[HECnet] VMS on AlphaServer 5000

[Mark Curtis]

Buy the motor cycle!

(It's not a ex-Sophos server by any chance?) I used to have the VMS 
version, as it were, many moons again and I'm pretty sure it was a 
reflash (if that was even possible, think it was but not supported). I 
don't remember there being any hidden firmware mode from memory. I 
cannot remember exactly but I do remembering worrying about the NT vs 
VMS thing and coming to the conclusion that you had to make sure the box 
was one or the other rather than trying to fix.


Mark

On 08/10/2020 12:00, Keith Halewood wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I’ve trawled through HECnet emails for enlightenment around alpha 
> systems running VMS and I believe I’m not repeating the question. So 
> here goes.
>
> There’s an DEC Alphaserver 5000 (white case) (EV56) floating a few 
> miles away from where I live. It’s running NT, so there’s an 
> AlphaBIOS. Is there a ‘hidden’ SRM in that machine and therefore is it 
> able to run current (HPE at least) versions of VMS? I don’t want to 
> end up with a machine running NT – my life has enough horror in it 
> already. I had a look on HP’s FTP site at firmware updates and the 
> Alphaserver 5000 isn’t even mentioned, or at least not in plain text.
>
> I nearly bought a reasonably loaded Itanic RX2600 a few days ago but 
> chickened out at the last minute. What I really should do is abandon 
> all of this and buy a new motorbike.
>
> Keith
>
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