Found : two TK50 tapes with Microvax II S/W

John C. Ellingboe john at guntersville.net
Sun Dec 5 00:35:22 CST 2004


Doc Shipley wrote:
> 
> Bob Shannon wrote:
> 
> > Once upon a time I used to test and configure MicroVAX II's for Ben
> > Heffron...
> >
> > Back in the day, I got the following TK50 tapes:
> >
> > Tape #1, marked "MicroVax II Service Diagnostics", dated 10/6/89.
> >
> > Tape #2, marked "VWSDemo.bak, Flight017.bak backup/save sets"
> >
> > The first tape needs no explaination, the second tape is a rather cool
> > 'toy' we ran
> > on two microvax II's with the graphics boards and mice, it was an
> > interactive
> > combat flight simulator (rather primative).
> >
> > I recall getting to shoot down one of the other tech's day after day.
> >
> > At any rate, said tapes are seeking a new home.
> 
>    SCHWINNG!
> 
>    I just put together a VMS VAXstation with TZ30 with the express
> purpose of making a SAVESETof the MV-II Diags - Customer and Field
> Maintenance - tapes that I have.  The Maintenance tape is suspect, so a
> comparison tape would be groovy.
> 
>    I'll image them and then pass them on if somebody else wants the
> originals.
> 
>    I also have Terry Murphy's MV-I Diags on RX50 that I need to image.
> I just last month got a probably-good floppy drive for the MV-II, so I
> should be able to image them if not test them.
> 
>    Al, do you want copies of this stuff?
> 
>         Doc

I would most certainly like to obtain a copy of tape #1 if that would be
possible.  To whom would I need to provide a tape?


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