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- From: jdoyle@phy.umassd.edu (Jim Doyle)
- Subject: Re: A few questions from a novice on microvax station II
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- Organization: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
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- Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 11:00:50 GMT
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- In <2B48BCDF.28875@news.service.uci.edu> refling@sloth.eng.uci.edu (John P. Refling) writes:
-
- >So, the first question is: how bad is 1.1, how good is 4.3, and what's
- >a good compromise between the two in terms of size/functionality?
-
- I installed VAX Ultrix V4.2 on a VAXStation 2000 with an RD54 ;
- it's a 190MB drive that formats down to about 150 MB. On it - I have the
- base subset, the kernel config files, TCPIP+NFS, Software Development
- Utilities Subset and a full install of X11R5. When I was done, that 150
- MB turned into 2.5 MB on the root partition and 25 MB on the /usr
- partition. :-)
-
- >Next question: I have the RQDX3 controller (M7555) and am wondering
- >what other non-DEC drives I can put on it and get the operating system
- >to use it (I realise it is an ST-506 interface).
- I believe that the DEC drives are really these:
- RD52 70 MB Micropolis 1325
- RD53 140 MB Maxtor XT1140
- RD54 190 MB Maxtor XT2190
-
- >Final question (for now): how to copy the TK50 boot tapes. I have
- >only one copy of the ultrix 1.1 distribution tape and do not feel
- >comfortable without a backup. I think it has something to do with
- >the dd utility, but am not sure.
-
- Get a spare disk.
-
- ...... Jim Doyle (UMass Dept. of Computer Science / RCF )
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