw
   number 3200. That moments I had no idea about the difference between
   decstations and vaxstations.

3. Ultrix is still a resort provided there were a free (unused) license.

4. Install a TCP/IP package under VMS for those vaxstations. Most painful
   solution for people who are not specialists in vax/vms. But easiest one
   for a vms-expert.

5. One could use monitor with a cheap PC (under Linux or so) playing a role
   of an X terminal. This requires:
> Given the (non-)speed of VAXstation 3100's (approximately 0.1 SPECint95,
>  and that's a *real* value, not a joke), a $500 Cheapo PC system would
>  give you far, far better performance.  You can even use the VAXstation's
>  screens on a PC: you've merely got to tell the driver to operate fixed-
>  frequency (72 Hz, if i remember) and buy/build a SVGA-to-RGB cable.
                   (From: Dick Seymour <seymour@dirac.phys.washington.edu>)


Thanks for all the people who participated in this thread!

   9  12-Apr      kappler@SECS.UCSC.EDU  [11] RE: ultrix for decstation 3100
  10  17-Jul  seymour@dirac.phys.washin  [66] Re: ultrix for decstation 3100
  11  17-Jul  Philip.Tait@phxase.allied  [41] Re: ultrix for decstation 3100
  12  17-Jul  rkelly@macduff.lightbridg  [26] Re: ultrix for decstation 3100
  13  18-Jul  lsben6912@lsvax.lsmsa.edu  [13] RE: ultrix for decstation 3100
  14  19-Jul                andy@psn.ie  [33] Re: ultrix for decstation 3100
  15  20-Jul    bullock@hogtown.ufl.edu  [30] Re: ultrix for decstation 3100
  16  20-Jul  seymour@dirac.phys.washin  [48] Re: ultrix for decstation 3100


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