DECMATE I - Chicken or the Egg?

[Patrick Finnegan]

On Monday 01 August 2005 23:50, CRC wrote:
> A friend came across a DECMATE I and we have been playing with the
> beast, but are unable to figure out how to get a system loaded
> without the necessary floppies for the RX02. It talks nicely to my
> VAXStation 3540 as a VT100 (DP278A option), but it looks only like a
> terminal.
>
> I've Googled DECMATE and am totally FAQed up with the history and
> long lists of software with little in the way of description. Is
> there any runes to cast or incantations to key in so that we might be
> able to load in a system over the RS232?
>
> Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Unfortunately, your system is completely useless.

Please send to... ;)

Pat
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