Re: VAX donation request for package builds

What happened to the original system? Completely fried, or is it fixable 
(power supply, RAM, ...)?



On 1/13/2014 10:06 AM, Thomas wrote:
> Actually, I just spoke to one of my co-workers... he is an OpenBSD guy and
> he knows Theo and the location of the build hardware, so I've lined up
> someone to move it to its location, I've just got to wipe VAX/VMS from it
> and install the recent build of OpenBSD.
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> Thomas Dzubin
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> On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 6:27 AM, Thomas <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> I'm not willing to part with any of my Vaxstations since I'm actively
>> using them, but I'm willing to donate one of my VAX 4000 model 300s that
>> are sitting in my basement right now.   They have DSSI disks but I think
>> one of them has a SCSI card that I'll also part with.
>>
>> They are the size of a small "bar fridge" that can sit underneath a desk
>>
>> AND.  I'm in Calgary.   I'd need help moving it since these things are
>> heavy and need two people to go up stairs.
>>
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>> On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 2:25 AM, Sebastian Reitenbach <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> the VAXstation for the release builds died and the last one that got used
>>> up to now for package builds is now used for the release builds.
>>> That means, there is no VAX left for "regular" package builds, and release
>>> package builds.
>>>
>>> The VAXstation used so far was a VAXstation 4000/100, something with
>>> eqivalent "speed" would be needed in Calgary for the package building
>>> again.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> cheers,
>>> Sebastian