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From: kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms,comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: VAX-11/780 up and running at LSSM
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2025 18:36:34 -0500 (EST)
Organization: Former users of Netcom shell (1989-2000)
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In article <10gd7ig$6g5c$1@mail.neurotica.com>,
Dave McGuire  <mcguire@lssmuseum.org> wrote:
>
>   Hi folks, I thought some here might be interested to hear that we at 
>the Large Scale Systems Museum have gotten our VAX-11/780 to the point 
>where it will boot VMS.  We fixed a list of hardware issues as long as 
>my arm, but it runs, and it runs great.
>
>   Next on the list for that machine is the addition of a DEUNA Ethernet 
>controller and a permanent system disk.  (For our final testing we 
>borrowed the VMS v4.7 system disk, an RA90, from our VAX-11/750.)

What's the last version of VMS that can run on that machine?  I may have
a Multinet kit for it but I think I gave my DEUNAs both away.
--scott

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